Feb 28, 2026 | Action research, Commentary, Nairobi, Research
A new video showcases the power of collaboration between government, civil society organisations, development partners and local communities in delivering transformative and inclusive water and sanitation services to marginalised residents of the Mukuru informal...
Feb 24, 2026 | Commentary, Lagos
By Adewumi Badiora, ACRC Lagos action research lead and senior lecturer in the Department of Urban and Regional Planning at Olabisi Onabanjo University Nigeria is urbanising at a remarkable speed. Some of the world’s fastest growing cities are in the west African...
Feb 20, 2026 | Action research, Harare, Nairobi, News, Research
A recent media engagement event, held by the ACRC city team in Harare, has led to a flurry of media coverage in the Zimbabwean press. The news stories explore findings emerging from the ACRC action research project, “Building climate change resilience of informal...
Feb 4, 2026 | Nairobi, News, Research
In a new open access book, Peasants to Paupers: Land, Class and Kinship in Central Kenya, Peter Lockwood – former Hallsworth Fellow at The University of Manchester and now a postdoctoral researcher at the University of Goettingen – tells the human stories behind...
Jan 30, 2026 | Commentary, Lagos
By Adewumi Badiora, ACRC Lagos action research lead and senior lecturer in the Department of Urban and Regional Planning at Olabisi Onabanjo University Criminal activities have developed into a security crisis in Nigeria. Alongside the responses of security agencies...
