May 13, 2025 | News, Research
As urbanisation accelerates across Africa, cities are under growing pressure to deliver essential infrastructure and public services – such as water, sanitation, drainage and electricity. Yet this expanding responsibility is unfolding in a context where sustainable...
Feb 13, 2025 | News, Research
A new report by Paul Isolo Mukwaya, Judith Mbabazi and Henrik Ernstson draws on ACRC’s holistic conceptual framework components – politics, systems and domains – to analyse urban development in Kampala. Kampala is Uganda’s capital city, serving as its major...
Jan 10, 2025 | Commentary, Research
Recently published ACRC research, exploring land and connectivity in African cities, found “land brokers” to be significant players within urban land markets. In Mogadishu, Somalia and Kampala, Uganda in particular, the research found that brokers play a prominent...
Oct 9, 2024 | News, Research
ACRC has published a new paper exploring the urban development challenges facing Accra, Ghana. Authored by Abdul-Gafaru Abdulai, the report synthesises studies conducted by in-city researchers, exploring how the political landscape and urban systems have influenced...
Sep 11, 2024 | Commentary, Research
By Tom Gillespie and Baraka Mwau On 25 June 2024, the streets of Nairobi erupted in protest against the government of Kenya’s plans to increase taxes on many everyday goods, such as food and fuel. President William Ruto’s controversial 2024 Finance Bill was a response...
