Oct 22, 2024 | Action research, News, Research
ACRC is preparing to implement four co-designed action research projects across Nairobi, aimed at improving living conditions among residents of informal settlements. In partnership with SDI-Kenya, the Nairobi city team held a workshop on 16 October 2024 to convene...
Oct 9, 2024 | Accra, News, Research
ACRC has published a new paper exploring the urban development challenges facing Accra, Ghana. Authored by Abdul-Gafaru Abdulai, the report synthesises studies conducted by in-city researchers, exploring how the political landscape and urban systems have influenced...
Oct 7, 2024 | Accra, Commentary, Freetown, Harare, Kampala, News
The growing literature on the politics of development in African cities has made significant advances in recent years, drawing attention to the often-unexpected ways in which the politics of democratisation, clientelism and ethnicity are playing out within specific...
Sep 13, 2024 | Accra, 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 | Mogadishu, 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...
