African cities - ACRC

At the crossroads: Climate change and African cities

Nov 7, 2022 | Commentary, Research

Crosscutting themes A number of core themes cut across different elements of the African Cities conceptual framework, including climate change, financing and gender. Due to their centrality in the political economy of urban development in Africa, these issues will be...

How displacement of informal traders is exposing Freetown households to food insecurity

Nov 3, 2022 | Commentary, Freetown

Guest blog by Bankolay Theodore Turay, doctoral scholar in sustainable urbanisation at the University of Lagos On 10 August 2022, protesters against the high cost of living and inflation staged a mass demonstration in Freetown – which led to the deaths of security...

Bridging Africa’s energy and infrastructure gap: A conversation with Amani Abou-Zeid

Oct 28, 2022 | Commentary, News

The latest African Cities podcast episode features Amani Abou-Zeid – African Union Commissioner in charge of infrastructure, energy and ICT – in conversation with ACRC’s city of systems lead Seth Schindler about energy security and infrastructural development in...

Applications for ACRC research associate position now open

Oct 27, 2022 | News

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. A £32.1 million FCDO-funded programme, ACRC aims to generate new evidence and...

Understanding the economic power of Africa’s cities

Oct 21, 2022 | News

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? These were some of the core questions explored in our recent webinar with...

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