Nov 17, 2025 | Action research, Commentary, Lagos, Research
By Damilola Agbalajobi, in-city politics lead On 11 July 2024, Nigeria’s Supreme Court delivered a unanimous judgment affirming the financial autonomy of the country’s 774 Local Government Areas (LGAs). It ordered direct payment of statutory allocations from the...
Jun 4, 2024 | Accra, Commentary, Kampala, Maiduguri, Mogadishu, News
Urban land in Africa is governed by a complex array of actors – spanning the public and private, formal and informal, local and international. With land governance remaining highly contested in this context, efforts to optimise systems or tackle injustices in African...
Dec 1, 2023 | Commentary, Kampala, News
Kampala Capital City operates under a complex governance structure involving several administrative bodies and faces multiple challenges. Coordination gaps between different administrative bodies, funding issues and service delivery remain significant concerns for...
