African cities and societies Stories
The challenge now is integration: making these pieces work together so that African languages are not just represented in isolated demos, but in real-...
The cross-border shopping hub of Jeppe offers hope for an inland entrepot to be recognised, supported and expanded to offer the global services that J...
Auma said transport plans from previous decades underestimated the role of non-motorised mobility and the shift to electric transport, leaving the cit...
Cities need new ways to adapt to climate change. The current system of social, economic and political structures that cities are based on is built on...
Kony’s lawyer, Peter Haynes, KC, urged the judges to halt the proceedings, arguing that his client could not challenge the evidence presented against...
If housing is a residential public good and transport is a networked one, sanitation sits in between. It’s delivered to individual homes, but is relia...
National policymakers must treat urbanisation not just as a city issue, but as a national priority.
Kiambu Governor Kimani Wamatangi, who led county officials to present the resolution, remains hopeful that the Senate will approve the request.
In Sudan, conflict, displacement, and economic instability have further disrupted governance and reshaped the spatial fabric of urban life.
Of Kinshasa’s two flood risks, the impact of Congo River flooding can be observed in large cities located along major rivers, and typically peaks arou...
According to Clean Air Fund's 2020 State of the Global Air report, more than 5,000 premature deaths in Nairobi are linked to air pollution-related ill...
According to the report released in February 2025, informal service providers, commonly referred to as cartels, offer low-quality yet accessible servi...
Many live in informal settlements under precarious conditions and have an unconventional approach to creating change.
From the findings, all the cities scored below the average mark of 0.56: Nairobi (0.37), Kisumu (0.32), Mombasa (0.30), and Nakuru (0.29).
The city seems to exist in a realm untouched by the chaos often associated with African capitals; poor urban planning, and unmitigated traffic chaos t...
