The Africa Urban Forum that is taking place in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, offers an unprecedented platform for stakeholders to strategise on Africa’s rapid urbanisation and urban development. This forum ...

Research associate at African Centre for Cities, University of Cape Town Cities are vital engines of economic growth, innovation and social progress. They shape the futures of nations and the lives of ...

An international team from the University of Hong Kong (HKU), Wuhan University and other institutions published a research paper titled "Underlying rules of evolutionary urban systems in Africa" in ...

Africa is entering an era of rapid and transformative urbanisation that is set to reshape its demographic and economic landscape over the next three decades. ・Africa is undergoing transformative ...

The Urban20 (U20) is a G20 engagement group, and the only one where subnational government is represented. Its function is to prepare a communique of recommendations on inclusive economic development, ...

The foundation of governance – peace, security, and stability – seemed shaken in several parts of Africa, exposing a sizable ...

AFRICA: THE world has seen dramatic improvements in maternal, newborn and child health. For instance, the World Health Organisation reported a 38% reduction in maternal deaths between 2000 and 2017, ...