We are excited to share that ACRC will be co-hosting a plenary session and running a side event at the inaugural Africa Urban Forum, which will be hosted in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, on 4-6 September 2024. Convened by the African Union, the Forum aims to promote...
By 2050, it is projected that African cities will become home to an additional 950 million people – all of whom will need housing. This rapid population growth in Africa’s towns and secondary cities has been accompanied by the explosion of informally designed housing,...
By 2050, half of Africa’s population will be under the age of 25. This makes young people key to development outcomes across the continent’s cities, with youth often regarded as the “makers or breakers” of the future. A new ACRC paper presents research into the...
By Elizabeth Dessie “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.” It is with these words that Tizita, a 21-year-old mother of one from Gojjam in...
By Ezana Haddis Weldeghebrael 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...
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