Nov 10, 2022 | Commentary, Research
What is ACRC’s research in Freetown all about? How does housing connect with land, youth employment and the rising costs of imported materials? How do political systems both help and hinder meaningful change? What attention is paid to informal settlements? Does the...
Nov 7, 2022 | Commentary, Research
Crosscutting themes A number of core themes cut across different elements of the African Cities conceptual framework, including climate change, financing and gender. Due to their centrality in the political economy of urban development in Africa, these issues will be...
Oct 13, 2022 | News, Research
By Rosebella Apollo, ACRC research uptake officer Despite numerous interventions, African cities continue to grapple with urbanisation challenges that affect living conditions, service delivery and life chances of city residents – especially those from marginalised...
Sep 29, 2022 | News, Research
Since the start of the African Cities Research Consortium (ACRC), we’ve been interested in trying to create more equitable partnerships and processes through the process. The rupture of the Covid-19 pandemic (which saw us establish ACRC almost entirely online)...
Sep 15, 2022 | News, Research
By Taibat Lawanson, Lagos city lead for ACRC and professor of urban planning at the University of Lagos On Tuesday 6 September, researchers and stakeholders met to discuss urban challenges in Lagos and offer insights into how to address them. Collaboratively, the...
Aug 4, 2022 | Covid Collective, News, Research
Covid Collective A multi-partner international group, the Covid Collective is working to provide evidence on the social dimensions of the pandemic to inform decisionmaking on Covid-19-related development challenges. Supported by the UK Foreign Commonwealth and...
