Aug 14, 2026 | Action research, Commentary, Harare, News, Research
By George Masimba, ACRC Harare city manager Urban markets are the engines of Harare’s economy, sustaining livelihoods for nearly 80% of its residents. Recognising their centrality, ACRC convened an urban markets indaba – or conference – under the theme: “Repositioning...
Oct 16, 2025 | Action research, Lagos, News, Research
By Chris Jordan As a consortium, we’re trying to learn what catalyses inclusive urban reform across African cities. But what does that really mean in practice, as well as in theory? This was the overarching question for our recent meeting in Lagos between our senior...
Apr 23, 2025 | Action research, Commentary, Harare, News, Research
By Evans Banana, ACRC Harare uptake officer The impacts of climate change are already exacerbating the challenges posed by urbanisation in Africa. While the gap between formal and informal settlements – planned and unplanned, legal and illegal – is slowly narrowing,...
Apr 11, 2025 | Action research, Nairobi, News, Research
By Hannah van Rooyen and Chris Jordan ACRC’s city managers, uptake officers and members of the senior management and uptake teams gathered in Nairobi last week for the third city managers meeting of the consortium’s implementation phase. Running from 1 to 4 April...
Mar 19, 2025 | Action research, Lagos, News, Research
By Temilade Sesan, Taibat Lawanson and Ismail Ibraheem As the old saying goes: all politics is local. In Lagos and elsewhere, political dynamics manifest at various levels – the committee, the community, and the city – and often shape the degree of urban...
