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# ACRC

African Cities Research Consortium

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## Posts

- [Reimagining urban climate finance: From global commitments to community-led resilience](https://www.african-cities.org/reimagining-urban-climate-finance-from-global-commitments-to-community-led-resilience/) - This blog post presents reflections from a recent session at CBA20, which explored the issue of urban climate finance through two key lenses: breadth of finance availability and depth of finance delivery.
- [New research: Navigating Maiduguri's urban systems and reform opportunities](https://www.african-cities.org/new-research-navigating-maiduguris-urban-systems-and-reform-opportunities/) - ACRC has published a new paper synthesising research findings from political settlements, city system and urban development domain analyses of Maiduguri, Nigeria.
- [Beyond "firefighting": Tackling disaster risk at Harare’s urban markets](https://www.african-cities.org/beyond-firefighting-tackling-disaster-risk-at-harares-urban-markets/) - In this blog miniseries looking at urban markets in Harare, this second post outlines priority actions for tackling fire risks in markets.
- [WASH in urban markets: Governance lessons from Kuwadzana 4 Market, Harare](https://www.african-cities.org/wash-in-urban-markets-governance-lessons-from-kuwadzana-4-market-harare/) - In this blog miniseries looking at urban markets in Harare, this third post takes a closer look at market sanitation.
- [What a receding Harare City means for urban markets](https://www.african-cities.org/what-a-receding-harare-city-means-for-urban-markets/) - In this blog miniseries looking at urban markets in Harare, this first post explores the City of Harare’s receding role in urban markets.
- [Networking solutions: Community-led climate adaptation in Harare’s informal settlements](https://www.african-cities.org/networking-solutions-community-led-climate-adaptation-in-harares-informal-settlements/) - As part of a miniseries covering progress in the ISCCA project in Harare, this second blog post explores the establishment of a community-led climate action network.
- [Unlocking progress: Lessons on collective climate action from Harare](https://www.african-cities.org/unlocking-progress-lessons-on-collective-climate-action-from-harare/) - As part of a miniseries covering progress in the ISCCA project in Harare, this fourth blog post shares lessons on the importance of political alignment from two informal settlements.
- [Grassroots power: What does community climate action look like in Harare’s informal settlements?](https://www.african-cities.org/grassroots-power-what-does-community-climate-action-look-like-in-harares-informal-settlements/) - As part of a miniseries covering progress in the ISCCA project in Harare, this third blog post spotlights grassroots activities taking place in different communities.
- [Community-led climate action: Strengthening resilience in Harare’s informal settlements](https://www.african-cities.org/community-led-climate-action-strengthening-resilience-in-harares-informal-settlements/) - As part of a miniseries covering progress in the ISCCA project in Harare, this first blog post outlines the climate action goals the initiative seeks to achieve and what’s been happening so far.
- [Sustaining land tenure security in Maiduguri’s informal settlements](https://www.african-cities.org/sustaining-land-tenure-security-in-maiduguris-informal-settlements/) - To help improve land tenure security and unlock the full economic potential of land for vulnerable people, ACRC’s action research in Maiduguri seeks to improve access to formal land registration through systematic land title registration (SLTR).
- [A recurrent epidemic: Why anticipatory action is key to mitigating cholera in Maiduguri](https://www.african-cities.org/a-recurrent-epidemic-why-anticipatory-action-is-key-to-mitigating-cholera-in-maiduguri/) - On 4 May, the first case of cholera in 2026 was confirmed in Maiduguri, three days after it was reported. This index case was traced to a water point located in a densely populated informal settlement.
- [Harare urban markets indaba: More than just a policy dialogue](https://www.african-cities.org/harare-urban-markets-indaba-more-than-just-a-policy-dialogue/) - Recognising the centrality of urban markets to Harare's economy, ACRC convened an urban markets indaba – or conference – under the theme: “Repositioning Harare’s urban markets as inclusive, productive, resilient and well-governed city systems”.
- [Organic composting and tricycle operator cooperatives: Tackling Accra’s growing waste crisis through action research](https://www.african-cities.org/organic-composting-and-tricycle-operator-cooperatives-tackling-accras-growing-waste-crisis-through-action-research/) - Around 60% of Accra’s residents live in informal settlements characterised by inadequate infrastructure for solid waste management. ACRC is conducting two action research projects aimed at addressing the city’s solid waste management challenges.
- [Between law and praxis: Navigating land governance in Kampala’s informal settlements](https://www.african-cities.org/between-law-and-praxis-navigating-land-governance-in-kampalas-informal-settlements/) - Buying a piece of land – locally referred to as a “plot”, though not in the formal sense of a plot – in Kampala’s informal settlements is a complex experience.
- [Unpacking the complexity of informal urban land governance in Kisenyi informal settlement, Kampala](https://www.african-cities.org/unpacking-the-complexity-of-informal-urban-land-governance-in-kisenyi-informal-settlement-kampala/) - During ACRC’s foundation phase, the Kampala land and connectivity domain research revealed how relevant and critical local councils (LCs) are in land transfers, especially in informal settlements. To deepen our understanding of this challenge, we are conducting action research in Kisenyi informal settlement in Kampala.
- [Podcast: The value of cross-city learning exchanges](https://www.african-cities.org/podcast-the-value-of-cross-city-learning-exchanges/) - ACRC city managers Jack Makau and Temilade Sesan join Tom Goodfellow to talk about the action research that’s underway in their cities, along with how urban communities in informal settlements can build power through their own forms of knowledge and data collection, and how two-way exchanges between cities can strengthen this process.
- [Supporting community responses to kush in Freetown: Next steps](https://www.african-cities.org/supporting-community-responses-to-kush-in-freetown-next-steps/) - Although ACRC’s funding of action research in Freetown on the synthetic drug, kush, came to an end in September 2025, its legacy continues. There is ongoing work to address the challenges of reducing kush use, building on the gains of the action research.
- [Spotlighting community-led climate resilience efforts in Tafara, Harare](https://www.african-cities.org/spotlighting-community-led-climate-resilience-efforts-in-tafara-harare/) - A recent media engagement event, held by the ACRC city team in Harare, has led to a flurry of media coverage in the Zimbabwean press.
- [Building capacity and raising awareness around urban issues in Lagos](https://www.african-cities.org/building-capacity-and-raising-awareness-around-urban-issues-in-lagos/) - Following a capacity building workshop held by DevReporting, eight selected journalists have received one-on-one editorial guidance from mentors to help strengthen their evidence gathering and maximise story quality and impact.
- [Electricity in Kampala: Turning “access to all” from slogan to reality](https://www.african-cities.org/electricity-in-kampala-turning-access-to-all-from-slogan-to-reality/) - The need for access to safe and affordable energy has been recognised at the global scale, but progress towards equitable access for all has been slow in many low-income neighbourhoods.
- [How rural–urban migration is unsettling gender norms in Ethiopia](https://www.african-cities.org/how-rural-urban-migration-is-unsettling-gender-norms-in-ethiopia/) - A newly published open access article in Development in Practice offers important insights into how migration is challenging and reshaping gender norms among young people in Ethiopia.
- [From the inside out: Why Africa’s development must be built with its people](https://www.african-cities.org/from-the-inside-out-why-africas-development-must-be-built-with-its-people/) - On Wednesday 6 May, ACRC colleagues met with the former Nigerian President Olusegun Obasanjo at his Presidential Library in Abeokuta. The meeting was timely and insightful, and it turned out to be far more than a courtesy visit.
- [New research: What does progress look like for household microenterprises in African cities?](https://www.african-cities.org/new-research-what-does-progress-look-like-for-household-microenterprises-in-african-cities/) - A new paper, led by Stephen Gelb, outlines key findings from ACRC’s neighbourhood and district economic development domain research, which looked at HMEs in five African cities: Accra, Ghana; Lagos, Nigeria; Dar es Salaam, Tanzania; Lilongwe, Malawi; and Harare, Zimbabwe.
- [Insights from the World Urban Forum 13: Co-producing knowledge for climate-resilient African cities](https://www.african-cities.org/insights-from-the-world-urban-forum-13-co-producing-knowledge-for-climate-resilient-african-cities/) - African cities are changing fast. They are expanding, absorbing new populations, confronting climate risks, and struggling with long-standing gaps in housing, infrastructure, health, sanitation and basic services. This was the central message of a WUF13 Urban Library session convened by the Centre for Housing and Sustainable Development, University of Lagos.
- [Reflections from the ACRC Kampala cross-project learning workshop](https://www.african-cities.org/reflections-from-the-acrc-kampala-cross-project-learning-workshop/) - ACRC held a cross-project learning workshop in Kampala during the last week of April 2026., bringing together the Kampala city team, representatives from the action research projects, and members of the senior management and central uptake teams.
- [Navigating different approaches to urban reform in Harare](https://www.african-cities.org/navigating-different-approaches-to-urban-reform-in-harare/) - Urban reform in Harare is approached by the ACRC action research team from the recognition that the city is shaped less by formal plans and policies than by everyday practices of negotiation, self-provisioning and incremental adaptation across multiple systems.
- [What is urban development? Reflections from Zimbabwe and Harare](https://www.african-cities.org/what-is-urban-development-reflections-from-zimbabwe-and-harare/) - “Urban development” is a term that is widely used but rarely unpacked. It often evokes images of new roads, housing estates and expanding city skylines. Yet, when viewed from the perspective of cities like Harare, urban development is far more complex, contested and dynamic than conventional definitions suggest.
- [Is knowledge power? Reflections on water, sanitation and survival in informal settlements](https://www.african-cities.org/is-knowledge-power-reflections-on-water-sanitation-and-survival-in-informal-settlements/) - When the ACRC Lagos water and sanitation (WASH) team visited Mukuru in Nairobi, for a learning exchange, we carried a simple question: how do informal settlements secure dignified water and sanitation access in cities that often overlook them?
- [From Mukuru to Okerube: Reflections from the Nairobi–Lagos WASH exchange](https://www.african-cities.org/from-mukuru-to-okerube-reflections-from-the-nairobi-lagos-wash-exchange/) - In early February, the Akiba Mashinani Trust (AMT) led a nine-person delegation from Nairobi for a weeklong learning exchange visit to Okerube informal settlement in Lagos.
- [Nairobi to Naija: Inclusive service delivery in African cities is not a pipe dream](https://www.african-cities.org/nairobi-to-naija-inclusive-service-delivery-in-african-cities-is-not-a-pipe-dream/) - One of the less visible but highly impactful aspects of the ACRC programme is the opportunity for cross-learning that it presents for urban development researchers, practitioners and policymakers working in different city contexts. This was precisely the case for an ACRC Lagos delegation that went to Nairobi on a learning visit in December 2025.
- [Podcast: Building community-driven WASH solutions in Lagos](https://www.african-cities.org/podcast-building-community-driven-wash-solutions-in-lagos/) - In the informal settlement of Okerube in Lagos, the community faces significant challenges in accessing clean water and sanitation, which disproportionately impact women and children. An ACRC action research project is aiming to address these issues through establishing a sustainable, community-driven social enterprise model.
- [A city under water: Reflections on Nairobi's seasonal flooding challenges](https://www.african-cities.org/a-city-under-water-reflections-on-nairobis-seasonal-flooding-challenges/) - Flooding is not an isolated occurrence, but rather the visible manifestation of deeper structural and systemic challenges within Nairobi’s urban environment. It reflects the cumulative impact of widespread encroachment onto riparian corridors across both formal and informal developments, which has significantly reduced the natural capacity of rivers to accommodate excess flows.
- [Podcast: Urban markets, informality and climate resilience in Harare](https://www.african-cities.org/podcast-urban-markets-informality-and-climate-resilience-in-harare/) - Chris Jordan and Rosebella Apollo are joined by Harare-based practitioners George Masimba and Shiela Muganyi to explore what inclusive urban reform looks like in practice.
- [Journalism and urban challenges in Lagos](https://www.african-cities.org/journalism-and-urban-challenges-in-lagos/) - Media coverage can play a critical role in securing political traction for urban issues and ensuring accountability of decision makers. While researchers are ideally placed to highlight new trends, problems and potential solutions, in practice, there is often a gap.
- [Uncovering the hidden dynamics of solid waste management in Mathare, Nairobi](https://www.african-cities.org/uncovering-the-hidden-dynamics-of-solid-waste-management-in-mathare-nairobi/) - Informal waste workers are the unseen backbone of Nairobi’s waste value chain. Moving from households to dumpsites, then to recyclers, farmers, businesses and other end users, they keep solid waste flowing – filling the gaps left by formal systems.
- [Is soil filling a solution to flooding in Kampala’s Ggaba Market?](https://www.african-cities.org/is-soil-filling-a-solution-to-flooding-in-kampalas-ggaba-market/) - Ggaba Market, located on the shores of Lake Victoria in Makindye Division, Kampala, is one of the city’s most lucrative markets for fish, fresh produce and basic essentials. For years, the market has battled with seasonal flooding, most significantly in 2021.
- [Melting metropolis? Why Lagos urgently needs an inclusive heat action plan](https://www.african-cities.org/melting-metropolis-why-lagos-urgently-needs-an-inclusive-heat-action-plan/) - With a current population of approximately 20 million, the current rate of growth indicates that Lagos might become the largest city globally by 2100. Physical development patterns associated with the current urbanisation rate result in urban heat island (UHI) effects.
- [Expanding school feeding in Nairobi's informal settlements](https://www.african-cities.org/expanding-school-feeding-in-nairobis-informal-settlements/) - On 4 February 2026, LVCT Health and ACRC convened a validation workshop to review findings from a pilot study examining the potential of school feeding programmes in Nairobi’s informal school sector.
- [Empowering Mogadishu’s young people in civic activism and urban citizenship](https://www.african-cities.org/empowering-mogadishus-young-people-in-civic-activism-and-urban-citizenship/) - Building on ACRC’s research in Mogadishu, the Heritage Institute for Policy Studies organised a three-day workshop on “Empowering youth for civic activism and urban citizenship”, in collaboration with ACRC and the Somali Gender and Equity Movement (SGEM).
- [Watch: Water, sanitation and dignity in Mukuru Viwandani](https://www.african-cities.org/watch-water-sanitation-and-dignity-in-mukuru-viwandani/) - A new video showcases the power of collaboration between government, civil society organisations, development partners and local communities in delivering transformative and inclusive water and sanitation services to marginalised residents of the Mukuru informal settlements in Nairobi.
- [Streetlights in Lagos can boost safety and grow the economy – why not everyone benefits](https://www.african-cities.org/streetlights-in-lagos-can-boost-safety-and-grow-the-economy-why-not-everyone-benefits/) - Streetlighting plays a crucial role in public safety and security, and it promotes inclusive social and economic development by boosting local commerce, street businesses and community engagement.
- [Awareness of youth programmes in Uganda is high – so why is participation so low?](https://www.african-cities.org/awareness-of-youth-programmes-in-uganda-is-high-so-why-is-participation-so-low/) - Across Uganda, awareness of government youth programmes is impressively high, but youth participation remains stubbornly low. Our recent study sought to understand why knowing about these programmes does not necessarily translate into active participation.
- [Crime-fighting in Lagos: Community watch groups are the preferred choice for residents, but they carry risks](https://www.african-cities.org/crime-fighting-in-lagos-community-watch-groups-are-the-preferred-choice-for-residents-but-they-carry-risks/) - Criminal activities have developed into a security crisis in Nigeria. Alongside the responses of security agencies such as the police and military, there has been a huge local response, with community groups mobilising in the face of criminal attacks.
- [In the shadow of Nairobi’s expansion: From peasants to paupers](https://www.african-cities.org/in-the-shadow-of-nairobis-expansion-from-peasants-to-paupers/) - In a new open access book, Peasants to Paupers: Land, Class and Kinship in Central Kenya, Peter Lockwood – former Hallsworth Fellow at The University of Manchester and now a postdoctoral researcher at the University of Goettingen – tells the human stories behind Kenya’s rapid urban expansion and the families being left behind.
- [Left in the dark: Understanding streetlighting provision challenges in Lagos and its informal settlements](https://www.african-cities.org/left-in-the-dark-understanding-streetlighting-provision-challenges-in-lagos-and-its-informal-settlements/) - Safe streets make for safe cities, but a lack of lighting can exacerbate the everyday insecurity of urban residents. ACRC’s safety and security research in Lagos found the absence of streetlighting in low-income areas to be a key concern among residents, as the cover of darkness facilitates urban crime and makes law enforcement more difficult.
- [Issue-based programming and the parallel tracks of urban reform](https://www.african-cities.org/issue-based-programming-and-the-parallel-tracks-of-urban-reform/) - This is the first in a series of blog posts focusing on how urban reform happens, and where ACRC fits into change processes. This post focuses on how ACRC’s approach links to issue-based programming.
- [Urban transformation and the trust triad](https://www.african-cities.org/urban-transformation-and-the-trust-triad/) - This is the second in a series of blog posts focusing on how urban reform happens, and where ACRC fits into change processes. This post explores urban transformation and the centrality of trust in politically engaged development programmes.
- [How is ACRC designed to drive urban reform?](https://www.african-cities.org/how-is-acrc-designed-to-drive-urban-reform/) - This is the third in a series of blog posts focusing on how urban reform happens, and where ACRC fits into change processes. This post takes a closer look at how ACRC adds value to urban reform.
- [How does action research build community and state capabilities?](https://www.african-cities.org/how-does-action-research-build-community-and-state-capabilities/) - This is the fourth in a series of blog posts focusing on how urban reform happens, and where ACRC fits into change processes. This post takes a closer look at how ACRC is helping build community capabilities to address urban challenges.
- [Welcoming Professor Tom Goodfellow to Manchester](https://www.african-cities.org/welcoming-professor-tom-goodfellow-to-manchester/) - We’re excited to welcome Professor Tom Goodfellow to The University of Manchester to take up a dual role as Professor of Urban Development at the Global Development Institute (GDI) and CEO of the African Cities Research Consortium (ACRC) – a position he will take over from Diana Mitlin in August this year.
- [Mapping electricity access in Kampala’s informal settlements: Kamyufus, subsidies and community perceptions](https://www.african-cities.org/mapping-electricity-access-in-kampalas-informal-settlements-kamyufus-subsidies-and-community-perceptions/) - Through our research into the electricity supply and distribution value chains in Kampala’s informal settlements, we are trying to learn more about why electricity subsidies fail to reach those in most need – and the alternatives that residents turn to, in order to gain access to power.
- [Unravelling a complex web: Electricity subsidy experiences in Kampala's informal settlements](https://www.african-cities.org/unravelling-a-complex-web-electricity-subsidy-experiences-in-kampalas-informal-settlements/) - Electricity subsidies may seem like a straightforward solution to the challenge of supplying electricity to Kampala’s informal settlements. However, the contextual realities of the electricity supply chain paints a slightly different story.
- [Tackling Freetown’s kush epidemic through action research](https://www.african-cities.org/tackling-freetowns-kush-epidemic-through-action-research/) - Kush is a type of synthetic drug that is widely used by young people in Sierra Leone, especially in the informal settlements of Freetown. It is inexpensive and readily available, making it highly accessible to unemployed and marginalised youth. Its use is associated with a range of harmful effects, including extreme sedation, organ damage and mental health complications.
- [Equity and digitisation in the property tax system in Lagos: A win-win for all?](https://www.african-cities.org/equity-and-digitisation-in-the-property-tax-system-in-lagos-a-win-win-for-all/) - Equitable taxation is about building fairer systems which align with a much-needed path to inclusive urban development. The Lagos property tax system can be improved to facilitate a win-win for all urban residents.
- [Podcast: Unpacking housing challenges in African cities](https://www.african-cities.org/podcast-unpacking-housing-challenges-in-african-cities/) - ACRC’s housing domain co-leads Alexandre Apsan Frediani and Ola Uduku join Diana Mitlin for a conversation around housing justice in African cities, drawing on insights from the seven cities studied in their report: Accra, Addis Ababa, Dar es Salaam, Freetown, Lagos, Lilongwe and Nairobi.
- [Nouvelle étude : Mieux comprendre les dynamiques urbaines et l’arrangement politique de Bukavu](https://www.african-cities.org/nouvelle-etude-mieux-comprendre-les-dynamiques-urbaines-et-larrangement-politique-de-bukavu/) - Dans un nouveau rapport de l’ACRC, Emery Mushagalusa Mudinga, Aymar Nyenyezi Bisoka et Philippe Mulumeoderhwa Kaganda examinent comment la politique et les systèmes urbains influencent et sont influencés par les défis du développement urbain à Bukavu dans divers domaines.
- [New research: Understanding Bukavu’s urban dynamics and political settlement](https://www.african-cities.org/new-research-understanding-bukavus-urban-dynamics-and-political-settlement/) - A new ACRC report by Emery Mushagalusa Mudinga, Aymar Nyenyezi Bisoka and Philippe Mulumeoderhwa Kaganda analyses how politics and urban systems shape urban development challenges in Bukavu.
- [Reevaluating research partnerships: Insights from the Early Market Engagement Forum in Nairobi](https://www.african-cities.org/reevaluating-research-partnerships-insights-from-the-early-market-engagement-forum-in-nairobi/) - Jack Makau and Wavinya Mutua from ACRC's Nairobi city team shared their insights about community-led led research initiatives at FCDO and PwC's Evidence Fund Early Market Engagement (EME) event earlier this year.
- [New research: How political and urban systems shape access to healthy diets in Kampala’s informal settlements](https://www.african-cities.org/new-research-how-political-and-urban-systems-shape-access-to-healthy-diets-in-kampalas-informal-settlements/) - A new ACRC working paper explores the challenges that informal settlement residents in Kampala face in accessing healthy food, the political and systemic issues underpinning these, and potential ways to improve health, wellbeing and nutrition in the city.
- [Building partnerships in development: What needs to change?](https://www.african-cities.org/building-partnerships-in-development-what-needs-to-change/) - The International Development Committee recently launched an inquiry into the future of the UK’s international aid and development assistance programmes. We believe the design and experiences of ACRC offers important insights and our CEO Diana Mitlin submitted written evidence to the inquiry.
- [Is Lagos moving in circles on local government autonomy?](https://www.african-cities.org/is-lagos-moving-in-circles-on-local-government-autonomy/) - In July 2024, Nigeria’s Supreme Court delivered a unanimous judgment affirming the financial autonomy of the country’s 774 Local Government Areas (LGAs). Yet a lack of autonomy over the years has impacted local service provision across all LGAs in Nigeria, leaving them unable to satisfactorily provide core urban services, such as primary education, sanitation, waste management and primary healthcare.
- [Learning in Lagos](https://www.african-cities.org/learning-in-lagos/) - As a consortium, we’re trying to learn what catalyses inclusive urban reform across African cities. But what does that really mean in practice, as well as in theory?
- [Water, water, everywhere: Challenges and opportunities for inclusive water delivery in Lagos](https://www.african-cities.org/water-water-everywhere-challenges-and-opportunities-for-inclusive-water-delivery-in-lagos/) - Potable water is a luxury good in Lagos – a city with so many ambient water sources that planning around them has yielded a rather quirky layout. The enduring, seemingly intractable challenge for the city is how to convert this abundant natural resource into safe drinking water for residents.
- [Nairobi learning exchange on waste management: Growth and next steps](https://www.african-cities.org/nairobi-learning-exchange-on-waste-management-growth-and-next-steps/) - From 7-8 August 2025, the Mathare solid waste co-researchers travelled to Naivasha for a two-day learning exchange. This was a journey filled with eye-opening lessons, inspiring stories and practical ideas that we have brought back home.
- [Podcast: Fortifying food systems in Lagos](https://www.african-cities.org/podcast-fortifying-food-systems-in-lagos/) - Ismail Ibraheem, Taibat Lawanson, Folasade Adeboyejo and Deji Akinpelu discuss opportunities for improvements across the food system in Lagos, which could help make the city healthier and more liveable.
- [Learning from the ground: Action research in Nairobi's informal settlements](https://www.african-cities.org/learning-from-the-ground-action-research-in-nairobis-informal-settlements/) - What does research in informal settlements in Nairobi look like? This was the guiding question for a recent learning writeshop that brought together action research (AR) teams working across Nairobi’s informal settlements.
- [What can FCDO and other donors learn from ACRC’s approach to development?](https://www.african-cities.org/what-can-fcdo-and-other-donors-learn-from-acrcs-approach-to-development/) - This is the fifth in a series of blog posts focusing on how urban reform happens, and where ACRC fits into change processes. This post outlines what donors can learn from ACRC's approach to development.
- [Resilient urban markets: Surprises from Ggaba Market fieldwork in Kampala](https://www.african-cities.org/resilient-urban-markets-surprises-from-ggaba-market-fieldwork-in-kampala/) - The Kampala action research project on inclusive markets and resilient communities in Ggaba Market seeks to tackle the interlinked issues of flooding, waste management and sanitation in urban markets.
- [Improving access to information and development opportunities for young people in Kampala](https://www.african-cities.org/improving-access-to-information-and-development-opportunities-for-young-people-in-kampala/) - Although precise data on the number of youth living in the capital city Kampala’s informal settlements is lacking, voting patterns indicate a high concentration of young people who have consistently influenced electoral outcomes in the city. Beyond politics, Kampala’s youth also play a central role in Uganda’s economic development as key consumers and contributors to the informal and formal sectors.
- [New research: Strengthening urban systems, services and institutions in Lagos](https://www.african-cities.org/new-research-strengthening-urban-systems-services-and-institutions-in-lagos/) - A newly published ACRC report by Taibat Lawanson, Lindsay Sawyer and Damilola Olalekan explores the complex dynamics of contested political systems and their impact on the people of Lagos.
- [What drives land value change in African cities? Unlocking value and the prospects for progressive reform](https://www.african-cities.org/what-drives-land-value-change-in-african-cities-unlocking-value-and-the-prospects-for-progressive-reform/) - The urgency of developing more effective mechanisms to capture rising land values for urban infrastructure and services is now widely acknowledged. It is also accepted that this is highly challenging.
- [When policy follows practice: Reflections from Nairobi's Water and Sanitation Policy workshop](https://www.african-cities.org/when-policy-follows-practice-reflections-from-nairobis-water-and-sanitation-policy-workshop/) - The ACRC Nairobi team had the privilege of joining residents, government officials, engineers, public health experts and other stakeholders at a recent Water and Sanitation Policy workshop for Nairobi's informal settlements.
- [New research: Advancing urban reform opportunities in Addis Ababa](https://www.african-cities.org/new-research-advancing-urban-reform-opportunities-in-addis-ababa/) - A new ACRC report, led by Tegegne Gebre-Egziabher, uncovers the interplay of politics, systems and urban development in the fast-growing capital city, shining a light on the challenges facing residents and potential pathways forward.
- [Moving Accra's property tax debate forward](https://www.african-cities.org/moving-accras-property-tax-debate-forward/) - Property taxation could prove to be an important source of financing to pay for the infrastructure and public service investments that Accra requires, but implementing new taxes is always politically contentious and a technical challenge. Over three days, participants from ACRC cities, Ghanaian local and traditional authorities, civil society organisations, academia, professional bodies and the media came together to examine the design and administration of property taxation.
- [Legal empowerment in informal settlements: New open access book](https://www.african-cities.org/legal-empowerment-in-informal-settlements-new-open-access-book/) - The International Development Research Centre, Canada, and the Grassroots Justice Network are excited to announce a new open access volume: Legal Empowerment in Informal Settlements: Grassroots Experiences in the Global South. One chapter is co-authored by ACRC’s Smith Ouma, highlighting the role of legal empowerment in establishing the Mukuru Special Planning Area in Nairobi.
- [New research: Unearthing the realities of food security in Bukavu](https://www.african-cities.org/new-research-unearthing-the-realities-of-food-security-in-bukavu/) - A new ACRC working paper explores the complex challenges that a population explosion, mineral rush and conflict pose to food security and access to healthy diets in Bukavu, and identify potential paths forward for the city.
- [Unlocking land rights for communities in Mathare, Nairobi](https://www.african-cities.org/unlocking-land-rights-for-communities-in-mathare-nairobi/) - ACRC has partnered with Strathmore University and Akiba Mashinani Trust to equip the residents of Mathare with the tools and strategies they need to secure greater recognition of their land tenure.
- [Transforming informal settlements in Lagos through community-driven WASH innovation: The Okerube project](https://www.african-cities.org/transforming-informal-settlements-in-lagos-through-community-driven-wash-innovation-the-okerube-project/) - The “Informal Settlements as Spaces of Transformative Agency” project focuses on the Okerube community in Lagos to challenge dominant narratives and demonstrate how bottom-up, community-led governance models can deliver sustainable and inclusive water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) solutions in informal urban settlements.
- [Creating the conditions for change in Mathare informal settlement, Nairobi](https://www.african-cities.org/creating-the-conditions-for-change-in-mathare-informal-settlement-nairobi/) - SDI Kenya, through ACRC, is aiming to co-develop solutions with Mathare community members, by devising a holistic waste management system in the area.
- [From Margins to Models: Co-creating climate resilience in Lagos community](https://www.african-cities.org/from-margins-to-models-co-creating-climate-resilience-in-lagos-community/) - “From Margins to Models” – a new ACRC action research project being rolled out in the vulnerable coastal informal settlement of Ajegunle Ikorodu, Lagos – seeks to unlock the potential of communities to enhance climate resilience.
- [Urban economics in action: Addressing African cities’ challenges](https://www.african-cities.org/urban-economics-in-action-addressing-african-cities-challenges/) - Earlier this month, our CEO Professor Diana Mitlin participated at the 9th Urbanization and Development Conference, organised by the World Bank and the International Growth Centre in Cape Town.
- [Land in her name: Legal titles transforming the lives of women in Nigeria’s Borno State](https://www.african-cities.org/land-in-her-name-legal-titles-transforming-the-lives-of-women-in-nigerias-borno-state/) - Through the Systematic Land Titling Project, women across informal settlements in Maiduguri are now registering their land – and receiving statutory rights in their own names.
- [Systems change for water and sanitation in informal settlements: The Mukuru Special Planning Area](https://www.african-cities.org/systems-change-for-water-and-sanitation-in-informal-settlements-the-mukuru-special-planning-area/) - The Mukuru Special Planning Area in Nairobi is home to a population of about 400,000. Akiba Mashinani Trust has partnered with ACRC to document the methodologies, systems and practices employed in expanding water and sanitation services in Mukuru Kwa Reuben through the Special Planning Area, while assessing the outcomes of these interventions.
- [How could urban property tax reform improve infrastructure and services in African cities?](https://www.african-cities.org/how-could-urban-property-tax-reform-improve-infrastructure-and-services-in-african-cities/) - As part of ACRC’s work within the land and connectivity domain, we are organising a workshop focused on effective property tax reform. Running from 19 to 21 May 2025 in Accra, the workshop will examine what works – and what doesn’t – when it comes to the design and administration of property taxation.
- [How can refugees be better integrated with Nairobi’s communities?](https://www.african-cities.org/how-can-refugees-be-better-integrated-with-nairobis-communities/) - Nairobi City County is taking a significant step forward in fostering inclusive development with its newly launched Refugee Integration and Community Building Strategy (NCRIS). The launch immediately provides refugees and other migrants living in the city with access to public healthcare and city-run schools, and the ability to obtain a business license.
- [Understanding Nairobi through its waste collection communities](https://www.african-cities.org/understanding-nairobi-through-its-waste-collection-communities/) - The incorporation of community knowledge into action research projects is central to ACRC’s approach in the implementation phase. In this blog post, we look at how the insights, experiences and perspectives of waste workers are helping to generate a more holistic understanding across the whole value chain, as well as benefiting the community researchers themselves.
- [New research: Interrogating gender, youth and (in)security in African cities](https://www.african-cities.org/new-research-interrogating-gender-youth-and-insecurity-in-african-cities/) - Across African cities, young people experience specific barriers to accessing livelihoods. A new crosscutting report examines this gendered youth–(in)security nexus in African cities.
- [Amplifying local voices to influence climate policy in Harare](https://www.african-cities.org/amplifying-local-voices-to-influence-climate-policy-in-harare/) - The impacts of climate change are already exacerbating the challenges posed by urbanisation in Africa. For informal settlements, the capacity for resilience remains critically low, leaving them highly vulnerable to both natural and human-made hazards. In response, communities of low-income urban residents are coming up with innovative climate-resilient solutions through locally driven climate adaptation initiatives.
- [New special issue: The contribution of urban reform coalitions to inclusive and equitable cities](https://www.african-cities.org/new-special-issue-the-contribution-of-urban-reform-coalitions-to-inclusive-and-equitable-cities/) - A new open access special issue of Environment and Urbanization explores how urban reformers come together to advance inclusive urban futures.
- [Reflections from the Nairobi city managers meeting](https://www.african-cities.org/reflections-from-the-nairobi-city-managers-meeting/) - ACRC’s city managers, uptake officers and members of the senior management and uptake teams gathered in Nairobi last week for the third city managers meeting of the consortium’s implementation phase.
- [Tell us your thoughts about the ACRC urban reform database](https://www.african-cities.org/tell-us-your-thoughts-about-the-acrc-urban-reform-database/) - We want to grow and develop the ACRC urban reform database further – and that’s where we need you! We're looking for survey participants to share feedback on the database, suggestions for improvement and ideas for case studies.
- [Handing on the African Cities Research Consortium](https://www.african-cities.org/handing-on-the-african-cities-research-consortium/) - The University of Manchester has recently advertised a new role – which involves taking over as CEO of the African Cities Research Consortium. In this blog post, our current CEO, Professor Diana Mitlin reflects on her own career, experiences and what comes next.
- [Podcast: Improving access to healthy school meals in Nairobi's informal settlements](https://www.african-cities.org/podcast-improving-access-to-healthy-school-meals-in-nairobis-informal-settlements/) - Veronica Mwangi joins Chris Jordan to talk about the issue of healthy diets and nutrition in African cities – particularly among children living in Nairobi’s informal settlements.
- [Of politics and development: Stakeholder perspectives on urban reform in Lagos](https://www.african-cities.org/of-politics-and-development-stakeholder-perspectives-on-urban-reform-in-lagos/) - As the old saying goes: all politics is local. In Lagos and elsewhere, political dynamics manifest at various levels – the committee, the community, and the city – and often shape the degree of urban transformation that is possible.
- [New research: Unlocking urban finance for African cities](https://www.african-cities.org/new-research-unlocking-urban-finance-for-african-cities/) - A new working paper by Astrid RN Haas and Gundula Löffler highlights trends and lessons on municipal financing in African cities, providing a valuable overview of this crosscutting issue across ten of ACRC’s focus cities: Accra, Dar es Salaam, Freetown, Harare, Lagos, Lilongwe, Maiduguri, Mogadishu and Nairobi.
- [New research: Overcoming systemic barriers facing young people in African cities](https://www.african-cities.org/new-research-overcoming-systemic-barriers-facing-young-people-in-african-cities/) - A new ACRC paper presents research into the challenges facing young people as they transition to adulthood in five African cities: Addis Ababa, Ethiopia; Freetown; Sierra Leone; Kampala, Uganda; Maiduguri, Nigeria; and Mogadishu, Somalia.
- [New research: Assessing climate change impacts and solutions across 12 African cities](https://www.african-cities.org/new-research-assessing-climate-change-impacts-and-solutions-across-12-african-cities/) - For ACRC research, climate change was a key crosscutting theme, which we investigated across all of our 12 cities and eight urban development domains. The synthesis report was led by ICLEI Africa and co-authored by Hayley Leck, Zakiyya Atkins, Luka Dreyer, Yakhuluntu Dubazana, Clara Marais, Lorena Pasquini, Tashi Piprek, Meggan Spires and Kate Strachan.
- [Improving access to housing in Dar es Salaam: ACRC research in the national press](https://www.african-cities.org/improving-access-to-housing-in-dar-es-salaam-acrc-research-in-the-national-press/) - Initial research findings from ACRC on housing in Dar es Salaam feature in a recent article in Tanzanian national newspaper, The Guardian.
- [Catalysing change in Nairobi: Launching the city foundation phase report](https://www.african-cities.org/catalysing-change-in-nairobi-launching-the-city-foundation-phase-report/) - On 7 February 2025, ACRC convened more than 100 stakeholders in Nairobi to officially launch the city’s foundation phase report. This report brings together diverse perspectives on Nairobi’s urban trajectory, offering an in-depth analysis of the political dynamics that drive urban change and examining the key city systems influencing access to services across the city.
- [New research: Productive partnerships and citizen agency key to urban reform in Kampala](https://www.african-cities.org/new-research-productive-partnerships-and-citizen-agency-key-to-urban-reform-in-kampala/) - A new report by Paul Isolo Mukwaya, Judith Mbabazi and Henrik Ernstson draws on ACRC’s holistic conceptual framework components – politics, systems and domains – to analyse urban development in Kampala.
- [Kenya’s school feeding programme: A vital safety net for the most vulnerable learners](https://www.african-cities.org/kenyas-school-feeding-programme-a-vital-safety-net-for-the-most-vulnerable-learners/) - Kenya's track record in implementing a school feeding programme for nearly 30 years is a testament to its evolution. Over the decades, the programme has been pivotal in providing meals for pre-primary and primary school children.
- [New research: Pathways towards inclusive urbanisation in Nairobi](https://www.african-cities.org/new-research-pathways-towards-inclusive-urbanisation-in-nairobi/) - Nairobi is central to the Kenyan economy, as a key political battleground and a hub for business networks and national and transnational trade. Yet it faces an increasingly complex set of socioeconomic, health and spatial inequalities.
- [Reflecting on the World Urban Forum](https://www.african-cities.org/reflecting-on-the-world-urban-forum/) - The 12th World Urban Forum took place in Cairo last week – only the second time it has been held in Africa since its inception in Nairobi in 2002. A record 24,000 people attended from 182 countries – and it often felt like it (particularly while queueing for lunch)!
- [Lessons from Africa – for Manchester](https://www.african-cities.org/lessons-from-africa-for-manchester/) - A recent conference on African Urbanism has provided a useful space for me to reflect on what the African experience has brought to my work and that of my colleagues. This has included academic scholarship, professional and policy engagement and activism. Given their potential to improve development in Manchester and the role the University plays in this, two lessons are immediately worth sharing.
- [Magicians, powerbrokers and workhorses: The keys to structural transformation in African cities](https://www.african-cities.org/magicians-powerbrokers-and-workhorses-the-keys-to-structural-transformation-in-african-cities/) - Structural transformation involves the movement of workers from low-productivity to high-productivity sectors – often from agriculture to manufacturing and services – and is a necessary condition for sustained economic growth.
- [Reflections on my time in Manchester as an ACRC Visiting Writer](https://www.african-cities.org/reflections-on-my-time-in-manchester-as-an-acrc-visiting-writer/) - The African Cities Research Consortium (ACRC) Visiting Writers Scheme provides young African scholars in the consortium with the invaluable opportunity to develop their writing and researching skills, through four weeks of mentorship from a senior researcher at a supporting institute.
- [Podcast: Why do land brokers matter in African cities?](https://www.african-cities.org/podcast-why-do-land-brokers-matter-in-african-cities/) - ACRC’s land and connectivity domain lead Tom Goodfellow is joined by Abdifatah Tahir from Mogadishu and Eria Serwajja and Muhamed Lunyago from Kampala for a conversation around the role of land brokers in urban land markets in African cities.
- [Life after dark in Lagos: How streetlighting could boost safety and socioeconomic activities](https://www.african-cities.org/life-after-dark-in-lagos-how-streetlighting-could-boost-safety-and-socioeconomic-activities/) - As Africa’s most populous city – with a current population of over 25 million – Lagos is not alone in having a public infrastructure shortfall. When it comes to streetlighting in particular, Lagos has an extreme deficit.
- [Collaborations and shared learning: Reflections on ACRC’s conceptual framework and theory of change in Kampala](https://www.african-cities.org/collaborations-and-shared-learning-reflections-on-acrcs-conceptual-framework-and-theory-of-change-in-kampala/) - ACRC’s Kampala city team recently embarked on a reflective journey, dissecting the theory of change and conceptual framework that underpin ACRC’s transformative work in African cities.
- [New research: Mapping Dar es Salaam’s urban development trajectory](https://www.african-cities.org/new-research-mapping-dar-es-salaams-urban-development-trajectory/) - Dar es Salaam is Tanzania’s socioeconomic and political powerhouse, but faces numerous urban development challenges. A new ACRC report examines these challenges through several thematic lenses.
- [ACRC city managers convene to review action research progress](https://www.african-cities.org/acrc-city-managers-convene-to-review-action-research-progress/) - ACRC held its second city managers meeting in Accra, Ghana from 11-15 November 2024. The five-day engagement convened a total of 15 delegates, including ACRC’s senior management team (SMT), city managers and representatives from the operations and research uptake teams.
- [ACRC hosts action research stakeholder meeting in Nairobi](https://www.african-cities.org/acrc-hosts-action-research-stakeholder-meeting-in-nairobi/) - In partnership with SDI-Kenya, ACRC's Nairobi city team held a workshop on 16 October 2024 to convene key stakeholders around proposed action research projects in the city.
- [Why do we need a “new development partnership”?](https://www.african-cities.org/why-do-we-need-a-new-development-partnership/) - Demands for equitable development partnerships are not new, but the Black Lives Matter movement has undoubtedly amplified calls for systemic change in the sector, which are making some progress.
- [ACRC at the World Urban Forum](https://www.african-cities.org/acrc-at-the-world-urban-forum/) - For the first time in over 20 years, the World Urban Forum is being hosted on the African continent. Look out for the ACRC exhibition booth where you can chat to us and find out more about our research and future plans.
- [A silent crisis: Addressing the mental health needs of young people in African cities](https://www.african-cities.org/a-silent-crisis-addressing-the-mental-health-needs-of-young-people-in-african-cities/) - By 2050, over half of Africa's population will be under 25. While African cities offer the potential for jobs and innovation, they also face a growing crisis: the mental wellbeing of their young people.
- [Lessons in urban resilience from the floods in Maiduguri, Nigeria](https://www.african-cities.org/lessons-in-urban-resilience-from-the-floods-in-maiduguri-nigeria/) - On Tuesday 10 September 2024, Maiduguri city residents woke up to an unparalleled natural disaster: flooding that severely damaged over half of the city and resulted in the significant loss of lives.
- [Youth uprising: How Gen-Z protests could shift Kenya's power structures](https://www.african-cities.org/youth-uprising-how-gen-z-protests-could-shift-kenyas-power-structures/) - Kenya has recently witnessed a unique series of protests, reflecting a growing concern among Kenyans about the high cost of living, persistent governance issues, corruption, foreign debt and an increasing inflation rate.
- [Obstructed paths into adulthood: Challenging the hindrances to young people’s lives in African cities](https://www.african-cities.org/obstructed-paths-into-adulthood-challenging-the-hindrances-to-young-peoples-lives-in-african-cities/) - In African cities, young people struggle with limited opportunities and systemic failures. How can cities overcome these barriers to secure their future?
- [Urbanisation, rentier capitalism and the politics of inequality in Kenya](https://www.african-cities.org/urbanisation-rentier-capitalism-and-the-politics-of-inequality-in-kenya/) - On 25 June 2024, the streets of Nairobi erupted in protest against the government of Kenya’s plans to increase taxes on many everyday goods, such as food and fuel.
- [Podcast: Politics and progress in Accra with Abdul-Gafaru Abdulai](https://www.african-cities.org/podcast-politics-and-progress-in-accra-with-abdul-gafaru-abdulai/) - Abdul-Gafaru Abdulai joins Chris Jordan to talk about the major findings from ACRC’s urban development research in the Greater Accra Metropolitan Area, discussing how the city has changed over the last 25 years and the slow progress being made towards improving service delivery in disadvantaged areas.
- [New research: Understanding the politics of urban development in Accra](https://www.african-cities.org/new-research-understanding-the-politics-of-urban-development-in-accra/) - ACRC has published a new paper exploring the urban development challenges facing Accra, Ghana.
- [Uncovering the politics of informal settlements in African cities](https://www.african-cities.org/uncovering-the-politics-of-informal-settlements-in-african-cities/) - A recent webinar drew on a study undertaken by ACRC researchers to explore how development processes in informal settlements in Accra, Freetown, Harare and Kampala are shaped by their differing political settlements.
- [New research: How the climate crisis is hampering labour productivity in Accra](https://www.african-cities.org/new-research-how-the-climate-crisis-is-hampering-labour-productivity-in-accra/) - 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.
- [ACRC to present research and reform insights at the inaugural Africa Urban Forum](https://www.african-cities.org/acrc-to-present-research-and-reform-insights-at-the-inaugural-africa-urban-forum/) - We are excited to share that ACRC will be co-hosting a plenary session and convening a side event at the inaugural Africa Urban Forum, which will be hosted in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, on 4-6 September 2024.
- [New research: Addressing security and governance challenges in Mogadishu](https://www.african-cities.org/new-research-addressing-security-and-governance-challenges-in-mogadishu/) - ACRC has published a new report exploring the political dimensions of urban development in Harare, Zimbabwe.
- [New research: Identifying opportunities for urban transformation in Harare](https://www.african-cities.org/new-research-identifying-opportunities-for-urban-transformation-in-harare/) - ACRC has published a new report exploring the political dimensions of urban development in Harare, Zimbabwe.
- [Podcast: Advancing inclusive housing in Lagos](https://www.african-cities.org/podcast-advancing-inclusive-housing-in-lagos/) - Ismail Ibraheem is joined by Deji Akinpelu, Lookman Oshodi and Basirat Oyalowo for a conversation around housing challenges in Lagos and how inclusive, affordable and climate-resilient housing solutions might be implemented.
- [New research: Understanding the political economy of development in Freetown](https://www.african-cities.org/new-research-understanding-the-political-economy-of-development-in-freetown/) - ACRC has published a new report examining the politics, systems and key urban development domains in Freetown, Sierra Leone.
- [Analysis of urban reform coalitions awarded best 2024 paper by Area Development and Policy](https://www.african-cities.org/analysis-of-urban-reform-coalitions-awarded-best-2024-paper-by-area-development-and-policy/) - 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”.
- [What are urban development domains?](https://www.african-cities.org/what-are-urban-development-domains/) - There is a widespread recognition that narrowly focused sectoral urban interventions tend to fail. Sectoral interventions are particularly likely to fail in the urban context because of the inter-relationship between consumption and production of goods and services.
- [African cities and their systems](https://www.african-cities.org/african-cities-and-their-systems/) - Too often, the daily reality of African cities is characterised by the failure of systems to offer basic services. Take affordable transport or high-quality healthcare, for example – or by how the poor integration of systems leads to failures of both performance and accountability to users.
- [African cities and political settlements](https://www.african-cities.org/african-cities-and-political-settlements/) - A political settlement can be defined as an agreement or common understanding among powerful groups within a society about the basic rules or institutions of the political and economic game. Such institutions provide opportunities for those groups to acquire a minimally acceptable level of benefits, thereby preventing a descent into all-out warfare.
- [Introducing the African Cities research approach](https://www.african-cities.org/introducing-the-african-cities-research-approach/) - Mainstream urban development interventions in Africa have often been designed through a primarily sectoral and technical lens. But there is abundant evidence that they are also intimately related to questions of power and politics, and that effective solutions must take into account the complex interrelations and interactions between urban processes and systems.
- [New research: Are reform coalitions the key to more inclusive urban housing in Africa?](https://www.african-cities.org/new-research-are-reform-coalitions-the-key-to-more-inclusive-urban-housing-in-africa/) - By 2050, it is projected that African cities will become home to an additional 950 million people – all of whom will need housing. A new ACRC report outlines findings from the housing domain research, which was implemented in seven African cities.
- [ACRC at the 2024 Development Studies Association Conference](https://www.african-cities.org/acrc-at-the-2024-development-studies-association-conference/) - With our publication rate hotting up over the last couple of months, it was perhaps unsurprising that ACRC researchers had much to say at the annual Development Studies Association (DSA) Conference at SOAS last week.
- [Localising and decolonising ACRC: Taking the temperature](https://www.african-cities.org/localising-and-decolonising-acrc-taking-the-temperature/) - Ever since our initial bid for ACRC, we’ve been discussing how we can better localise decision-making and decolonise knowledge processes.
- [Localising and decolonising ACRC: Taking action](https://www.african-cities.org/localising-and-decolonising-acrc-taking-action/) - From the outset of ACRC, we have recognised the essential contribution of diverse African researchers, including those based in the global North and South.
- [Do flood evictions in Nairobi's informal settlements violate the law?](https://www.african-cities.org/do-flood-evictions-in-nairobis-informal-settlements-violate-the-law/) - Recent floods in Kenya have left at least 270 people dead, displaced more than 200,000 and destroyed property, infrastructure and livelihoods across the country. Smith Ouma shares his thoughts on the government’s response to the flooding in Nairobi’s informal settlements and how it can be improved.
- [Watch: What drives urban reform in African cities?](https://www.african-cities.org/watch-what-drives-urban-reform-in-african-cities/) - ACRC ran a session as part of the RISE Africa Action Festival, introducing the ACRC urban reform database and exploring a range of recent examples of urban reform.
- [New research: What are the barriers to accessing healthy diets in African cities?](https://www.african-cities.org/new-research-what-are-the-barriers-to-accessing-healthy-diets-in-african-cities/) - ACRC has published a new report on factors impacting the uptake of healthy diets in five African cities: Freetown, Sierra Leone; Kampala, Uganda; Lilongwe, Malawi; and Nairobi, Kenya.
- [Unpacking the politics of urban land in African cities](https://www.african-cities.org/unpacking-the-politics-of-urban-land-in-african-cities/) - The land and connectivity domain team held a webinar in May 2024, which explored key findings from the domain studies in six African cities.
- [New research: Uncovering Lilongwe’s urban development challenges](https://www.african-cities.org/new-research-uncovering-lilongwes-urban-development-challenges/) - Lilongwe is the capital of Malawi and its largest city, home to about 1 million residents – three quarters of whom live in informal settlements. Newly published ACRC research throws light on the political dynamics and city systems underpinning urban development in Lilongwe.
- [New research: How land intersects with connectivity in urban Africa](https://www.african-cities.org/new-research-how-land-intersects-with-connectivity-in-urban-africa/) - ACRC has published new research, exploring land and connectivity in six African cities: Accra (Ghana), Bukavu (DRC), Kampala (Uganda), Harare (Zimbabwe), Maiduguri (Nigeria) and Mogadishu (Somalia).
- [Local impacts of global vaccine inequalities: Post-pandemic informal settlement experiences](https://www.african-cities.org/local-impacts-of-global-vaccine-inequalities-post-pandemic-informal-settlement-experiences/) - This blog post outlines key findings from our recent Covid Collective research, which examined changing patterns and key lessons from the Covid-19 vaccine rollouts as they took place (or did not) in a selection of informal settlements across four African cities: Harare, Kampala, Lilongwe and Nairobi.
- [African cities in the wake of Covid-19: Impacts and grassroots responses in Harare, Kampala, Lilongwe and Nairobi](https://www.african-cities.org/african-cities-in-the-wake-of-covid-19/) - From 2021 to 2023, our action research in Harare, Kampala, Lilongwe and Nairobi analysed the pandemic’s impacts and bottom-up responses by affiliates of Slum Dwellers International (SDI). Across the four cities, SDI affiliates led our data collection and policy uptake activities as part of the FCDO-funded Covid Collective programme.
- [Mapping urban reform successes: Introducing the ACRC urban reform database](https://www.african-cities.org/mapping-urban-reform-successes-introducing-the-acrc-urban-reform-database/) - What catalyses positive transformation? The ACRC urban reform database aims to spotlight the many recent success stories in African cities.
- [Webinar: Urban land in Africa – contested governance, value capture and prospects for reform](https://www.african-cities.org/webinar-urban-land-in-africa-contested-governance-value-capture-and-prospects-for-reform/) - This webinar will explore some of the headline findings from the ACRC land and connectivity domain report, including how land governance arrangements “present” in different cities and the factors shaping land value.
- [Policy meets politics on the frontiers of world urbanisation](https://www.african-cities.org/policy-meets-politics-on-the-frontiers-of-world-urbanisation/) - At a time when funding for urban infrastructure and the promotion of an overarching global goal – the hard-won SDG 11 – have catapulted cities up the international policy agenda, it’s hard to believe that urban issues could ever have been considered marginal.
- [Voice, agency and citizenship: The everyday politics of young people’s lives in the global South](https://www.african-cities.org/voice-agency-and-citizenship-the-everyday-politics-of-young-peoples-lives-in-the-global-south/) - Young people across the global South face much economic, social, political and environmental uncertainty that impacts their daily lives as well as their futures.
- [Doing research with disadvantaged people: Navigating challenges and intricacies](https://www.african-cities.org/doing-research-with-disadvantaged-people-navigating-challenges-and-intricacies/) - This blog post draws on the authors’ experiences of researching disadvantaged people, the strategies devised to address challenges and questions raised through these encounters, and thoughts on how researchers can safeguard against generating and/or reinforcing vulnerabilities during fieldwork and moving forward.
- [Five African cities selected for ACRC’s implementation phase](https://www.african-cities.org/five-african-cities-selected-for-acrcs-implementation-phase/) - 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.
- [The value of tacit knowledge for urban reform coalitions: A conversation with Lalitha Kamath](https://www.african-cities.org/the-value-of-tacit-knowledge-for-urban-reform-coalitions-a-conversation-with-lalitha-kamath/) - Lalitha Kamath joins Ezana Haddis Weldeghebrael for a conversation about the transformative potential of urban reform coalitions and the need to value lived experience.
- [Lagos: Drugs, firearms and youth unemployment are creating a lethal cocktail in Nigeria's commercial capital](https://www.african-cities.org/lagos-drugs-firearms-and-youth-unemployment-are-creating-a-lethal-cocktail-in-nigerias-commercial-capital/) - Lagos is the most populous city in Africa and a regional economic giant, having west Africa’s busiest seaport. It is the centre of commercial and economic activities in Nigeria.
- [Modelling urban expansion in Africa](https://www.african-cities.org/modelling-urban-expansion-in-africa/) - According to UN estimates, the global urban population will increase by 2.5 billion over the next three decades, and 90% of this growth will occur in Africa and Asia.
- [New research: Driving systemic change in Africa’s informal settlements](https://www.african-cities.org/new-research-driving-systemic-change-in-africas-informal-settlements/) - ACRC has published new research into the challenges facing informal settlement residents in seven African cities: Accra, Ghana; Dar es Salaam, Tanzania; Freetown, Sierra Leone; Harare, Zimbabwe; Kampala, Uganda; Lilongwe, Malawi; and Mogadishu, Somalia.
- [The politics of land and advocacy: ACRC at UTA-Do 2024](https://www.african-cities.org/the-politics-of-land-and-advocacy-acrc-at-uta-do-2024/) - The UTA-Do 2024 event marked a significant gathering of scholars, practitioners, and activists dedicated to expanding and deepening the discourse on urban Africa.
- [What is action research – and what is it not?](https://www.african-cities.org/what-is-action-research-and-what-is-it-not/) - This is the first in a series of blog posts exploring the practicalities and experiences of action research.
- [New paper: Strengthening food and nutrition security in Nairobi's informal settlements](https://www.african-cities.org/new-paper-strengthening-food-and-nutrition-security-in-nairobis-informal-settlements/) - Since independence, Kenya has grappled with the state of food insecurity and poor health and nutrition. To inform practical pathways for addressing health, wellbeing and nutrition challenges, ACRC conducted mixed methods research in Nairobi.
- [New paper: Understanding safety and security in African cities](https://www.african-cities.org/new-paper-understanding-safety-and-security-in-african-cities/) - 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.
- [ACRC at the 2024 DSA Conference: Call for papers](https://www.african-cities.org/acrc-at-the-2024-dsa-conference-call-for-papers/) - ACRC is convening two panels at this year’s DSA conference, focusing on community knowledge in academic research and the politics of social justice in African cities. The call for papers now open.
- [Towards urban reform: Navigating Kampala's complex governance structure](https://www.african-cities.org/towards-urban-reform-navigating-kampalas-complex-governance-structure/) - This webinar in November 2023 explored key findings from the ACRC research in Kampala and featured an expert panel discussion around navigating complex city governance structures and delivering urban reform.
- [Lagos TV channel covers ACRC city workshop](https://www.african-cities.org/lagos-tv-channel-covers-acrc-city-workshop/) - On Tuesday 6 September, researchers and stakeholders met to discuss urban challenges in Lagos and offer insights into how to address them.
- [Too many cooks? The plethora of key urban youth actors in Uganda](https://www.african-cities.org/too-many-cooks-the-plethora-of-key-urban-youth-actors-in-uganda/) - Uganda has a large youth population, with UNICEF stating it is the second most youthful population in the world. In 2022, nearly half (49%) of Uganda’s population was below 15 years of age and 21% were aged between 15 and 24.
- [Action research and coalition building in Nairobi](https://www.african-cities.org/action-research-and-coalition-building-in-nairobi/) - Jane Wairutu, Nicera Wanjiru Kimani and Nancy Njoki Wairimu join Daniela Cocco Beltrame to talk about their experiences of the first phase of ACRC research in Nairobi.
- [Obuntubulamu: Care and solidarity among young refugees in Kampala’s informal settlements](https://www.african-cities.org/obuntubulamu-care-and-solidarity-among-young-refugees-in-kampalas-informal-settlements/) - Obuntubulamu is a widely recognised concept throughout Uganda, emphasising the importance of treating others with kindness and tact.
- [African megacities and insecurity: Preparing for a complex future](https://www.african-cities.org/african-megacities-and-insecurity-preparing-for-a-complex-future/) - Globally, an historic evolution is in progress. Megacities – defined by the UN as cities with populations of over 10 million – are emergent in Africa.
- [ACRC kicks off four action research pilot projects](https://www.african-cities.org/acrc-kicks-off-four-action-research-pilot-projects/) - 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.
- [Politics and informality in Kampala: A conversation with Peter Kasaija](https://www.african-cities.org/politics-and-informality-in-kampala-a-conversation-with-peter-kasaija/) - ACRC's Kampala informal settlements domain lead Peter Kasaija joins Smith Ouma for a conversation around how politics shapes access to basic services in Kampala's informal settlements.
- [The value and politics of indigenous knowledge in Africa’s evidence ecosystem](https://www.african-cities.org/the-value-and-politics-of-indigenous-knowledge-in-africas-evidence-ecosystem/) - For meaningful evidence-informed decision and policymaking, it is critical that relevant, appropriate and applicable knowledge is generated in a transparent manner.
- [What role can researchers play in driving urban reform?](https://www.african-cities.org/what-role-can-researchers-play-in-driving-urban-reform/) - ACRC hosted a webinar in September 2023 to discuss the role that academics, action researchers and professionals can play in fostering the formation and functioning of urban reform coalitions. In doing so, we wanted to give special focus to how knowledge and evidence can catalyse urban reform coalitions.
- [Vaccines, information and the ongoing crisis of affordability for the urban poor](https://www.african-cities.org/vaccines-information-and-the-ongoing-crisis-of-affordability-for-the-urban-poor/) - As news on Covid-19 vaccines spreads good cheer in the wealthier countries of the global North, thoughts turn to when we will be able to return to normal life.
- [Pandemic preparedness and community-led solutions in African cities](https://www.african-cities.org/pandemic-preparedness-and-community-led-solutions-in-african-cities/) - Trust, legitimacy and equity. These were highlighted by Paul Mukwaya in his presentation on Covid-19 impacts in Kampala as being key to effective pandemic responses.
- [Empowering young people in Lilongwe to be a voice for their communities](https://www.african-cities.org/empowering-young-people-in-lilongwe-to-be-a-voice-for-their-communities/) - Recognising the critical role that media plays in promoting social and economic progress in low-income settlements, Lilongwe-based NGO, CCODE, has taken the initiative to train young people in media production.
- [Nurturing community resilience amid multiple crises: The story of informal settlements in Lilongwe](https://www.african-cities.org/nurturing-community-resilience-amid-multiple-crises-the-story-of-informal-settlements-in-lilongwe/) - Informal settlements in the city of Lilongwe are adopting various coping strategies as they deal with the multiple crises affecting their communities. This blog post discusses some of these strategies.
- [Uncovering experiences of Covid-19 vaccination programmes in informal settlements](https://www.african-cities.org/uncovering-experiences-of-covid-19-vaccination-programmes-in-informal-settlements/) - There has been much in the press about the experiences of the Covid-19 pandemic, but the bulk of this journalism has been for and on the global North. Young people living in informal settlements in Harare and Kampala have begun to redress this balance by documenting their own lives and the lives of others in their neighbourhoods.
- [Cultivating change through creativity: Capturing Covid-19 experiences in Nairobi](https://www.african-cities.org/cultivating-change-through-creativity-capturing-covid-19-experiences-in-nairobi/) - As part of the Covid Collective programme, and with support from SDI-Kenya, Muungano wa Wanavijiji conducted research in Hospital Ward in Mathare, with the aim of assessing Covid-19’s impacts upon the community and its resilience in the post-pandemic recovery.
- [The Covid-19 pandemic through the eyes of informal settlement residents and workers in Kampala](https://www.african-cities.org/the-covid-19-pandemic-through-the-eyes-of-informal-settlement-residents-and-workers-in-kampala/) - This blog post draws on Covid Collective research conducted between 2020 and 2023 to delve into multidimensional effects and dynamics towards resilient recovery and sustainability within the informal sector in Kampala.
- [Collaborating to build resilient communities: Lessons from the Covid-19 pandemic in Harare](https://www.african-cities.org/collaborating-to-build-resilient-communities-lessons-from-the-covid-19-pandemic-in-harare/) - The Covid-19 pandemic has highlighted and exacerbated inequalities in cities, with lasting impacts over time. One such city is Harare, Zimbabwe, where informal settlements are deemed illegal.
- [Understanding Covid-19 responses: Political settlements and community initiatives](https://www.african-cities.org/understanding-covid-19-responses-political-settlements-and-community-initiatives/) - Two new working papers, produced under the Covid Collective, explore and compare the politics and social and economic impacts of Covid-19 as it evolved in three East African capital cities and its legacy in terms of possibilities for positive and lasting change.
- [What lessons can we learn from Covid-19 responses in African cities?](https://www.african-cities.org/what-lessons-can-we-learn-from-covid-19-responses-in-african-cities/) - For low-income residents in African cities, the Covid-19 pandemic has often been experienced less as a health crisis and more in terms of the devastating socioeconomic, political and violent impacts arising from lockdown measures and other responses.
- [Community mapping in Kenya improves state Covid-19 response](https://www.african-cities.org/community-mapping-in-kenya-improves-state-covid-19-response/) - This case study – originally published as part of the Covid Collective Research for Policy and Practice series – shows how an urban social movement was able to produce the knowledge that state agencies needed when the pandemic struck, securing more inclusive policy responses and building legitimacy for alternative knowledge processes and associated development ambitions.
- [Co-producing knowledge to shape sustainable cities: Insights from ACRC’s uptake workshop in Kampala](https://www.african-cities.org/co-producing-knowledge-to-shape-sustainable-cities-insights-from-acrcs-uptake-workshop-in-kampala/) - ACRC’s Kampala team held its final uptake workshop at Hotel Africana on 7 September 2023, bringing together policymakers, practitioners and researchers to explore key findings and forge a path to inclusive urban reform strategies.
- [Lagos gated communities: Shelter from crime or social segregation?](https://www.african-cities.org/lagos-gated-communities-shelter-from-crime-or-social-segregation/) - Gated communities (GCs) are increasingly fashionable in Lagos and have become pervasive in many areas of the city. These restricted access housing areas are planned to privatise usually public spaces.
- [Unlocking better housing for Lagos: A conversation with Basirat Oyalowo](https://www.african-cities.org/unlocking-better-housing-for-lagos-a-conversation-with-basirat-oyalowo/) - ACRC’s Lagos housing domain lead Basirat Oyalowo discusses her research into the Lagos housing value chain and what can be done to boost provision and upgrade existing housing in the city.
- [Webinar: How can knowledge and evidence catalyse urban reform coalitions?](https://www.african-cities.org/webinar-how-can-knowledge-and-evidence-catalyse-urban-reform-coalitions/) - This ACRC webinar will explore the role of researchers in facilitating urban reform, through co-producing knowledge with disadvantaged groups and nurturing dialogue with influential urban actors.
- [How is climate change impacting Harare's informal settlements?](https://www.african-cities.org/how-is-climate-change-impacting-harares-informal-settlements/) - A new video produced by the Know Your City TV team in Zimbabwe reflects on the research conducted by ACRC's informal settlements research team in Harare.
- [Key principles for urban reform coalitions that work](https://www.african-cities.org/key-principles-for-urban-reform-coalitions-that-work/) - The three-day conference featured notable academics and practitioners from the Global South and Global North with common interests in reform coalitions and urban development, who gave over 20 presentations, spread across six panels.
- [Urban reform coalitions in Kampala: A conversation with Shuaib Lwasa](https://www.african-cities.org/urban-reform-coalitions-in-kampala-a-conversation-with-shuaib-lwasa/) - Shuaib Lwasa, ACRC's capacity strengthening lead and professor of urban resilience and global development at the Erasmus University Rotterdam, talks to Ezana Haddis Weldeghebrael about building and sustaining reform coalitions, drawing on his experiences as founder of the Urban Action Lab.
- [Strengthening service delivery processes in Kampala](https://www.african-cities.org/strengthening-service-delivery-processes-in-kampala/) - Badru Bukenya and Buyana Kareem join Junior Alves Sebbanja for a conversation about service provision in Kampala, discussing the systemic and governance challenges underpinning it.
- [The value and worth of urban life: Reflections on liveability, normativity and exclusion](https://www.african-cities.org/the-value-and-worth-of-urban-life-reflections-on-liveability-normativity-and-exclusion/) - What makes urban life worth living? This blog post ponders this question in relation to the “What makes urban life worth living? (Re)evaluating the value of urban life” workshop held in Lisbon, Portugal in May 2023.
- [ACRC at the 2023 DSA Conference](https://www.african-cities.org/acrc-at-the-2023-dsa-conference/) - Members of ACRC are convening two panels at this year’s Development Studies Association Conference, focusing on experiences of decoloniality in action and investigating the politics underpinning crises in African cities.
- [Reflections from Dar es Salaam: ACRC’s second annual consortium-wide workshop](https://www.african-cities.org/reflections-from-dar-es-salaam-acrcs-second-annual-consortium-wide-workshop/) - As ACRC’s foundation phase nears its end, around 120 consortium members gathered in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania at the end of May 2023 for our second annual workshop.
- [Urban reform coalitions in Freetown: A conversation with Joseph Macarthy](https://www.african-cities.org/urban-reform-coalitions-in-freetown-a-conversation-with-joseph-macarthy/) - Joseph Macarthy, executive director of the Sierra Leone Urban Research Centre (SLURC), joins Ezana Haddis Weldeghebrael for a conversation around coalition building for inclusive urban reform, drawing on his experiences in Freetown, Sierra Leone.
- [Translating research into positive urban action for Accra](https://www.african-cities.org/translating-research-into-positive-urban-action-for-accra/) - Accra serves as Ghana’s capital, economic hub and critical link to the global economy. The city is estimated to host almost 5.5 million people, equating to the highest population density in Ghana.
- [Exploring practical pathways for urban reform in Nairobi](https://www.african-cities.org/exploring-practical-pathways-for-urban-reform-in-nairobi/) - The ACRC Nairobi team convened a final research uptake workshop on 9-10 March 2023. The two-day event aimed to stimulate policymakers, community representatives, county government officials, urban practitioners and professionals, to actively champion reforms for positive urban transformation in the city.
- [Fostering resilient and inclusive urban development in Freetown](https://www.african-cities.org/fostering-resilient-and-inclusive-urban-development-in-freetown/) - The Freetown uptake workshop on 23 March 2023 examined how to integrate research evidence from ACRC Freetown city studies into processes and activities to achieve congruence between policy actions and urban transformation practices and programmes in the city.
- [Community knowledge: Pushing the frontiers of research in Harare](https://www.african-cities.org/community-knowledge-pushing-the-frontiers-of-research-in-harare/) - Democratising research processes has long been a contested subject. While co-production of knowledge presents vast opportunities for positive development outcomes, urban research processes often continue to exclude and marginalise vulnerable groups.
- [Building cities for all (not the privileged few)](https://www.african-cities.org/building-cities-for-all-not-the-privileged-few/) - Economists have long claimed there is overwhelming evidence that urbanisation unlocks the potential for economic growth and, from this, development. They point to the fact that no country to date has reached middle-income status without undergoing an urban transition.
- [A necessary balancing act: Household microenterprises and mobile money taxation in Africa](https://www.african-cities.org/a-necessary-balancing-act-household-microenterprises-and-mobile-money-taxation-in-africa/) - The taxation of mobile money transactions has become a popular policy in many African countries in recent years. This drive is largely motivated by rising national debts and the growing popularity of mobile money transactions on the continent, especially amongst low-income earners, notably household microenterprises (HMEs).
- [Urban politics and power in Mogadishu](https://www.african-cities.org/urban-politics-and-power-in-mogadishu/) - ACRC researchers Surer Mohamed, Afyare Elmi, Abdirizak Muhumed and Abdifatah Tahir discuss urban politics and power dynamics, issues of security and citizenship, and the trends they are seeing that give them hope for urban reform in Mogadishu.
- [Urban reform coalitions in Harare: A conversation with George Masimba](https://www.african-cities.org/urban-reform-coalitions-in-harare-a-conversation-with-george-masimba/) - George Masimba talks to Ezana Haddis Weldeghebrael about Dialogue on Shelter Trust's experiences of working within reform coalitions to improve access to urban services for marginalised communities in Harare.
- [Uptake workshop in Lilongwe brings together mayor and city stakeholders](https://www.african-cities.org/uptake-workshop-in-lilongwe-brings-together-mayor-and-city-stakeholders/) - ACRC’s Lilongwe research team and ICLEI Africa held the final uptake workshop for the foundation phase of the programme on Friday 10 March 2023.
- [Conducting research in fragile cities: Reflections on my experience in Maiduguri, Nigeria](https://www.african-cities.org/conducting-research-in-fragile-cities-reflections-on-my-experience-in-maiduguri-nigeria/) - Maiduguri, a city in north-eastern Nigeria, has been plagued by insurgency perpetrated by Boko Haram over the past 13 years. I am interested in what territorial and governance gaps may have emerged and the implications on everyday safety and security in the city.
- [How do you build an inclusive urban reform coalition?](https://www.african-cities.org/how-do-you-build-an-inclusive-urban-reform-coalition/) - Tackling the myriad urban challenges facing African cities and driving sustainable, inclusive urban reform are ambitious and lofty aims – unlikely to be achieved by any single organisation, whether public or private.
- [How can cities create better jobs in sub-Saharan Africa?](https://www.african-cities.org/how-can-cities-create-better-jobs-in-sub-saharan-africa/) - Structural transformation involves the movement of workers from low-productivity sectors to high-productivity sectors. It has historically been associated with a shift from agrarian economies to more industrial economies based around urban areas.
- [Can identifying “priority complex problems” catalyse urban reform?](https://www.african-cities.org/can-identifying-priority-complex-problems-catalyse-urban-reform/) - African cities are dealing with a range of interlocking, dynamic and seemingly intractable challenges. Through research that builds evidence and supports coalitions of urban reformers, we aim to show how complex problems in African cities can be solved collectively.
- [Lagos city of systems research on the airwaves](https://www.african-cities.org/lagos-city-of-systems-research-on-the-airwaves/) - “What is the health profile of Lagosians, and how does public health infrastructure respond to health challenges in Lagos?” These were some of the questions put to ACRC researcher, Basirat Oyalowo, in a recent Rethinking Lagos radio interview.
- [Unpacking ACRC’s approach to research uptake](https://www.african-cities.org/unpacking-acrcs-approach-to-research-uptake/) - What is research uptake? How is it being foregrounded in the ACRC research process? And what are some of our cities’ experiences with it on the ground?
- [ACRC Lagos researchers weigh in on urban reform agenda](https://www.african-cities.org/acrc-lagos-researchers-weigh-in-on-urban-reform-agenda/) - ACRC research into urban development in Lagos has attracted further coverage from national newspaper The Guardian.
- [ACRC research gets people talking in Maiduguri](https://www.african-cities.org/acrc-research-gets-people-talking-in-maiduguri/) - ACRC’s research in Maiduguri has been covered by a number of radio and television stations, in English, Kanuri and Hausa along with other local languages.
- [New paper: Driving equitable change through urban reform coalitions](https://www.african-cities.org/new-paper-driving-equitable-change-through-urban-reform-coalitions/) - A new open access paper in Area Development and Policy by Diana Mitlin investigates how urban reform coalitions can contribute to inclusive and equitable urban change in the global South.
- [Building inclusive urban reform coalitions: A conversation with Diana Mitlin](https://www.african-cities.org/building-inclusive-urban-reform-coalitions-a-conversation-with-diana-mitlin/) - Diana Mitlin talks about her new paper on how reform coalitions can contribute to inclusive equitable urban change in the global South.
- [Rising costs and worsening housing conditions in Africa’s informal settlements](https://www.african-cities.org/rising-costs-and-worsening-housing-conditions-in-africas-informal-settlements/) - ACRC housing domain researchers in Accra, Dar es Salaam, Freetown, Lagos and Lilongwe reflect on how increasing fuel costs have affected housing and construction ecosystems in ACRC research cities, and how these have in turn affected the lives of low-income households.
- [Household microenterprises in African cities: A conversation with Selina Pasirayi and Rollins Chitika](https://www.african-cities.org/household-microenterprises-in-african-cities-a-conversation-with-selina-pasirayi-and-rollins-chitika/) - Ademola Omoegun talks to two city-based researchers from the neighbourhood and district economic development domain – Selina Pasirayi (Harare) and Rollins Chitika (Lilongwe) – about the critical role that household microenterprises (HMEs) play in African cities.
- [Gendered experiences of rural migrant youth in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia](https://www.african-cities.org/gendered-experiences-of-rural-migrant-youth-in-addis-ababa-ethiopia/) - “I have lived everything there is to be lived in this city. Now I need to leave because all that is left for me here is misery and I want a better life for my child.”
- [Gender and (in)formal security provision in Maiduguri, Nigeria](https://www.african-cities.org/gender-and-informal-security-provision-in-maiduguri-nigeria/) - While on fieldwork in Maiduguri, I met Aisha (not her real name), who introduced herself as the commander of the vigilante group in her community.
- [Generating insights and evidence: ACRC Maiduguri uptake team engages stakeholders](https://www.african-cities.org/generating-insights-and-evidence-acrc-maiduguri-uptake-team-engages-stakeholders/) - The Maiduguri research uptake team of the African Cities Research Consortium (ACRC) held a one-day stakeholder engagement meeting on 30 November 2022, where they presented key findings from the research carried out in the city.
- [Safety and security in Nairobi: A conversation with Wangui Kimari](https://www.african-cities.org/safety-and-security-in-nairobi-a-conversation-with-wangui-kimari/) - Wangui Kimari talks to Patience Adzande about the unfolding safety and security domain research in Nairobi, how she hopes it will contribute to decolonising ideas and practices for security in the city, and the importance of cross-domain coordination for achieving urban transformation.
- [The challenges of governing Lagos, the city that keeps growing](https://www.african-cities.org/the-challenges-of-governing-lagos-the-city-that-keeps-growing/) - From its historical origins as a fishing village and the site of a pepper farm, to today’s bustling metropolis, Lagos has evolved into a complex agglomeration of people, settlements and vested interests.
- [Action research: Co-creating sustainable solutions to critical challenges in African cities](https://www.african-cities.org/action-research-co-creating-sustainable-solutions-to-critical-challenges-in-african-cities/) - Community representatives, academic researchers and practitioners from the African Cities Research Consortium (ACRC) convened for a three-day workshop in Nairobi on 23 November, to advance preparations for the implementation phase of the programme.
- [Migration, politics and urban governance in Lagos](https://www.african-cities.org/migration-politics-and-urban-governance-in-lagos/) - Researchers from ACRC’s Lagos team discuss how migration into the city is shaping debates around place, identity and citizenship, how it impacts on urban governance, and how the political obstacles holding back sustainable reform can be overcome.
- [ACRC Nairobi research workshop: PCPs, housing and safety and security](https://www.african-cities.org/acrc-nairobi-research-workshop-pcps-housing-and-safety-and-security/) - On 2 November 2022 a workshop brought together a variety of actors to review progress of ACRC research in Nairobi.
- [National newspaper covers ACRC’s research in Dar es Salaam](https://www.african-cities.org/national-newspaper-covers-acrcs-research-in-dar-es-salaam/) - Tanzanian newspaper The Guardian covered a recent stakeholder engagement workshop held by ACRC’s Dar es Salaam team.
- [Interrogating gender inequalities in African cities](https://www.african-cities.org/interrogating-gender-inequalities-in-african-cities/) - 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 subject to explicit investigation and analysis. For International Women’s Day, we’re outlining how we’re approaching gender as a crosscutting theme in our research.
- [Urban public finance: A window onto how cities operate](https://www.african-cities.org/urban-public-finance-a-window-onto-how-cities-operate/) - Urban public finance is critical to the functioning of a city, playing a major role in shaping how cities can meet their urban planning, infrastructure and service delivery responsibilities. Investment in urban infrastructure and local services is essential for more prosperous, inclusive and sustainable cities.
- [Understanding housing challenges in Cockle Bay, Freetown](https://www.african-cities.org/understanding-housing-challenges-in-cockle-bay-freetown/) - Researchers from ACRC’s housing and informal settlements domains met in Cockle Bay, Freetown to discuss the issues that the settlement’s residents are facing and possible ways forward.
- [Community-led planning and transformation: A conversation with Charity Mumbi and Jane Wairutu](https://www.african-cities.org/community-led-planning-and-transformation-a-conversation-with-charity-mumbi-and-jane-wairutu/) - Miriam Maina talks to Charity Mumbi and Jane Wairutu from SDI-Kenya about community-led mapping and data collection, participatory planning processes, and the role of research in inclusive urban transformation.
- [Africa's urbanisation dynamics: A conversation with Philipp Heinrigs](https://www.african-cities.org/africas-urbanisation-dynamics-a-conversation-with-philipp-heinrigs/) - Philipp Heinrigs (OECD) talks to Stephen Gelb about the recent Africa’s Urbanisation Dynamics 2022 report, delving deeper into the key findings and what the analysis reveals about socioeconomic development opportunities in Africa’s fast-growing cities.
- [Upgrading informal settlements in African cities](https://www.african-cities.org/upgrading-informal-settlements-in-african-cities/) - In most African cities, more than half of the population live in informal settlements. Residents of such settlements often lack basic services and infrastructure, also facing unsafe housing and insecure tenure.
- [Community-led research: A conversation with Eva Muchiri and Nicera Wanjiru](https://www.african-cities.org/community-led-research-a-conversation-with-eva-muchiri-and-nicera-wanjiru/) - Miriam Maina talks to Eva Muchiri and Nicera Wanjiru from Muungano wa Wanavijiji about data collection and mapping, the importance of communities in driving research agendas and outcomes, and the legacy that programmes like ACRC leave behind in communities.
- [Navigating urban housing challenges in Freetown’s informal settlements](https://www.african-cities.org/navigating-urban-housing-challenges-in-freetowns-informal-settlements/) - 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?
- [Bridging Africa's energy and infrastructure gap: A conversation with Amani Abou-Zeid](https://www.african-cities.org/bridging-africas-energy-and-infrastructure-gap-a-conversation-with-amani-abou-zeid/) - In the latest African Cities podcast episode, Amani Abou-Zeid talks to ACRC's city of systems lead Seth Schindler about energy security and infrastructural development in Africa.
- [Can African Cities help to decolonise knowledge?](https://www.african-cities.org/can-african-cities-help-to-decolonise-knowledge/) - Since the outset of the African Cities Research Consortium, we’ve been interested in trying to create more equitable partnerships and processes through the process.
- [Insights on knowledge co-production from Harare, Zimbabwe](https://www.african-cities.org/insights-on-knowledge-co-production-from-harare-zimbabwe/) - Collaborations between academia and grassroots organisations are not without tensions and power imbalances. For urban low-income communities, engaging with academics may mean enduring disqualification of their knowledge.
- [African cities and urban sustainability: A conversation with Shuaib Lwasa](https://www.african-cities.org/african-cities-and-urban-sustainability-a-conversation-with-shuaib-lwasa/) - The Global Development Institute’s latest podcast episode features Shuaib Lwasa, founder and director of the Urban Action Lab, in conversation with ACRC’s co-research director Seth Schindler. They reflect on COP26 in Glasgow, discuss how Africa can position itself as an innovator in climate solutions, and talk about urban development in African cities.
- [ACRC’s approach to catalysing urban reform](https://www.african-cities.org/acrcs-approach-to-catalysing-urban-reform/) - Our recent blog series delves into the concepts underpinning the African Cities Research Consortium’s research approach, covering the challenges and opportunities of urban development in Africa, an overview of our conceptual framework, and more detail on how our “city of systems” approach, political settlements analysis and urban development domains will feed into our wider research programme.
- [Urban development in Africa: Challenges and opportunities](https://www.african-cities.org/urban-development-in-africa-challenges-and-opportunities/) - All cities are complex, dynamic, political systems. But with a fast-growing, young urban population, Africa’s cities in particular present a whole host of unique and critical challenges. The African Cities Research Consortium is seeking to address these challenges by bringing together community organisations, local government and agencies, along with other kinds of urban reformers. Our goal is both to co-produce knowledge and evidence, and to turn this into meaningful action.
- [Co-producing knowledge with Nairobi city stakeholders](https://www.african-cities.org/co-producing-knowledge-with-nairobi-city-stakeholders/) - Researchers from ACRC’s structural transformation and health, wellbeing and nutrition domain teams in Nairobi engaged key city stakeholders in a full-day workshop.
- [(In)formal security providers and urban safety in Maiduguri, Nigeria](https://www.african-cities.org/informal-security-providers-and-urban-safety-in-maiduguri-nigeria/) - Since 2009, communities in Borno State, Nigeria, including Maiduguri, have been experiencing violent attacks perpetrated by the Boko Haram insurgent group. In response to the threats of insurgency, the government deployed its security apparatus to secure the state.
- [At the crossroads: Climate change and African cities](https://www.african-cities.org/at-the-crossroads-climate-change-and-african-cities/) - In sub-Saharan Africa, around 60% of the urban population resides in informal settlements. It is these areas that have experienced the most rapid growth in urban vulnerability to climate change in recent years – facing higher exposure to climate risks, while having a lower capacity to adapt.
- [How displacement of informal traders is exposing Freetown households to food insecurity](https://www.african-cities.org/how-displacement-of-informal-traders-is-exposing-freetown-households-to-food-insecurity/) - On 10 August 2022, protesters against the high cost of living and inflation staged a mass demonstration in Freetown. While the demonstration was taking place, police destroyed local traders’ stalls at the popular marketplace of Abacha Street.
- [Applications for ACRC research associate position now open](https://www.african-cities.org/applications-for-acrc-research-associate-position-now-open/) - The African Cities Research Consortium (ACRC) is looking to appoint a talented and enthusiastic research associate, based in the Global Development Institute at The University of Manchester.
- [Understanding the economic power of Africa’s cities](https://www.african-cities.org/understanding-the-economic-power-of-africas-cities/) - What opportunities does urbanisation present for people living in African cities? How much does it really contribute to the economy? And what wider advantages can it have for rural dwellers?
- [ACRC Nairobi team progresses with identifying priority complex problems](https://www.african-cities.org/acrc-nairobi-team-progresses-with-identifying-priority-complex-problems/) - In September, Nairobi city research and uptake teams were joined by CEO Diana Mitlin for a full day workshop, to deliberate on preliminary research findings and strengthen researchers’ ideas of emerging priority complex problems (PCPs) to urban transformation in the city.
- [Youth and capability development in Freetown, Maiduguri and Mogadishu: Reflections from the RGS-IBG Annual Conference](https://www.african-cities.org/youth-and-capability-development-in-freetown-maiduguri-and-mogadishu/) - The Royal Geographical Society with the Institute of British Geographers (RGS-IBG) Annual Conference, brings together geographers and researchers interested in place, space and beyond, from across the UK and the world. This gathering gave ACRC’s youth and capability development domain an opportunity to share insights from our focus cities of Freetown, Maiduguri and Mogadishu.
- [Webinar: Understanding the economic power of Africa’s cities](https://www.african-cities.org/webinar-understanding-the-economic-power-of-africas-cities/) - People living in Africa's cities benefit from higher socioeconomic outcomes and standards of living than the countries in which they are located.
- [Applications open for ACRC's head of project delivery position](https://www.african-cities.org/applications-open-for-acrcs-head-of-project-delivery-position/) - How can the relationship and interactions between science, policy and practice be strengthened, in order to advance sustainable urban development?
- [Crafting sustainable development research that matters](https://www.african-cities.org/crafting-sustainable-development-research-that-matters/) - How can the relationship and interactions between science, policy and practice be strengthened, in order to advance sustainable urban development?
- [What are the political factors underpinning urban reform in African cities?](https://www.african-cities.org/what-are-the-political-factors-underpinning-urban-reform-in-african-cities/) - At this year's DSA Conference, ACRC showcased its ongoing enquiry, to provide a nuanced understanding of where African cities sit in the global efforts to improve urban liveability.
- [Reflections from the UTA-Do African Cities Workshop, Part 2: Remaking the city](https://www.african-cities.org/reflections-from-the-uta-do-african-cities-workshop-part-2-remaking-the-city/) - “What are you going to do about it?” This was the question located at the heart of the UTA-Do African Cities Workshop, held in Nairobi between 23 and 27 May at the British Institute in Eastern Africa (BIEA). This is the second blog in the series, focusing on the theme of remaking the city from the margins.
- [Reflections from the UTA-Do African Cities Workshop, Part 1: Undoing the city](https://www.african-cities.org/reflections-from-the-uta-do-african-cities-workshop-part-1-undoing-the-city/) - “What are you going to do about it?” This was the question located at the heart of the UTA-Do African Cities Workshop, held in Nairobi between 23 and 27 May at the British Institute in Eastern Africa (BIEA). This is the first of a three-part blog series reflecting on our encounters and experiences during the workshop.
- [Reflections from the UTA-Do African Cities Workshop, Part 3: Reimagining the city](https://www.african-cities.org/reflections-from-the-uta-do-african-cities-workshop-part-3-reimagining-the-city/) - “What are you going to do about it?” This was the question located at the heart of the UTA-Do African Cities Workshop, held in Nairobi between 23 and 27 May at the British Institute in Eastern Africa (BIEA). This is the third and final blog in the series, looking at the idea of reimagining the city.
- [Postdoc Profile: Patience Adzande](https://www.african-cities.org/postdoc-profile-patience-adzande/) - Patience Adzande talks about her interest in human security, her research into the spatial dynamics of crime and violence in cities, and why safety and security are key to liveable and inclusive cities.
- [Postdoc Profile: Ademola Omoegun](https://www.african-cities.org/postdoc-profile-ademola-omoegun/) - Ademola Omoegun talks about his focus on understanding how and why most urban residents in Africa are excluded from economic opportunities, his research into urban displacement in Lagos, and the importance of local actors in driving change.
- [Health, wellbeing and the importance of community experience](https://www.african-cities.org/health-wellbeing-and-the-importance-of-community-experience/) - Health, nutrition and wellbeing challenges faced by people living in African cities are considerable, but adverse outcomes are often masked in national and regional data and misrepresented in policy debates by the so-called “urban advantage”.
- [Creating sustainable growth and reducing poverty through structural transformation](https://www.african-cities.org/creating-sustainable-growth-and-reducing-poverty-through-structural-transformation/) - Structural transformation involves the movement of workers from low- and labour-intensive productivity sectors to high-productivity sectors.
- [Postdoc Profile: Ezana Haddis Weldeghebrael](https://www.african-cities.org/postdoc-profile-ezana-haddis-weldeghebrael/) - Ezana Haddis Weldeghebrael talks about his interest in the political processes shaping development, his research into how informal settlement residents mobilise to improve their living conditions, and what he's most enjoying about the ACRC fellowship.
- [ACRC at the DSA Conference: The political economy of urban reform in Africa](https://www.african-cities.org/acrc-at-the-dsa-conference-the-political-economy-of-urban-reform-in-africa/) - The African Cities Research Consortium (ACRC) is convening a panel at the upcoming Development Studies Association (DSA) Conference on Wednesday 6 July: ‘The political economy of urban reform in Africa: From analysis to action’.
- [Postdoc Profile: Smith Ouma](https://www.african-cities.org/postdoc-profile-smith-ouma/) - Smith Ouma talks about his focus on rights-based approaches to development, his work as part of ACRC's informal settlements domain, and why he's excited to be part of the consortium.
- [ACRC Harare team engages city council in an uptake-related session](https://www.african-cities.org/acrc-harare-team-engages-city-council-in-an-uptake-related-session/) - ACRC’s research activities in Harare have gone up a gear following an interim workshop hosted in March this year and, more recently, an uptake meeting with City of Harare officials.
- [Reflections from Nairobi: ACRC’s first consortium-wide workshop](https://www.african-cities.org/reflections-from-nairobi-acrcs-first-consortium-wide-workshop/) - It has been an exciting month for the African Cities Research Consortium, as members from across the consortium met together in person for the first time in Nairobi.
- [Postdoc Profile: Matthew Sharp](https://www.african-cities.org/postdoc-profile-matthew-sharp/) - Matthew Sharp talks about his research background, his interest in zoning regulations and land use policies, and the importance of economics within urban planning.
- [Youth empowerment and development in African cities](https://www.african-cities.org/youth-empowerment-and-development-in-african-cities/) - Young people are central to the opportunities, challenges and crises facing African cities. With 70% of sub-Saharan Africa under the age of 30, urban youth is set to play a potentially game-changing role in development outcomes across African cities in the coming decades.
- [Enhancing livelihoods in urban neighbourhoods and districts](https://www.african-cities.org/enhancing-livelihoods-in-urban-neighbourhoods-and-districts/) - More than 80% of urban workers in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) work in the informal sector, according to the ILO. Most work in household microenterprises (HMEs), informal businesses employing the entrepreneur either alone, or together with members of their household.
- [Securing the right to adequate housing in African cities](https://www.african-cities.org/securing-the-right-to-adequate-housing-in-african-cities/) - A lack of adequate housing is one of the most prominent challenges facing urban Africa. Housing – whether in the form of informal or formal dwellings – is a basic human right, yet remains only an aspiration for most of Africa’s urban population.
- [Breaking the cycle of housing deprivation in Freetown’s informal settlements](https://www.african-cities.org/breaking-the-cycle-of-housing-deprivation-in-freetowns-informal-settlements/) - For more than 30% of Freetown households, access to housing takes place in one of its 60 informal settlements. The most likely scenario for those looking for a place to live in one of Freetown’s informal settlements is that they will end up living in a “panbody” shack, which is a small room made of zinc.
- [Urban land and connectivity](https://www.african-cities.org/urban-land-and-connectivity/) - Land is a highly political and emotive issue, given its economic, social, environmental and cultural value. Campaigns for redistribution of land rights have often been central to government legitimation efforts across Africa, although these have often focused on rural land.
- [Urban Action Lab founder Shuaib Lwasa joins ACRC](https://www.african-cities.org/urban-action-lab-founder-shuaib-lwasa-joins-acrc/) - We are delighted to welcome Shuaib Lwasa, founder of the Urban Action Lab at Makerere University, to the African Cities Research Consortium’s senior management team.
- [Addressing the drivers of urban insecurity](https://www.african-cities.org/addressing-the-drivers-of-urban-insecurity/) - Many residents of African cities are vulnerable to widespread manifestations of violence, including crime, political and ethnically motivated intimidation, and threats to property, both housing and land rights. These residents thus feel insecure, due to the risk of personal and communal harm and loss or damage to property.
- [Postdoc Profile: Miriam Maina](https://www.african-cities.org/postdoc-profile-miriam-maina/) - Miriam Maina talks about her background in urban planning, her interest in how towns and cities come together and the different actors involved, and why she is excited to be part of ACRC's multisectoral community.
- [Grant awarded for land value study in Kigali](https://www.african-cities.org/grant-awarded-for-land-value-study-in-kigali/) - We are pleased to announce that ACRC postdoc Matthew Sharp has been awarded a Young Researcher’s Grant by the International Growth Centre, worth £7,950.
- [Postdoc Profile: Abdifatah Tahir](https://www.african-cities.org/postdoc-profile-abdifatah-tahir/) - Abdifatah Tahir talks about his professional and research background, his work on urban land conflicts in Mogadishu, and why he sees critical infrastructures and management regimes as key to improving urban development in African cities.
- [Postdoc Profile: Elizabeth Dessie](https://www.african-cities.org/postdoc-profile-elizabeth-dessie/) - Elizabeth Dessie talks about her research background, her interest in rural–urban youth migration and how people experience urban life differently, and why she is excited to be a part of ACRC.
- [Addis Ababa yet to meet the needs of residents: What has to change](https://www.african-cities.org/addis-ababa-yet-to-meet-the-needs-of-residents-what-has-to-change/) - With an estimated population of more than 3.7 million people, Addis Ababa, the capital of Ethiopia, is home to about a quarter of Ethiopia’s urban population. The city generates well above 29% of Ethiopia’s urban GDP and 20% of national urban employment.
- [The political economy of urban reform in Africa: Call for papers](https://www.african-cities.org/the-political-economy-of-urban-reform-in-africa-call-for-papers/) - The African Cities Research Consortium (ACRC) will convene a panel at this year’s Development Studies Association Conference, exploring new research on the political economy of urban reform in African cities.
- [Can housing reform help cities deal with climate change whilst reducing poverty?](https://www.african-cities.org/can-housing-reform-help-cities-deal-with-climate-change-whilst-reducing-poverty/) - More than 1 billion people around the world currently lack access to adequate and affordable housing – a figure expected to triple by 2030. During this period, climate-related threats to the lives and livelihoods of urban residents are projected to increase, with decisions made around the location, design and construction of housing set to profoundly shape our collective future.
- [Invisibilising African cities and their populations](https://www.african-cities.org/invisibilising-african-cities-and-their-populations/) - How do you plan, manage and govern a city with no data about most of the population, most enterprises, most workers, most housing and often most land transactions and land use changes?
- [Getting to know Africa’s 100 largest cities](https://www.african-cities.org/getting-to-know-africas-100-largest-cities/) - This blog considers what we know about Africa’s 100 largest cities – responding to the third blog in this series, which looked at what we don’t know. This is with a particular focus on the drivers and other influences that shape contemporary urban change.
- [Accra’s major challenge is that politics gets in the way of progress](https://www.african-cities.org/accras-major-challenge-is-that-politics-gets-in-the-way-of-progress/) - In the last few decades, the metropolis of Ghana’s capital city, Accra, has grown rapidly, sprawling into neighbouring districts.
- [Citizen-government coalitions could hold the key to the reform of African cities](https://www.african-cities.org/citizen-government-coalitions-could-hold-the-key-to-the-reform-of-african-cities/) - Cities across Africa are growing at an astonishing rate. All 20 of Africa’s fastest growing cities have experienced average growth rates of more than 6% over the last decade.
- [Why urban poverty in sub-Saharan Africa needs more attention](https://www.african-cities.org/why-urban-poverty-in-sub-saharan-africa-needs-more-attention/) - The challenges facing urban economies in sub-Saharan Africa are considerable. Yet while development economics is a well-established field, relatively little attention has been paid to urban economies in the global South.
- [ACRC welcomes new cohort of postdoctoral research fellows](https://www.african-cities.org/acrc-welcomes-new-cohort-of-postdoctoral-research-fellows/) - We are delighted to welcome eight postdoctoral research fellows to the African Cities Research Consortium. Working across our eight urban development domains, the research fellows will be based at The University of Manchester’s Global Development Institute and will receive mentoring from dedicated members of the consortium’s research team.
- [Reflections from COP26: Can city-level climate action catalyse global change?](https://www.african-cities.org/reflections-from-cop26-can-city-level-climate-action-catalyse-global-change/) - We caught up with IIED's David Dodman to hear his thoughts on the urban agenda at COP26, what can be done at the city level to create large-scale impact, and what he hopes to see at COP27 in Egypt next year.
- [Applications now open for eight postdoctoral research fellowships at ACRC](https://www.african-cities.org/applications-now-open-for-eight-postdoctoral-research-fellowships-at-acrc/) - Do you have a commitment to driving positive urban change in African cities? Do you have a PhD in a relevant field, or are you close to completing one? Read on to find out more about our postdoctoral fellowships and how to apply…
- [The political opportunities and obstacles associated with Africa’s urban challenges](https://www.african-cities.org/the-political-opportunities-and-obstacles-associated-with-africas-urban-challenges/) - As part of the Development Studies Association Annual Conference, the African Cities Research Consortium (ACRC) hosted a roundtable discussion exploring 'The political opportunities and obstacles associated with Africa’s urban challenges'.
- [What are the largest cities in Africa – today and in 1800?](https://www.african-cities.org/what-are-the-largest-cities-in-africa-today-and-in-1800/) - We know relatively little about most of Africa’s pre-colonial urban history and the role of its cities. This is something especially pronounced in sub-Saharan Africa.
- [African cities from 500 AD to 1900](https://www.african-cities.org/african-cities-from-500-ad-to-1900/) - Most large African cities today were already well-established when colonial rule began to expand dramatically in the late 19th century. Most preceded the slave trade era too. This blog outlines the history of cities in Africa from 500 AD up to the late 19th century.
- [What we don’t know about Africa’s 100 largest cities](https://www.african-cities.org/what-we-dont-know-about-africas-100-largest-cities/) - This is the first of four blogs, considering what we know (and don’t know) about Africa’s 100 largest cities. Also to come are blogs on the thousands of urban centres that are not in the 100 largest city list.
- [Alternative data sources for cities and communities](https://www.african-cities.org/alternative-data-sources-for-cities-and-communities/) - Following on from our previous discussion on the deficiencies in official data needed for planning and governing cities, this blog looks at how city governments and community organisations are turning to other data sources.
- [Africa's fastest growing cities](https://www.african-cities.org/africas-fastest-growing-cities/) - It is striking how few of the world’s fastest growing cities are also among the largest. This is also the case for Africa. But the largest cities must have been among the fastest growing cities in the past, otherwise they would not be among the largest cities today.
- [Outside Africa’s largest cities](https://www.african-cities.org/outside-africas-largest-cities/) - Most of Africa’s urban population do not live in large cities. They live in thousands of small and intermediate urban centres. So how many of these can you name? When we think of urban change and urban issues, is it only the relatively few large cities that come to mind?
- [Partner Spotlight: Shack/Slum Dwellers International (SDI)](https://www.african-cities.org/partner-spotlight-shack-slum-dwellers-international-sdi/) - Shack/Slum Dwellers International is a network of slum/shack dweller organisations federated in cities in the global South, pioneering innovation in the field of community-driven slum upgrading. Over the past 20 years, SDI has built a global slum dweller movement spanning approximately 32 countries. The movement brings together more than 1 million slum dweller households into savings groups that prioritise the central participation of women, building trust and collective capacity.
- [Partner Spotlight: International Institute for Environment and Development (IIED)](https://www.african-cities.org/partner-spotlight-international-institute-for-environment-and-development-iied/) - The International Institute for Environment and Development (IIED) is a policy research institute, working for more equitable and sustainable development. Through partnerships with local organisations in cities in Africa, Asia and Latin America, IIED works to gather evidence, support advocacy, and influence key actors. IIED has four research areas: climate change, human settlements, natural resources, and shaping sustainable markets.
- [Partner Spotlight: ICLEI Africa](https://www.african-cities.org/partner-spotlight-iclei-africa/) - ICLEI Africa is the regional office that serves African cities, towns and regions, as part of ICLEI – Local Governments for Sustainability, a global network of more than 2,500 local and regional governments committed to sustainable urban development. Active in more than 125 countries, ICLEI influences sustainability policy and drives local action for low emission, nature-based, equitable, resilient and circular development.
- [Partner Spotlight: Partnership for African Social and Governance Research (PASGR)](https://www.african-cities.org/partner-spotlight-partnership-for-african-social-and-governance-research-pasgr/) - The Partnership for African Social and Governance Research (PASGR) is an independent, non-profit organisation based in Nairobi, working with partners across Africa and internationally to produce quality research that addresses public policy and development issues. PASGR is made up of three core programmes: research, education, and professional development and training.
- [Partner Spotlight: UNU-WIDER](https://www.african-cities.org/partner-spotlight-unu-wider/) - The United Nations University World Institute for Development Economics Research (UNU-WIDER) provides economic analysis and policy advice with the aim of promoting sustainable and equitable development for all. UNU-WIDER’s 2019-2023 programme focuses on the interlinked development challenges of transforming economies, states and societies, that are central to achieving the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
- [Partner Spotlight: International Rescue Committee (IRC)](https://www.african-cities.org/partner-spotlight-international-rescue-committee-irc/) - The International Rescue Committee (IRC) is a global humanitarian aid organisation that helps people whose lives and livelihoods are impacted by conflict and disaster to survive, recover and regain control of their future. The IRC’s dedicated innovation arm – the Airbel Impact Lab – combines on-the-ground expertise with disciplines including research, human-centred design, costing analysis and behavioural insights.
- [Partner Spotlight: The University of Manchester](https://www.african-cities.org/partner-spotlight-the-university-of-manchester/) - One of the world’s leading research institutions, The University of Manchester is dedicated to advancing the sustainable development goals through its research, education, public engagement and responsible campus operations. The University is the lead partner in the African Cities Research Consortium, with operations based out of the Global Development Institute (GDI), part of the School of Environment, Education and Development (SEED).
- [Valuing water in the Global South](https://www.african-cities.org/valuing-water-in-the-global-south/) - To mark World Water Day 2021, Diana Mitlin, Professor of Global Urbanism at The University of Manchester’s Global Development Institute, discusses the issues the Global South face when it comes to accessing clean water.
- [Webinar: an introduction to the African Cities Research Consortium](https://www.african-cities.org/webinar-an-introduction-to-the-african-cities-research-consortium/) - Catch up on our webinar introducing the African Cities Research Consortium (ACRC) and outlining how the Consortium and its international partners are planning to tackle complex, political and systemic problems in some of Africa’s fastest-growing urban areas.
- [Participatory urban planning in action](https://www.african-cities.org/participatory-urban-planning-in-action/) - In Bulawayo, Zimbabwe, local SDI groups have played a critical role in making participatory planning a reality.
- [The power of data in a pandemic: repurposing Muungano’s data-collection expertise to fight Covid-19 in Kenya](https://www.african-cities.org/the-power-of-data-in-a-pandemic-repurposing-muunganos-data-collection-expertise-to-fight-covid-19-in-kenya/) - Muungano wa Wanavijiji learned long ago that data in the hands of the community is a powerful tool. For over two decades the Muungano Alliance (comprising Muungano wa Wanavijiji, SDI Kenya and Akiba Mashinani Trust) has worked to build community data collection skills in settlement profiling, mapping and enumeration.
- [Symposium to celebrate the 75th anniversary of the 5th Pan-African Congress in Manchester](https://www.african-cities.org/symposium-to-celebrate-the-75th-anniversary-of-the-5th-pan-african-congress-in-manchester/) - On 17th October, the Global Development Institute held a day-long symposium to celebrate the 75th anniversary of the 5th Pan-African Congress which was held in Manchester.
- [Overcrowding, not density, makes cities more vulnerable to Covid-19](https://www.african-cities.org/overcrowding-not-density-makes-cities-more-vulnerable-to-covid-19/) - Covid-19 has brought a new realization to many governments and development agencies. Investment in towns and cities is essential. People need to live in healthy neighbourhoods with access to basic services. With this new interest, it is critical that appropriate learning takes place so that interventions can be successfully designed.
- [New African Cities Research Consortium Announced](https://www.african-cities.org/new-african-cities-research-consortium-announced/) - Researchers from the Global Development Institute have been awarded a new research contract of £32 million to establish the African Cities Research Consortium (ACRC), funded by the UK’s Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) as part of UK Aid.

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- [Working Paper 36](https://www.african-cities.org/publications/working-paper-36/) - Neighbourhood and district economic development: Domain report | Stephen Gelb
- [Nairobi](https://www.african-cities.org/nairobi/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.24.2″ _module_preset=”default” background_color=”rgba(10,10,10,0.2)” background_image=”https://www.african-cities.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/Nairobi.png” background_position=”top_center” background_blend=”overlay” custom_margin=”-156px||||false|false” custom_padding=”156px||29px||false|false” bottom_divider_style=”slant” bottom_divider_color=”gcid-12746f44-6a00-4529-8255-c2dcb3996273″ bottom_divider_height=”60px” bottom_divider_flip=”horizontal” hover_enabled=”0″ locked=”off” global_colors_info=”{%22gcid-12746f44-6a00-4529-8255-c2dcb3996273%22:%91%22bottom_divider_color%22%93}” sticky_enabled=”0″][et_pb_row column_structure=”2_3,1_3″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_margin=”2%|auto|2%|auto|false|false” custom_padding=”||||false|false” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”2_3″ _builder_version=”4.16″ global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.16″ text_text_color=”#FFFFFF” text_font_size=”18px” header_font=”Bebas Neue||||||||” header_text_color=”#17213b” header_font_size=”80px” header_2_font=”Bebas Neue||||||||” header_2_text_color=”#FFFFFF” header_2_font_size=”40px” header_2_line_height=”65px” header_3_font_size=”80px” header_3_line_height=”65px” header_4_font_size=”80px” header_4_line_height=”65px” header_5_font_size=”80px” header_5_line_height=”65px” header_6_font_size=”80px” header_6_line_height=”65px” background_enable_color=”off” background_layout=”dark” custom_margin=”||||false|false” custom_padding=”||||false|false” header_font_size_tablet=”70px” header_font_size_phone=”60px” header_font_size_last_edited=”on|phone” header_2_font_size_tablet=”70px” header_2_font_size_phone=”60px”
- [Lagos](https://www.african-cities.org/lagos/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.24.2″ _module_preset=”default” background_image=”https://www.african-cities.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/Lagos-header.png” background_position=”top_center” custom_margin=”-156px||||false|false” custom_padding=”156px||29px||false|false” bottom_divider_style=”slant” bottom_divider_color=”gcid-12746f44-6a00-4529-8255-c2dcb3996273″ bottom_divider_height=”60px” bottom_divider_flip=”horizontal” hover_enabled=”0″ locked=”off” global_colors_info=”{%22gcid-12746f44-6a00-4529-8255-c2dcb3996273%22:%91%22bottom_divider_color%22%93}” background_color=”rgba(10,10,10,0.2)” background_blend=”overlay” sticky_enabled=”0″][et_pb_row column_structure=”2_3,1_3″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_margin=”2%|auto|2%|auto|false|false” custom_padding=”||||false|false” locked=”off” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”2_3″ _builder_version=”4.16″ global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.16″ text_text_color=”#FFFFFF” text_font_size=”18px” header_font=”Bebas Neue||||||||” header_text_color=”#17213b” header_font_size=”80px” header_2_font=”Bebas Neue||||||||” header_2_text_color=”#FFFFFF” header_2_font_size=”40px” header_2_line_height=”65px” header_3_font_size=”80px” header_3_line_height=”65px” header_4_font_size=”80px” header_4_line_height=”65px” header_5_font_size=”80px” header_5_line_height=”65px” header_6_font_size=”80px” header_6_line_height=”65px” background_enable_color=”off” background_layout=”dark” custom_margin=”||||false|false” custom_padding=”||||false|false” header_font_size_tablet=”70px” header_font_size_phone=”60px” header_font_size_last_edited=”on|phone” header_2_font_size_tablet=”70px”
- [Accra](https://www.african-cities.org/accra/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.24.2″ _module_preset=”default” background_color=”rgba(10,10,10,0.2)” background_image=”https://www.african-cities.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/Accra-header.png” background_blend=”overlay” custom_margin=”-156px||||false|false” custom_padding=”156px||29px||false|false” bottom_divider_style=”slant” bottom_divider_color=”gcid-12746f44-6a00-4529-8255-c2dcb3996273″ bottom_divider_height=”60px” bottom_divider_flip=”horizontal” locked=”off” global_colors_info=”{%22gcid-12746f44-6a00-4529-8255-c2dcb3996273%22:%91%22bottom_divider_color%22%93}”][et_pb_row column_structure=”2_3,1_3″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_margin=”2%|auto|2%|auto|false|false” custom_padding=”||||false|false” locked=”off” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”2_3″ _builder_version=”4.16″ global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.16″ text_text_color=”#FFFFFF” text_font_size=”18px” header_font=”Bebas Neue||||||||” header_text_color=”#17213b” header_font_size=”80px” header_2_font=”Bebas Neue||||||||” header_2_text_color=”#FFFFFF” header_2_font_size=”40px” header_2_line_height=”65px” header_3_font_size=”80px” header_3_line_height=”65px” header_4_font_size=”80px” header_4_line_height=”65px” header_5_font_size=”80px” header_5_line_height=”65px” header_6_font_size=”80px” header_6_line_height=”65px” background_enable_color=”off” background_layout=”dark” custom_margin=”||||false|false” custom_padding=”||||false|false” header_font_size_tablet=”70px” header_font_size_phone=”60px” header_font_size_last_edited=”on|phone” header_2_font_size_tablet=”70px” header_2_font_size_phone=”60px” header_2_font_size_last_edited=”on|phone” header_2_line_height_tablet=””
- [Kampala](https://www.african-cities.org/kampala/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.24.2″ _module_preset=”default” background_color=”rgba(10,10,10,0.2)” background_image=”https://www.african-cities.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/Kampala-header.png” background_blend=”overlay” custom_margin=”-156px||||false|false” custom_padding=”156px||29px||false|false” bottom_divider_style=”slant” bottom_divider_color=”gcid-12746f44-6a00-4529-8255-c2dcb3996273″ bottom_divider_height=”60px” bottom_divider_flip=”horizontal” locked=”off” global_colors_info=”{%22gcid-12746f44-6a00-4529-8255-c2dcb3996273%22:%91%22bottom_divider_color%22%93}”][et_pb_row column_structure=”2_3,1_3″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_margin=”2%|auto|2%|auto|false|false” custom_padding=”||||false|false” locked=”off” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”2_3″ _builder_version=”4.16″ global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.16″ text_text_color=”#FFFFFF” text_font_size=”18px” header_font=”Bebas Neue||||||||” header_text_color=”#17213b” header_font_size=”80px” header_2_font=”Bebas Neue||||||||” header_2_text_color=”#FFFFFF” header_2_font_size=”40px” header_2_line_height=”65px” header_3_font_size=”80px” header_3_line_height=”65px” header_4_font_size=”80px” header_4_line_height=”65px” header_5_font_size=”80px” header_5_line_height=”65px” header_6_font_size=”80px” header_6_line_height=”65px” background_enable_color=”off” background_layout=”dark” custom_margin=”||||false|false” custom_padding=”||||false|false” header_font_size_tablet=”70px” header_font_size_phone=”60px” header_font_size_last_edited=”on|phone” header_2_font_size_tablet=”70px” header_2_font_size_phone=”60px” header_2_font_size_last_edited=”on|phone” header_2_line_height_tablet=””
- [Bukavu](https://www.african-cities.org/bukavu/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” background_image=”https://www.african-cities.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/Bukavu-header.png” custom_margin=”-156px||||false|false” custom_padding=”156px||29px||false|false” bottom_divider_style=”slant” bottom_divider_color=”#4fd4ed” bottom_divider_height=”60px” bottom_divider_flip=”horizontal” locked=”off” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row column_structure=”2_3,1_3″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_margin=”2%|auto|2%|auto|false|false” custom_padding=”||||false|false” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”2_3″ _builder_version=”4.16″ global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.16″ text_text_color=”#FFFFFF” text_font_size=”18px” header_font=”Bebas Neue||||||||” header_text_color=”#17213b” header_font_size=”80px” header_2_font=”Bebas Neue||||||||” header_2_text_color=”#FFFFFF” header_2_font_size=”40px” header_2_line_height=”65px” header_3_font_size=”80px” header_3_line_height=”65px” header_4_font_size=”80px” header_4_line_height=”65px” header_5_font_size=”80px” header_5_line_height=”65px” header_6_font_size=”80px” header_6_line_height=”65px” background_enable_color=”off” background_layout=”dark” custom_margin=”||||false|false” custom_padding=”||||false|false” header_font_size_tablet=”70px” header_font_size_phone=”60px” header_font_size_last_edited=”on|phone” header_2_font_size_tablet=”70px” header_2_font_size_phone=”60px” header_2_font_size_last_edited=”on|phone” header_2_line_height_tablet=”” header_2_line_height_phone=”” header_2_line_height_last_edited=”on|phone” header_3_font_size_tablet=”70px”
- [Working Paper 34](https://www.african-cities.org/publications/working-paper-34/) - Bukavu : Rapport sur la ville By Emery Mushagalusa Mudinga, Aymar Nyenyezi Bisoka et Philippe Mulumeoderhwa Kaganda
- [Working Paper 35](https://www.african-cities.org/publications/working-paper-35/) - Kampala: Health, wellbeing and nutrition | Gloria Seruwagi, Henry Bazira, Maria Ssematiko, Jacqueline Kobusingye, Dorcus Kabahinda and Catherine Nakidde
- [Working Paper 33](https://www.african-cities.org/publications/working-paper-33/) - Bukavu: City report By Emery Mushagalusa Mudinga, Aymar Nyenyezi Bisoka and Philippe Mulumeoderhwa Kaganda
- [Working Paper 32](https://www.african-cities.org/publications/working-paper-32/) - Lagos: City report | Taibat Lawanson, Lindsay Sawyer and Damilola Olalekan
- [Addis Ababa](https://www.african-cities.org/addis-ababa/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” background_color=”rgba(10,10,10,0.3)” background_image=”https://www.african-cities.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/Addis-Ababa-background.png” background_blend=”overlay” custom_margin=”-156px||||false|false” custom_padding=”156px||29px||false|false” bottom_divider_style=”slant” bottom_divider_color=”#ffd600″ bottom_divider_height=”60px” bottom_divider_flip=”horizontal” locked=”off” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row column_structure=”2_3,1_3″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_margin=”2%|auto|2%|auto|false|false” custom_padding=”||||false|false” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”2_3″ _builder_version=”4.16″ global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.16″ text_text_color=”#FFFFFF” text_font_size=”18px” header_font=”Bebas Neue||||||||” header_text_color=”#17213b” header_font_size=”80px” header_2_font=”Bebas Neue||||||||” header_2_text_color=”#FFFFFF” header_2_font_size=”40px” header_2_line_height=”65px” header_3_font_size=”80px” header_3_line_height=”65px” header_4_font_size=”80px” header_4_line_height=”65px” header_5_font_size=”80px” header_5_line_height=”65px” header_6_font_size=”80px” header_6_line_height=”65px” background_enable_color=”off” background_layout=”dark” custom_margin=”||||false|false” custom_padding=”||||false|false” header_font_size_tablet=”70px” header_font_size_phone=”60px” header_font_size_last_edited=”on|phone” header_2_font_size_tablet=”70px” header_2_font_size_phone=”60px” header_2_font_size_last_edited=”on|phone” header_2_line_height_tablet=”” header_2_line_height_phone=””
- [Working Paper 31](https://www.african-cities.org/publications/working-paper-31/) - Addis Ababa: City report | Tegegne Gebre-Egziabher
- [Working Paper 30](https://www.african-cities.org/publications/working-paper-30/) - Food security in a context of war, mineral rush and population explosion: The case of Bukavu, Eastern DRC | Bossissi Nkuba, Liliane Nabintu Kabagale, Ayagirwelarha Cishibanji, Pacifique Mwene-Batu, Adrien Burume and Ghislain Bisimwa Balaluka
- [Crosscutting themes](https://www.african-cities.org/crosscutting-themes/) - Climate change, gender and finance are significant themes that cut across ACRC's research at city and domain level.
- [Working Paper 29](https://www.african-cities.org/publications/working-paper-29/) - Gender: Crosscutting report | Katy Davis, Patience Adzande, Nicola Banks, Elizabeth Dessie, Olha Homonchuk, Wangui Kimari, Paula Meth, Sia Morenike Tengbe, Patience Mudimu-Matsangaise, Charity Mwangi, Teurai Anna Nyamangara, Martha Sibanda, Sally Theobald and Rachel Tolhurst
- [Maiduguri](https://www.african-cities.org/maiduguri/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ next_background_color=”#4FD4ED” _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” background_color=”rgba(10,10,10,0.3)” background_image=”https://www.african-cities.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/Maiduguri-background.png” background_blend=”overlay” custom_margin=”-156px||||false|false” custom_padding=”156px||29px||false|false” bottom_divider_style=”slant” bottom_divider_height=”60px” bottom_divider_flip=”horizontal” locked=”off” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row column_structure=”2_3,1_3″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_margin=”2%|auto|2%|auto|false|false” custom_padding=”||||false|false” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”2_3″ _builder_version=”4.16″ global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.16″ text_text_color=”#FFFFFF” text_font_size=”18px” header_font=”Bebas Neue||||||||” header_text_color=”#17213b” header_font_size=”80px” header_2_font=”Bebas Neue||||||||” header_2_text_color=”#FFFFFF” header_2_font_size=”40px” header_2_line_height=”65px” header_3_font_size=”80px” header_3_line_height=”65px” header_4_font_size=”80px” header_4_line_height=”65px” header_5_font_size=”80px” header_5_line_height=”65px” header_6_font_size=”80px” header_6_line_height=”65px” background_enable_color=”off” background_layout=”dark” custom_margin=”||||false|false” custom_padding=”||||false|false” header_font_size_tablet=”70px” header_font_size_phone=”60px” header_font_size_last_edited=”on|phone” header_2_font_size_tablet=”70px” header_2_font_size_phone=”60px” header_2_font_size_last_edited=”on|phone” header_2_line_height_tablet=”” header_2_line_height_phone=””
- [Working Paper 14](https://www.african-cities.org/publications/working-paper-14/) - Maiduguri: City report | Katja Starc Card, Imrana Buba, Abubakar K Monguno, Haruna Ayuba, Kingsley L Madueke and Stephen B Ajadi
- [Working Paper 28](https://www.african-cities.org/publications/working-paper-28/) - Municipal finance: Crosscutting report | Astrid RN Haas and Gundula Löffler
- [Working Paper 17](https://www.african-cities.org/publications/working-paper-17/) - Youth and capability development: Domain report | Olha Homonchuk, Elizabeth Dessie, Nicola Banks, Katja Starc Card, Susan Nicolai, Nansozi K Muwanga, Imrana Buba, Zainab Hassan, Haja R Wurie and Eyob Balcha Gebremariam
- [Youth and capability development](https://www.african-cities.org/youth-and-capability-development/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.24.2″ _module_preset=”default” background_image=”https://www.african-cities.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/Youth-and-capability-development-header.png” custom_margin=”-156px||||false|false” custom_padding=”156px||29px||false|false” top_divider_color=”gcid-8d354a7d-a134-4760-9b08-6d750d18eb6a” bottom_divider_style=”slant” bottom_divider_color=”gcid-8d354a7d-a134-4760-9b08-6d750d18eb6a” bottom_divider_height=”60px” bottom_divider_flip=”horizontal” locked=”off” global_colors_info=”{%22gcid-8d354a7d-a134-4760-9b08-6d750d18eb6a%22:%91%22bottom_divider_color%22%93}”][et_pb_row column_structure=”2_3,1_3″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_margin=”2%|auto|2%|auto|false|false” custom_padding=”||0px||false|false” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”2_3″ _builder_version=”4.16″ global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.16″ text_text_color=”#FFFFFF” text_font_size=”18px” header_font=”Bebas Neue||||||||” header_text_color=”#17213b” header_font_size=”80px” header_2_font=”Bebas Neue||||||||” header_2_text_color=”#FFFFFF” header_2_font_size=”40px” header_2_line_height=”65px” header_3_font_size=”80px” header_3_line_height=”65px” header_4_font_size=”80px” header_4_line_height=”65px” header_5_font_size=”80px” header_5_line_height=”65px” header_6_font_size=”80px” header_6_line_height=”65px” background_enable_color=”off” background_layout=”dark” custom_margin=”||||false|false” custom_padding=”0px||||false|false” header_font_size_tablet=”70px” header_font_size_phone=”60px” header_font_size_last_edited=”on|phone” header_2_font_size_tablet=”70px” header_2_font_size_phone=”60px” header_2_font_size_last_edited=”on|phone” header_2_line_height_tablet=”” header_2_line_height_phone=”” header_2_line_height_last_edited=”on|phone”
- [Working Paper 27](https://www.african-cities.org/publications/working-paper-27/) - Climate change: Crosscutting report | Hayley Leck, Zakiyya Atkins, Luka Dreyer, Yakhuluntu Dubazana, Clara Marais, Lorena Pasquini, Tashi Piprek, Meggan Spires and Kate Strachan
- [Working Paper 26](https://www.african-cities.org/publications/working-paper-26/) - The political economy of structural transformation in African cities: Insights from the Deals and Development framework | Kunal Sen
- [Working Paper 25](https://www.african-cities.org/publications/working-paper-25/) - Kampala: City report | Paul Isolo Mukwaya, Judith Mbabazi and Henrik Ernstson
- [Working Paper 24](https://www.african-cities.org/publications/working-paper-24/) - Nairobi: City report | Alice Sverdlik, Linda Nkatha Gichuiya, Zoltán Glück, Karuti Kanyinga, Wangui Kimari, Joshua Magero, Miriam Maina, George Michuki, Veronica Mwangi, Baraka Mwau, Inviolata Njoroge, Lilian Otiso and Samuel Owuor
- [Structural transformation](https://www.african-cities.org/structural-transformation/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.24.2″ _module_preset=”default” background_image=”https://www.african-cities.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/Structural-transformation-header.png” custom_margin=”-156px||||false|false” custom_padding=”156px||29px||false|false” top_divider_color=”gcid-8d354a7d-a134-4760-9b08-6d750d18eb6a” bottom_divider_style=”slant” bottom_divider_height=”60px” bottom_divider_flip=”horizontal” hover_enabled=”0″ locked=”off” global_colors_info=”{%22gcid-8d354a7d-a134-4760-9b08-6d750d18eb6a%22:%91%22bottom_divider_color%22%93}” bottom_divider_color=”gcid-8d354a7d-a134-4760-9b08-6d750d18eb6a” sticky_enabled=”0″][et_pb_row column_structure=”2_3,1_3″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_margin=”2%|auto|2%|auto|false|false” custom_padding=”||0px||false|false” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”2_3″ _builder_version=”4.16″ global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.16″ text_text_color=”#FFFFFF” text_font_size=”18px” header_font=”Bebas Neue||||||||” header_text_color=”#17213b” header_font_size=”80px” header_2_font=”Bebas Neue||||||||” header_2_text_color=”#FFFFFF” header_2_font_size=”40px” header_2_line_height=”65px” header_3_font_size=”80px” header_3_line_height=”65px” header_4_font_size=”80px” header_4_line_height=”65px” header_5_font_size=”80px” header_5_line_height=”65px” header_6_font_size=”80px” header_6_line_height=”65px” background_enable_color=”off” background_layout=”dark” custom_margin=”||||false|false” custom_padding=”0px||||false|false” header_font_size_tablet=”70px” header_font_size_phone=”60px” header_font_size_last_edited=”on|phone” header_2_font_size_tablet=”70px” header_2_font_size_phone=”60px” header_2_font_size_last_edited=”on|phone” header_2_line_height_tablet=””
- [Dar es Salaam](https://www.african-cities.org/dar-es-salaam/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” background_color=”rgba(10,10,10,0.3)” background_image=”https://www.african-cities.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/Dar-es-Salaam-header.png” background_blend=”overlay” custom_margin=”-156px||||false|false” custom_padding=”156px||29px||false|false” bottom_divider_style=”slant” bottom_divider_color=”#00D673″ bottom_divider_height=”60px” bottom_divider_flip=”horizontal” locked=”off” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row column_structure=”2_3,1_3″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_margin=”2%|auto|2%|auto|false|false” custom_padding=”||||false|false” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”2_3″ _builder_version=”4.16″ global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.16″ text_text_color=”#FFFFFF” text_font_size=”18px” header_font=”Bebas Neue||||||||” header_text_color=”#17213b” header_font_size=”80px” header_2_font=”Bebas Neue||||||||” header_2_text_color=”#FFFFFF” header_2_font_size=”40px” header_2_line_height=”65px” header_3_font_size=”80px” header_3_line_height=”65px” header_4_font_size=”80px” header_4_line_height=”65px” header_5_font_size=”80px” header_5_line_height=”65px” header_6_font_size=”80px” header_6_line_height=”65px” background_enable_color=”off” background_layout=”dark” custom_margin=”||||false|false” custom_padding=”||||false|false” header_font_size_tablet=”70px” header_font_size_phone=”60px” header_font_size_last_edited=”on|phone” header_2_font_size_tablet=”70px” header_2_font_size_phone=”60px” header_2_font_size_last_edited=”on|phone” header_2_line_height_tablet=”” header_2_line_height_phone=””
- [Working Paper 23](https://www.african-cities.org/publications/working-paper-23/) - Dar es Salaam: City report | Wilbard Jackson Kombe and Florence Muheirwe
- [Consortium Advisory Group](https://www.african-cities.org/consortium-advisory-group/) - ACRC’s consortium advisory group (CAG) is an interdisciplinary body, independent from The University of Manchester and comprising individuals from outside the partnership to act in an advisory capacity.
- [Working Paper 22](https://www.african-cities.org/publications/working-paper-22/) - Accra: City report | Abdul-Gafaru Abdulai
- [Working Paper 21](https://www.african-cities.org/publications/working-paper-21/) - Urbanisation, climate change and structural transformation in Accra, Ghana | Michael Danquah, Bazoumana Ouattara, Williams Ohemeng and Alfred Barimah
- [Mogadishu](https://www.african-cities.org/mogadishu/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ next_background_color=”#00D673″ _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” background_image=”https://www.african-cities.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/Mogadishu-header.png” background_position=”top_center” custom_margin=”-156px||||false|false” custom_padding=”156px||29px||false|false” bottom_divider_style=”slant” bottom_divider_height=”60px” bottom_divider_flip=”horizontal” locked=”off” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row column_structure=”2_3,1_3″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_margin=”2%|auto|2%|auto|false|false” custom_padding=”||||false|false” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”2_3″ _builder_version=”4.16″ global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.16″ text_text_color=”#FFFFFF” text_font_size=”18px” header_font=”Bebas Neue||||||||” header_text_color=”#17213b” header_font_size=”80px” header_2_font=”Bebas Neue||||||||” header_2_text_color=”#FFFFFF” header_2_font_size=”40px” header_2_line_height=”65px” header_3_font_size=”80px” header_3_line_height=”65px” header_4_font_size=”80px” header_4_line_height=”65px” header_5_font_size=”80px” header_5_line_height=”65px” header_6_font_size=”80px” header_6_line_height=”65px” background_enable_color=”off” background_layout=”dark” custom_margin=”||||false|false” custom_padding=”||||false|false” header_font_size_tablet=”70px” header_font_size_phone=”60px” header_font_size_last_edited=”on|phone” header_2_font_size_tablet=”70px” header_2_font_size_phone=”60px” header_2_font_size_last_edited=”on|phone” header_2_line_height_tablet=”” header_2_line_height_phone=”” header_2_line_height_last_edited=”on|phone”
- [Working Paper 20](https://www.african-cities.org/publications/working-paper-20/) - Mogadishu: City report | Afyare A Elmi and Faisal N Ali
- [Working Paper 19](https://www.african-cities.org/publications/working-paper-19/) - Harare: City report | George Masimba and Anna Walnycki
- [Freetown](https://www.african-cities.org/freetown/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” background_image=”https://www.african-cities.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/Freetown-header.png” custom_margin=”-156px||||false|false” custom_padding=”156px||29px||false|false” bottom_divider_style=”slant” bottom_divider_color=”gcid-e610b71b-8f41-4df7-a1df-4c8f6b9fe326″ bottom_divider_height=”60px” bottom_divider_flip=”horizontal” locked=”off” global_colors_info=”{%22gcid-e610b71b-8f41-4df7-a1df-4c8f6b9fe326%22:%91%22bottom_divider_color%22%93}”][et_pb_row column_structure=”2_3,1_3″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_margin=”2%|auto|2%|auto|false|false” custom_padding=”||||false|false” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”2_3″ _builder_version=”4.16″ global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.16″ text_text_color=”#FFFFFF” text_font_size=”18px” header_font=”Bebas Neue||||||||” header_text_color=”#17213b” header_font_size=”80px” header_2_font=”Bebas Neue||||||||” header_2_text_color=”#FFFFFF” header_2_font_size=”40px” header_2_line_height=”65px” header_3_font_size=”80px” header_3_line_height=”65px” header_4_font_size=”80px” header_4_line_height=”65px” header_5_font_size=”80px” header_5_line_height=”65px” header_6_font_size=”80px” header_6_line_height=”65px” background_enable_color=”off” background_layout=”dark” custom_margin=”||||false|false” custom_padding=”||||false|false” header_font_size_tablet=”70px” header_font_size_phone=”60px” header_font_size_last_edited=”on|phone” header_2_font_size_tablet=”70px” header_2_font_size_phone=”60px” header_2_font_size_last_edited=”on|phone” header_2_line_height_tablet=”” header_2_line_height_phone=”” header_2_line_height_last_edited=”on|phone” header_3_font_size_tablet=”70px”
- [Working Paper 16](https://www.african-cities.org/publications/working-paper-16/) - Freetown: City report | Joseph M Macarthy
- [Informal settlements](https://www.african-cities.org/informal-settlements/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.24.2″ _module_preset=”default” background_image=”https://www.african-cities.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/Informal-settlements-header.png” custom_margin=”-156px||||false|false” custom_padding=”156px||29px||false|false” top_divider_color=”gcid-8d354a7d-a134-4760-9b08-6d750d18eb6a” bottom_divider_style=”slant” bottom_divider_color=”gcid-8d354a7d-a134-4760-9b08-6d750d18eb6a” bottom_divider_height=”60px” bottom_divider_flip=”horizontal” locked=”off” global_colors_info=”{%22gcid-8d354a7d-a134-4760-9b08-6d750d18eb6a%22:%91%22bottom_divider_color%22%93}”][et_pb_row column_structure=”2_3,1_3″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_margin=”2%|auto|2%|auto|false|false” custom_padding=”||0px||false|false” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”2_3″ _builder_version=”4.16″ global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.24.2″ text_text_color=”#FFFFFF” text_font_size=”18px” header_font=”Bebas Neue||||||||” header_text_color=”#17213b” header_font_size=”80px” header_2_font=”Bebas Neue||||||||” header_2_text_color=”#FFFFFF” header_2_font_size=”40px” header_2_line_height=”65px” header_3_font_size=”80px” header_3_line_height=”65px” header_4_font_size=”80px” header_4_line_height=”65px” header_5_font_size=”80px” header_5_line_height=”65px” header_6_font_size=”80px” header_6_line_height=”65px” background_enable_color=”off” background_layout=”dark” custom_margin=”||||false|false” custom_padding=”30px||||false|false” hover_enabled=”0″ header_font_size_tablet=”70px” header_font_size_phone=”60px” header_font_size_last_edited=”on|phone” header_2_font_size_tablet=”70px” header_2_font_size_phone=”60px” header_2_font_size_last_edited=”on|phone” header_2_line_height_tablet=”” header_2_line_height_phone=””
- [Housing](https://www.african-cities.org/housing/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.24.2″ _module_preset=”default” background_image=”https://www.african-cities.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/Housing-header.png” custom_margin=”-156px||||false|false” custom_padding=”156px||29px||false|false” top_divider_color=”gcid-8d354a7d-a134-4760-9b08-6d750d18eb6a” bottom_divider_style=”slant” bottom_divider_height=”60px” bottom_divider_flip=”horizontal” hover_enabled=”0″ locked=”off” global_colors_info=”{%22gcid-8d354a7d-a134-4760-9b08-6d750d18eb6a%22:%91%22bottom_divider_color%22%93}” bottom_divider_color=”gcid-8d354a7d-a134-4760-9b08-6d750d18eb6a” sticky_enabled=”0″][et_pb_row column_structure=”2_3,1_3″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_margin=”2%|auto|2%|auto|false|false” custom_padding=”||0px||false|false” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”2_3″ _builder_version=”4.16″ global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.24.2″ text_text_color=”#FFFFFF” text_font_size=”18px” header_font=”Bebas Neue||||||||” header_text_color=”#17213b” header_font_size=”80px” header_2_font=”Bebas Neue||||||||” header_2_text_color=”#FFFFFF” header_2_font_size=”40px” header_2_line_height=”65px” header_3_font_size=”80px” header_3_line_height=”65px” header_4_font_size=”80px” header_4_line_height=”65px” header_5_font_size=”80px” header_5_line_height=”65px” header_6_font_size=”80px” header_6_line_height=”65px” background_enable_color=”off” background_layout=”dark” custom_margin=”||||false|false” custom_padding=”30px||||false|false” hover_enabled=”0″ header_font_size_tablet=”70px” header_font_size_phone=”60px” header_font_size_last_edited=”on|phone” header_2_font_size_tablet=”70px” header_2_font_size_phone=”60px” header_2_font_size_last_edited=”on|phone”
- [Working Paper 18](https://www.african-cities.org/publications/working-paper-18/) - Housing: Domain report | Miriam Maina, Ezana Haddis Weldeghebrael, Alexandre Apsan Frediani and Ola Uduku
- [Health, wellbeing and nutrition](https://www.african-cities.org/health-wellbeing-and-nutrition/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.24.2″ _module_preset=”default” background_image=”https://www.african-cities.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/Health-wellbeing-and-nutrition-header.png” custom_margin=”-156px||||false|false” custom_padding=”156px||29px||false|false” top_divider_color=”gcid-8d354a7d-a134-4760-9b08-6d750d18eb6a” bottom_divider_style=”slant” bottom_divider_color=”gcid-8d354a7d-a134-4760-9b08-6d750d18eb6a” bottom_divider_height=”60px” bottom_divider_flip=”horizontal” locked=”off” global_colors_info=”{%22gcid-8d354a7d-a134-4760-9b08-6d750d18eb6a%22:%91%22bottom_divider_color%22%93}”][et_pb_row column_structure=”2_3,1_3″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_margin=”2%|auto|2%|auto|false|false” custom_padding=”||0px||false|false” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”2_3″ _builder_version=”4.16″ global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.16″ text_text_color=”#FFFFFF” text_font_size=”18px” header_font=”Bebas Neue||||||||” header_text_color=”#17213b” header_font_size=”80px” header_2_font=”Bebas Neue||||||||” header_2_text_color=”#FFFFFF” header_2_font_size=”40px” header_2_line_height=”65px” header_3_font_size=”80px” header_3_line_height=”65px” header_4_font_size=”80px” header_4_line_height=”65px” header_5_font_size=”80px” header_5_line_height=”65px” header_6_font_size=”80px” header_6_line_height=”65px” background_enable_color=”off” background_layout=”dark” custom_margin=”||||false|false” custom_padding=”||||false|false” header_font_size_tablet=”70px” header_font_size_phone=”60px” header_font_size_last_edited=”on|phone” header_2_font_size_tablet=”70px” header_2_font_size_phone=”60px” header_2_font_size_last_edited=”on|phone” header_2_line_height_tablet=”” header_2_line_height_phone=”” header_2_line_height_last_edited=”on|phone”
- [Lilongwe](https://www.african-cities.org/lilongwe/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ next_background_color=”#FFD600″ _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” background_image=”https://www.african-cities.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/Lilongwe-header.png” custom_margin=”-156px||||false|false” custom_padding=”156px||29px||false|false” bottom_divider_style=”slant” bottom_divider_height=”60px” bottom_divider_flip=”horizontal” locked=”off” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row column_structure=”2_3,1_3″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_margin=”2%|auto|2%|auto|false|false” custom_padding=”||||false|false” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”2_3″ _builder_version=”4.16″ global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.16″ text_text_color=”#FFFFFF” text_font_size=”18px” header_font=”Bebas Neue||||||||” header_text_color=”#17213b” header_font_size=”80px” header_2_font=”Bebas Neue||||||||” header_2_text_color=”#FFFFFF” header_2_font_size=”40px” header_2_line_height=”65px” header_3_font_size=”80px” header_3_line_height=”65px” header_4_font_size=”80px” header_4_line_height=”65px” header_5_font_size=”80px” header_5_line_height=”65px” header_6_font_size=”80px” header_6_line_height=”65px” background_enable_color=”off” background_layout=”dark” custom_margin=”||||false|false” custom_padding=”||||false|false” header_font_size_tablet=”70px” header_font_size_phone=”60px” header_font_size_last_edited=”on|phone” header_2_font_size_tablet=”70px” header_2_font_size_phone=”60px” header_2_font_size_last_edited=”on|phone” header_2_line_height_tablet=”” header_2_line_height_phone=”” header_2_line_height_last_edited=”on|phone” header_3_font_size_tablet=”70px”
- [Working Paper 15](https://www.african-cities.org/publications/working-paper-15/) - Health, wellbeing and nutrition: Domain report | Cecilia Tacoli, Rachel Tolhurst, Paul Currie, Henry Bazira, Wiseman Chijere Chirwa, Lamech Malekano Chimphero, Ayagirwelarha Cishibanji, Katy Davis, Mary H Hodges, Muallem Kamara, Liliane Nabintu Kabagale, Regina Mamidy Yillah, Veronica Mwangi, Inviolata Njoroge, Bossisi Nkuba, Andrew Gerald Omoding, Lilian Otiso, Samuel Owuor, Nicola Rule, Gloria Seruwagi, Maria Ssematiko, Sia Tengbea and Hamid Turay
- [Land and connectivity](https://www.african-cities.org/land-and-connectivity/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.24.2″ _module_preset=”default” background_image=”https://www.african-cities.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/Land-and-connectivity-header.png” custom_margin=”-156px||||false|false” custom_padding=”156px||29px||false|false” top_divider_color=”gcid-8d354a7d-a134-4760-9b08-6d750d18eb6a” bottom_divider_style=”slant” bottom_divider_height=”60px” bottom_divider_flip=”horizontal” hover_enabled=”0″ locked=”off” global_colors_info=”{%22gcid-8d354a7d-a134-4760-9b08-6d750d18eb6a%22:%91%22bottom_divider_color%22%93}” bottom_divider_color=”gcid-8d354a7d-a134-4760-9b08-6d750d18eb6a” sticky_enabled=”0″][et_pb_row column_structure=”2_3,1_3″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_margin=”2%|auto|2%|auto|false|false” custom_padding=”||0px||false|false” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”2_3″ _builder_version=”4.16″ global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.24.2″ text_text_color=”#FFFFFF” text_font_size=”18px” header_font=”Bebas Neue||||||||” header_text_color=”#17213b” header_font_size=”80px” header_2_font=”Bebas Neue||||||||” header_2_text_color=”#FFFFFF” header_2_font_size=”40px” header_2_line_height=”65px” header_3_font_size=”80px” header_3_line_height=”65px” header_4_font_size=”80px” header_4_line_height=”65px” header_5_font_size=”80px” header_5_line_height=”65px” header_6_font_size=”80px” header_6_line_height=”65px” background_enable_color=”off” background_layout=”dark” custom_margin=”||||false|false” custom_padding=”30px||||false|false” hover_enabled=”0″ header_font_size_tablet=”70px” header_font_size_phone=”60px” header_font_size_last_edited=”on|phone” header_2_font_size_tablet=”70px” header_2_font_size_phone=”60px” header_2_font_size_last_edited=”on|phone”
- [Working Paper 12](https://www.african-cities.org/publications/working-paper-12/) - Land and connectivity: Domain report | Tom Goodfellow, Abdifatah Tahir, Liza Rose Cirolia and Ransford Acheampong
- [Working Paper 13](https://www.african-cities.org/publications/working-paper-13/) - Lilongwe: City report | Donald Brown, Mtafu Manda and Tuntu Mwalyambwile
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- [vaccination](https://www.african-cities.org/tag/vaccination/)
- [Covid Collective](https://www.african-cities.org/tag/covid-collective/)
- [Bulawayo](https://www.african-cities.org/tag/bulawayo/)
- [participatory urban planning](https://www.african-cities.org/tag/participatory-urban-planning/)
- [Dialogue on Shelter](https://www.african-cities.org/tag/dialogue-on-shelter/)
- [Zimbabwe Homeless People’s Federation](https://www.african-cities.org/tag/zimbabwe-homeless-peoples-federation/)
- [social movements](https://www.african-cities.org/tag/social-movements/)
- [Sam Hickey](https://www.african-cities.org/tag/sam-hickey/)
- [Martin Atela](https://www.african-cities.org/tag/martin-atela/)
- [Namibia](https://www.african-cities.org/tag/namibia/)
- [water and sanitation](https://www.african-cities.org/tag/water-and-sanitation/)
- [structural transformation](https://www.african-cities.org/tag/structural-transformation/)
- [World Water Day](https://www.african-cities.org/tag/world-water-day/)
- [David Satterthwaite](https://www.african-cities.org/tag/david-satterthwaite/)
- [urban development](https://www.african-cities.org/tag/urban-development/)
- [urban history](https://www.african-cities.org/tag/urban-history/)
- [city of systems](https://www.african-cities.org/tag/city-of-systems/)
- [population](https://www.african-cities.org/tag/population/)
- [Egypt](https://www.african-cities.org/tag/egypt/)
- [Morocco](https://www.african-cities.org/tag/morocco/)
- [Kinshasa](https://www.african-cities.org/tag/kinshasa/)
- [Cairo](https://www.african-cities.org/tag/cairo/)
- [Luanda](https://www.african-cities.org/tag/luanda/)
- [Angola](https://www.african-cities.org/tag/angola/)
- [Kibera](https://www.african-cities.org/tag/kibera/)
- [Durban](https://www.african-cities.org/tag/durban/)
- [Johannesburg](https://www.african-cities.org/tag/johannesburg/)
- [Alexandria](https://www.african-cities.org/tag/alexandria/)
- [Abidjan](https://www.african-cities.org/tag/abidjan/)
- [Kano](https://www.african-cities.org/tag/kano/)
- [Niamey](https://www.african-cities.org/tag/niamey/)
- [Niger](https://www.african-cities.org/tag/niger/)
- [Cote d'Ivoire](https://www.african-cities.org/tag/cote-divoire/)
- [Yamoussoukro](https://www.african-cities.org/tag/yamoussoukro/)
- [Abuja](https://www.african-cities.org/tag/abuja/)
- [Dodoma](https://www.african-cities.org/tag/dodoma/)
- [Zambia](https://www.african-cities.org/tag/zambia/)
- [Lusaka](https://www.african-cities.org/tag/lusaka/)
- [Mombasa](https://www.african-cities.org/tag/mombasa/)
- [Tangier](https://www.african-cities.org/tag/tangier/)
- [Marrakech](https://www.african-cities.org/tag/marrakech/)
- [Cape Town](https://www.african-cities.org/tag/cape-town/)
- [Casablanca](https://www.african-cities.org/tag/casablanca/)
- [Umuahia](https://www.african-cities.org/tag/umuahia/)
- [Kaduna](https://www.african-cities.org/tag/kaduna/)
- [Osogbo](https://www.african-cities.org/tag/osogbo/)
- [Onitsha](https://www.african-cities.org/tag/onitsha/)
- [Bobo-Dioulasso](https://www.african-cities.org/tag/bobo-dioulasso/)
- [Meggan Spires](https://www.african-cities.org/tag/meggan-spires/)
- [David Dodman](https://www.african-cities.org/tag/david-dodman/)
- [Wale Osofisan](https://www.african-cities.org/tag/wale-osofisan/)
- [Ola Uduku](https://www.african-cities.org/tag/ola-uduku/)
- [Rachel Gisselquist](https://www.african-cities.org/tag/rachel-gisselquist/)
- [Eritrea](https://www.african-cities.org/tag/eritrea/)
- [Madagascar](https://www.african-cities.org/tag/madagascar/)
- [Central African Republic](https://www.african-cities.org/tag/central-african-republic/)
- [Cameroon](https://www.african-cities.org/tag/cameroon/)
- [Burkina Faso](https://www.african-cities.org/tag/burkina-faso/)
- [Libya](https://www.african-cities.org/tag/libya/)
- [Ezana Haddis Weldeghebrael](https://www.african-cities.org/tag/ezana-haddis-weldeghebrael/)
- [Joseph Muturi](https://www.african-cities.org/tag/joseph-muturi/)
- [Shuaib Lwasa](https://www.african-cities.org/tag/shuaib-lwasa/)
- [Lucy Earle](https://www.african-cities.org/tag/lucy-earle/)
- [Abdul-Gafaru Abdulai](https://www.african-cities.org/tag/abdul-gafaru-abdulai/)
- [Patience Mudimu](https://www.african-cities.org/tag/patience-mudimu/)
- [recruitment](https://www.african-cities.org/tag/recruitment/)
- [African cities](https://www.african-cities.org/tag/african-cities/)
- [political settlements](https://www.african-cities.org/tag/political-settlements/)
- [city systems](https://www.african-cities.org/tag/city-systems/)
- [urban development domains](https://www.african-cities.org/tag/urban-development-domains/)
- [research approach](https://www.african-cities.org/tag/research-approach/)
- [conceptual framework](https://www.african-cities.org/tag/conceptual-framework/)
- [Beth Chitekwe-Biti](https://www.african-cities.org/tag/beth-chitekwe-biti/)
- [Tim Kelsall](https://www.african-cities.org/tag/tim-kelsall/)
- [Reall](https://www.african-cities.org/tag/reall/)
- [Donovan Storey](https://www.african-cities.org/tag/donovan-storey/)
- [Flavio Coppola](https://www.african-cities.org/tag/flavio-coppola/)
- [Laetitia Pettinotti](https://www.african-cities.org/tag/laetitia-pettinotti/)
- [Clare Wildfire](https://www.african-cities.org/tag/clare-wildfire/)
- [Sazini Ndlovu](https://www.african-cities.org/tag/sazini-ndlovu/)
- [Royal Mabakeng](https://www.african-cities.org/tag/royal-mabakeng/)
- [Sumedha Naik](https://www.african-cities.org/tag/sumedha-naik/)
- [reform coalitions](https://www.african-cities.org/tag/reform-coalitions/)
- [media](https://www.african-cities.org/tag/media/)
- [Ransford Acheampong](https://www.african-cities.org/tag/ransford-acheampong/)
- [urban governance](https://www.african-cities.org/tag/urban-governance/)
- [urbanisation](https://www.african-cities.org/tag/urbanisation/)
- [urban politics](https://www.african-cities.org/tag/urban-politics/)
- [service delivery](https://www.african-cities.org/tag/service-delivery/)
- [Seth Schindler](https://www.african-cities.org/tag/seth-schindler/)
- [COP26](https://www.african-cities.org/tag/cop26/)
- [climate change](https://www.african-cities.org/tag/climate-change/)
- [party politics](https://www.african-cities.org/tag/party-politics/)
- [political economy](https://www.african-cities.org/tag/political-economy/)
- [urban violence](https://www.african-cities.org/tag/urban-violence/)
- [urban infrastructure](https://www.african-cities.org/tag/urban-infrastructure/)
- [material politics](https://www.african-cities.org/tag/material-politics/)
- [land and connectivity](https://www.african-cities.org/tag/land-and-connectivity/)
- [neighbourhood and district economic development](https://www.african-cities.org/tag/neighbourhood-and-district-economic-development/)
- [youth and capability development](https://www.african-cities.org/tag/youth-and-capability-development/)
- [urban poverty](https://www.african-cities.org/tag/urban-poverty/)
- [DSA](https://www.african-cities.org/tag/dsa/)
- [International Women's Day](https://www.african-cities.org/tag/international-womens-day/)
- [Jackie Waithaka](https://www.african-cities.org/tag/jackie-waithaka/)
- [Rachel Tolhurst](https://www.african-cities.org/tag/rachel-tolhurst/)
- [Stanley Mburu](https://www.african-cities.org/tag/stanley-mburu/)
- [Sally Theobald](https://www.african-cities.org/tag/sally-theobald/)
- [Lilian Otiso](https://www.african-cities.org/tag/lilian-otiso/)
- [Haja Wurie](https://www.african-cities.org/tag/haja-wurie/)
- [gender](https://www.african-cities.org/tag/gender/)
- [Smith Ouma](https://www.african-cities.org/tag/smith-ouma/)
- [Taibat Lawanson](https://www.african-cities.org/tag/taibat-lawanson/)
- [capacity strengthening](https://www.african-cities.org/tag/capacity-strengthening/)
- [decolonising](https://www.african-cities.org/tag/decolonising/)
- [team](https://www.african-cities.org/tag/team/)
- [Elizabeth Dessie](https://www.african-cities.org/tag/elizabeth-dessie/)
- [Abdifatah Tahir](https://www.african-cities.org/tag/abdifatah-tahir/)
- [Miriam Maina](https://www.african-cities.org/tag/miriam-maina/)
- [Matthew Sharp](https://www.african-cities.org/tag/matthew-sharp/)
- [Kigali](https://www.african-cities.org/tag/kigali/)
- [Rwanda](https://www.african-cities.org/tag/rwanda/)
- [Alexandre Apsan Frediani](https://www.african-cities.org/tag/alexandre-apsan-frediani/)
- [Liza Cirolia](https://www.african-cities.org/tag/liza-cirolia/)
- [Tom Goodfellow](https://www.african-cities.org/tag/tom-goodfellow/)
- [Katja Starc Card](https://www.african-cities.org/tag/katja-starc-card/)
- [Nicola Banks](https://www.african-cities.org/tag/nicola-banks/)
- [Rachel Marcus](https://www.african-cities.org/tag/rachel-marcus/)
- [Susan Nicolai](https://www.african-cities.org/tag/susan-nicolai/)
- [Patience Adzande](https://www.african-cities.org/tag/patience-adzande/)
- [Steve Commins](https://www.african-cities.org/tag/steve-commins/)
- [Stephen Gelb](https://www.african-cities.org/tag/stephen-gelb/)
- [Ademola Omoegun](https://www.african-cities.org/tag/ademola-omoegun/)
- [Michael Danquah](https://www.african-cities.org/tag/michael-danquah/)
- [Kunal Sen](https://www.african-cities.org/tag/kunal-sen/)
- [health](https://www.african-cities.org/tag/health/)
- [pandemic response](https://www.african-cities.org/tag/pandemic-response/)
- [policy](https://www.african-cities.org/tag/policy/)
- [politics](https://www.african-cities.org/tag/politics/)
- [cities](https://www.african-cities.org/tag/cities/)
- [uptake](https://www.african-cities.org/tag/uptake/)
- [George Masimba](https://www.african-cities.org/tag/george-masimba/)
- [Teurai Nyamangara](https://www.african-cities.org/tag/teurai-nyamangara/)
- [Daniela Beltrame](https://www.african-cities.org/tag/daniela-beltrame/)
- [cross-cutting themes](https://www.african-cities.org/tag/cross-cutting-themes/)
- [Alice Sverdlik](https://www.african-cities.org/tag/alice-sverdlik/)
- [Anna Walnycki](https://www.african-cities.org/tag/anna-walnycki/)
- [Paul Currie](https://www.african-cities.org/tag/paul-currie/)
- [Cecilia Tacoli](https://www.african-cities.org/tag/cecilia-tacoli/)
- [UTA-Do](https://www.african-cities.org/tag/uta-do/)
- [Kate Lines](https://www.african-cities.org/tag/kate-lines/)
- [RISE Africa](https://www.african-cities.org/tag/rise-africa/)
- [Kweku Koranteng](https://www.african-cities.org/tag/kweku-koranteng/)
- [OECD](https://www.african-cities.org/tag/oecd/)
- [Philipp Heinrigs](https://www.african-cities.org/tag/philipp-heinrigs/)
- [economic development](https://www.african-cities.org/tag/economic-development/)
- [Imrana Buba](https://www.african-cities.org/tag/imrana-buba/)
- [Zainab Hassan](https://www.african-cities.org/tag/zainab-hassan/)
- [Rosebella Apollo](https://www.african-cities.org/tag/rosebella-apollo/)
- [inequality](https://www.african-cities.org/tag/inequality/)
- [community data](https://www.african-cities.org/tag/community-data/)
- [podcast](https://www.african-cities.org/tag/podcast/)
- [Bankolay Theodore Turay](https://www.african-cities.org/tag/bankolay-theodore-turay/)
- [informal trading](https://www.african-cities.org/tag/informal-trading/)
- [Francis Reffell](https://www.african-cities.org/tag/francis-reffell/)
- [Joseph Macarthy](https://www.african-cities.org/tag/joseph-macarthy/)
- [Kate Strachan](https://www.african-cities.org/tag/kate-strachan/)
- [finance](https://www.african-cities.org/tag/finance/)
- [Tom Hart](https://www.african-cities.org/tag/tom-hart/)
- [Gundula Löffler](https://www.african-cities.org/tag/gundula-loffler/)
- [Eva Muchiri](https://www.african-cities.org/tag/eva-muchiri/)
- [Nicera Wanjiru](https://www.african-cities.org/tag/nicera-wanjiru/)
- [SDI-Kenya](https://www.african-cities.org/tag/sdi-kenya/)
- [Charity Mumbi](https://www.african-cities.org/tag/charity-mumbi/)
- [PCPs](https://www.african-cities.org/tag/pcps/)
- [Cockle Bay](https://www.african-cities.org/tag/cockle-bay/)
- [Frank Bubu Kamara](https://www.african-cities.org/tag/frank-bubu-kamara/)
- [Ansumana Tarawally](https://www.african-cities.org/tag/ansumana-tarawally/)
- [migration](https://www.african-cities.org/tag/migration/)
- [Ismail Ibraheem](https://www.african-cities.org/tag/ismail-ibraheem/)
- [action research](https://www.african-cities.org/tag/action-research/)
- [workshop](https://www.african-cities.org/tag/workshop/)
- [Wangui Kimari](https://www.african-cities.org/tag/wangui-kimari/)
- [Babakura Bukar](https://www.african-cities.org/tag/babakura-bukar/)
- [Rollins Chitika](https://www.african-cities.org/tag/rollins-chitika/)
- [Selina Pasirayi](https://www.african-cities.org/tag/selina-pasirayi/)
- [household microenterprises](https://www.african-cities.org/tag/household-microenterprises/)
- [Area and Policy Development](https://www.african-cities.org/tag/area-and-policy-development/)
- [urban reform](https://www.african-cities.org/tag/urban-reform/)
- [Joshua Magero](https://www.african-cities.org/tag/joshua-magero/)
- [Afyare Elmi](https://www.african-cities.org/tag/afyare-elmi/)
- [Surer Mohamed](https://www.african-cities.org/tag/surer-mohamed/)
- [Abdirizak Muhumed](https://www.african-cities.org/tag/abdirizak-muhumed/)
- [Astrid Haas](https://www.african-cities.org/tag/astrid-haas/)
- [guest blog](https://www.african-cities.org/tag/guest-blog/)
- [charter cities](https://www.african-cities.org/tag/charter-cities/)
- [community knowledge](https://www.african-cities.org/tag/community-knowledge/)
- [Evans Banana](https://www.african-cities.org/tag/evans-banana/)
- [SLURC](https://www.african-cities.org/tag/slurc/)
- [Urban Action Lab](https://www.african-cities.org/tag/urban-action-lab/)
- [Viola Nuwahereza](https://www.african-cities.org/tag/viola-nuwahereza/)
- [Hakimu Sseviiri](https://www.african-cities.org/tag/hakimu-sseviiri/)
- [Paul Mukwaya](https://www.african-cities.org/tag/paul-mukwaya/)
- [urban life](https://www.african-cities.org/tag/urban-life/)
- [exclusion](https://www.african-cities.org/tag/exclusion/)
- [Junior Alves Sebbanja](https://www.african-cities.org/tag/junior-alves-sebbanja/)
- [Buyana Kareem](https://www.african-cities.org/tag/buyana-kareem/)
- [Badru Bukenya](https://www.african-cities.org/tag/badru-bukenya/)
- [Know Your City TV](https://www.african-cities.org/tag/know-your-city-tv/)
- [Basirat Oyalowo](https://www.african-cities.org/tag/basirat-oyalowo/)
- [Adewumi Badiora](https://www.african-cities.org/tag/adewumi-badiora/)
- [Mathare](https://www.african-cities.org/tag/mathare/)
- [Bernadatte Bainomugisha](https://www.african-cities.org/tag/bernadatte-bainomugisha/)
- [Judith Mbabazi](https://www.african-cities.org/tag/judith-mbabazi/)
- [Peter Kasaija](https://www.african-cities.org/tag/peter-kasaija/)
- [indigenous knowledge](https://www.african-cities.org/tag/indigenous-knowledge/)
- [megacities](https://www.african-cities.org/tag/megacities/)
- [refugees](https://www.african-cities.org/tag/refugees/)
- [Nancy Njoki](https://www.african-cities.org/tag/nancy-njoki/)
- [governance](https://www.african-cities.org/tag/governance/)
- [Paula Meth](https://www.african-cities.org/tag/paula-meth/)
- [Irene Vance](https://www.african-cities.org/tag/irene-vance/)
- [Daniela Cocco Beltrame](https://www.african-cities.org/tag/daniela-cocco-beltrame/)
- [book](https://www.african-cities.org/tag/book/)
- [urban expansion](https://www.african-cities.org/tag/urban-expansion/)
- [modelling](https://www.african-cities.org/tag/modelling/)
- [Felix Agyemang](https://www.african-cities.org/tag/felix-agyemang/)
- [Sean Fox](https://www.african-cities.org/tag/sean-fox/)
- [Lalitha Kamath](https://www.african-cities.org/tag/lalitha-kamath/)
- [database](https://www.african-cities.org/tag/database/)
- [Donald Brown](https://www.african-cities.org/tag/donald-brown/)
- [Mtafu Manda](https://www.african-cities.org/tag/mtafu-manda/)
- [Tuntu Mwalyambwile](https://www.african-cities.org/tag/tuntu-mwalyambwile/)
- [Abubakar K Monguno](https://www.african-cities.org/tag/abubakar-k-monguno/)
- [Kingsley L Madueke](https://www.african-cities.org/tag/kingsley-l-madueke/)
- [Haruna Ayuba](https://www.african-cities.org/tag/haruna-ayuba/)
- [Stephen B Ajadi](https://www.african-cities.org/tag/stephen-b-ajadi/)
- [decolonisation](https://www.african-cities.org/tag/decolonisation/)
- [Olha Homonchuk](https://www.african-cities.org/tag/olha-homonchuk/)
- [Patricia Katto](https://www.african-cities.org/tag/patricia-katto/)
- [Lookman Oshodi](https://www.african-cities.org/tag/lookman-oshodi/)
- [Deji Akinpelu](https://www.african-cities.org/tag/deji-akinpelu/)
- [protests](https://www.african-cities.org/tag/protests/)
- [Jack Makau](https://www.african-cities.org/tag/jack-makau/)
- [Jerry Okal](https://www.african-cities.org/tag/jerry-okal/)
- [Africa Urban Forum](https://www.african-cities.org/tag/africa-urban-forum/)
- [Tom Gillespie](https://www.african-cities.org/tag/tom-gillespie-2/)
- [Baraka Mwau](https://www.african-cities.org/tag/baraka-mwau/)
- [youth](https://www.african-cities.org/tag/youth/)
- [resilience](https://www.african-cities.org/tag/resilience/)
- [school feeding programme](https://www.african-cities.org/tag/school-feeding-programme/)
- [mental health](https://www.african-cities.org/tag/mental-health/)
- [conference](https://www.african-cities.org/tag/conference/)
- [World Urban Forum](https://www.african-cities.org/tag/world-urban-forum/)
- [localisation](https://www.african-cities.org/tag/localisation/)
- [meeting](https://www.african-cities.org/tag/meeting/)
- [streetlighting](https://www.african-cities.org/tag/streetlighting/)
- [Eria Serwajja](https://www.african-cities.org/tag/eria-serwajja/)
- [Muhamed Lunyago](https://www.african-cities.org/tag/muhamed-lunyago/)
- [Veronica Mwangi](https://www.african-cities.org/tag/veronica-mwangi/)
- [Temilade Sesan](https://www.african-cities.org/tag/temilade-sesan/)
- [municipal finance](https://www.african-cities.org/tag/municipal-finance/)
- [Environment and Urbanization](https://www.african-cities.org/tag/environment-and-urbanization/)
- [waste management](https://www.african-cities.org/tag/waste-management/)
- [Wavinya Mutua](https://www.african-cities.org/tag/wavinya-mutua/)
- [property tax](https://www.african-cities.org/tag/property-tax/)
- [land titling](https://www.african-cities.org/tag/land-titling/)
- [WASH](https://www.african-cities.org/tag/wash/)
- [land rights](https://www.african-cities.org/tag/land-rights/)
- [tenure security](https://www.african-cities.org/tag/tenure-security/)
- [food security](https://www.african-cities.org/tag/food-security/)
- [Luciana Bercovich](https://www.african-cities.org/tag/luciana-bercovich/)
- [Adrian Di Giovanni](https://www.african-cities.org/tag/adrian-di-giovanni/)
- [land value](https://www.african-cities.org/tag/land-value/)
- [markets](https://www.african-cities.org/tag/markets/)
- [kush](https://www.african-cities.org/tag/kush/)
- [research report](https://www.african-cities.org/tag/research-report/)
- [electricity](https://www.african-cities.org/tag/electricity/)
- [Peter Lockwood](https://www.african-cities.org/tag/peter-lockwood/)
- [urban markets](https://www.african-cities.org/tag/urban-markets/)
- [cholera](https://www.african-cities.org/tag/cholera/)
- [ISCCA](https://www.african-cities.org/tag/iscca/)
- [climate finance](https://www.african-cities.org/tag/climate-finance/)