Apr 17, 2025 | News, Research
“Much has been made of the value of incremental construction in cities of the global South. But where political interests are powerful, and state planning and programming is weak, solutions also need to be innovative and evolutionary. Reform coalitions appear to...
Apr 11, 2025 | Action research, 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...
Apr 1, 2025 | News, Research
By Kate Lines Public spaces that mitigate flooding in Nairobi. Developing policies to support internally displaced people in Mogadishu. Community-led climate resilience planning in Lagos. Embracing urban informality in Zimbabwean policy dialogue. Empowering and...
Mar 20, 2025 | News, Research
Infrastructure and services are key to driving productivity in African cities and making them liveable, sustainable spaces. They are also essential for attracting investment, which in turn helps to enhance employment opportunities – especially among rapidly growing...
Mar 19, 2025 | Action research, 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...
