Jun 27, 2025 | Action research, Lagos, News, Research
By Peter Elias, action research project lead Lagos is one of Africa’s fastest-growing cities, and what happens in its coastal informal settlements will shape the area’s climate future. In Lagos, hundreds of low-lying coastal informal settlements are on the frontlines...
Jun 17, 2025 | Action research, Maiduguri, News, Research
By the ACRC Maiduguri project team In Borno State, where conflict and displacement have reshaped lives for over a decade, one document is quietly empowering women like never before – a land title. For years, countless women have built homes, supported families and...
Jun 4, 2025 | Action research, Nairobi, News, Research
By Patrick Njoroge and Evans Otibine The Mukuru Special Planning Area in Nairobi is home to a population of about 400,000. Approximately 100,560 households occupy 689 acres of land. The informal settlement is situated between the Nairobi Industrial Area and Mombasa...
May 29, 2025 | Accra, Action research, News, Research
By Erika Garcia Fermin Funding the urgent development needs of a city like Accra requires additional sources of domestically generated revenues. Property taxation could prove to be an important source of financing to pay for the infrastructure and public service...
