May 13, 2021 | Commentary, Covid Collective, Nairobi
By Professor Diana Mitlin, CEO of the African Cities Research Consortium This case study – originally published as part of the Covid Collective Research for Policy and Practice series – shows how an urban social movement was able to produce the knowledge that state...
May 10, 2021 | Accra, Addis Ababa, Commentary, Dar es Salaam, Kampala, Khartoum, Lagos, Nairobi
What can we learn from looking at Africa through the lens of its cities? This blog is the second in a series exploring different aspects of city development and urban change in Africa, featuring contributions from researchers and practitioners working within the...
Apr 26, 2021 | Accra, Addis Ababa, Commentary, Dar es Salaam, Kampala, Khartoum, Lagos, Nairobi
What can we learn from looking at Africa through the lens of its cities? This blog is the first in a series exploring different aspects of city development and urban change in Africa, featuring contributions from researchers and practitioners working within the...
Jan 29, 2021 | Accra, Addis Ababa, Bukavu, Dar es Salaam, Freetown, Harare, Kampala, Khartoum, Lagos, Lilongwe, Maiduguri, Mogadishu, Nairobi, News
Catch up on our webinar introducing the African Cities Research Consortium (ACRC) and outlining how the Consortium and its international partners are planning to tackle complex, political and systemic problems in some of Africa’s fastest-growing urban areas. ACRC has...
Dec 18, 2020 | Addis Ababa, Commentary, Covid Collective
By Professor Diana Mitlin, CEO of the African Cities Research Consortium As news on Covid-19 vaccines spreads good cheer in the wealthier countries of the global North, thoughts turn to when we will be able to return to normal life. Meanwhile governments are anxiously...
