May 20, 2026 | Action research, Commentary, Lagos, Nairobi, Research
By Oluwaseun Muraina and Rasheed Shittu, ACRC Lagos action research project co-leads When a key character in Game of Thrones tells Queen Cersei that “knowledge is power”, her immediate response is to order his death, with the retort that “power is power”. We can draw...
May 8, 2026 | Action research, Commentary, Lagos, Research
“Sustainability for us would mean leaving behind capability and capacities, not dependency.” In the informal settlement of Okerube in Lagos, the community faces significant challenges in accessing clean water and sanitation, which disproportionately impacts women and...
Jan 30, 2026 | Commentary, Lagos
By Adewumi Badiora, ACRC Lagos action research lead and senior lecturer in the Department of Urban and Regional Planning at Olabisi Onabanjo University Criminal activities have developed into a security crisis in Nigeria. Alongside the responses of security agencies...
Jan 7, 2026 | Action research, Commentary, Kampala, Research
By Jimmy Kanonya, community researcher in ACRC Kampala’s Electricity Access Subsidy Action Research (EASAR) project Informal settlements in Kampala are home to approximately 60% of 2.3 million residents. Despite numerous interventions, access to electricity remains a...
Jul 10, 2025 | Action research, Lagos, News, Research
By Rasheed Shittu and Oluwaseun Muraina Informal settlements across Africa are often framed as problems – places of disorder, crime and dysfunction. Yet these communities are also spaces of resilience, agency and ingenuity, where informal solutions are devised to fill...
