Sep 13, 2024 | News, Research
Researchers from ACRC’s structural transformation domain have published a new working paper, looking at the effect of climate change on city-wide labour productivity in Accra, Ghana. Authored by Michael Danquah, Bazoumana Ouattara, Williams Ohemeng and Alfred Barimah,...
Aug 23, 2024 | News, Research
Mogadishu – as the capital of the Somali government – is at a crucial crossroads, dealing with intricate political, security and development challenges. A new report by Afyare A Elmi and Faisal N Ali synthesises the key insights from ACRC’s research on Mogadishu’s...
Aug 22, 2024 | News, Research
We are excited to share that ACRC will be co-hosting a plenary session and running a side event at the inaugural Africa Urban Forum, which will be hosted in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, on 4-6 September 2024. Convened by the African Union, the Forum aims to promote...
Aug 20, 2024 | News, Research
ACRC has published a new report exploring the political dimensions of urban development in Harare, Zimbabwe. Authored by George Masimba and Anna Walnycki, the paper synthesises key findings from research undertaken by in-city researchers, analysing how Harare’s...
Jul 22, 2024 | News, Research
ACRC’s CEO, Diana Mitlin, has been awarded the best paper of 2024 by Area Development and Policy for “The contribution of reform coalitions to inclusion and equity: lessons from urban social movements”. The open access paper highlights how urban reform coalitions –...
Jul 15, 2024 | News, Research
By 2050, it is projected that African cities will become home to an additional 950 million people – all of whom will need housing. This rapid population growth in Africa’s towns and secondary cities has been accompanied by the explosion of informally designed housing,...
