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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.
Do flood evictions in Nairobi’s 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?
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?
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
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: Navigating Maiduguri’s 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.
New research: Uncovering Lilongwe’s 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
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
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.
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.
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