Aug 12, 2026 | Action research, Kampala, Research
By Muhamed Lunyago, CLASK action research project co-lead Buying a piece of land – locally referred to as a “plot”, though not in the formal sense of a plot – in Kampala’s informal settlements is a complex experience. From the outset, the buyer is cautious about the...
Jul 9, 2026 | Action research, Kampala, Research
By Muhamed Lunyago, CLASK action research project co-lead, and Joseph Mukasa, CLASK project administrator During ACRC’s foundation phase, the Kampala land and connectivity domain research revealed how relevant and critical local councils (LCs) are in land transfers,...
Dec 8, 2025 | Bukavu, News, Research
Ville d’environ 1,3 million d’habitants située à l’est de la République démocratique du Congo (RDC), Bukavu est confrontée à des défis importants et complexes liés à la gouvernance, à la décentralisation, à l’urbanisation et à la gestion des ressources. La croissance...
Dec 4, 2025 | Bukavu, News, Research
Home to around 1.3 million people, Bukavu in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) faces significant and complex challenges related to governance, decentralisation, urbanisation and resource management. With the population expected to double by 2030 and triple by...
Aug 28, 2025 | Accra, Bukavu, Harare, Kampala, Maiduguri, Mogadishu, News, Research
By Tom Goodfellow, University of Sheffield, co-lead of ACRC’s land and connectivity domain research The urgency of developing more effective mechanisms to capture rising land values for urban infrastructure and services is now widely acknowledged. It is also accepted...
