Feb 8, 2024 | Nairobi, News, Research
By Rosebella Apollo, ACRC research uptake officer Since independence, Kenya has grappled with the state of food insecurity and poor health and nutrition. Despite multiple stakeholder interventions to address these challenges over the last six decades, the severity of...
Feb 5, 2024 | Bukavu, Freetown, Lagos, Maiduguri, Mogadishu, Nairobi, News, Research
ACRC has published new research, exploring safety and security in six African cities: Bukavu, Democratic Republic of Congo; Freetown, Sierra Leone; Lagos, Nigeria; Maiduguri, Nigeria; Mogadishu, Somalia; and Nairobi, Kenya. Insecurity, crime and violence have a...
Dec 1, 2023 | Commentary, Kampala, News
Kampala Capital City operates under a complex governance structure involving several administrative bodies and faces multiple challenges. Coordination gaps between different administrative bodies, funding issues and service delivery remain significant concerns for...
Nov 9, 2023 | Accra, Harare, Lagos, Maiduguri, Mogadishu, Nairobi, News, Research
The African Cities Research Consortium (ACRC) is commencing pilot action research projects in four African cities: Nairobi, Kenya; Harare, Zimbabwe; Maiduguri, Nigeria and Mogadishu, Somalia. Aimed at reducing urban poverty and inequality, these interventions are the...
Nov 8, 2023 | Commentary, News
By Rosebella Apollo, ACRC research uptake officer With ACRC’s aims to contribute towards and drive evidence-informed decisionmaking (EIDM) in the African continent, I was delighted to represent the consortium during the Evidence 2023 conference, held from 13 to 15...
