Despite its diminutive size on the all-too-common world maps that use Mercator projection, Africa is the second-largest ...

In Accra, the price of a kilo of tomatoes is up nearly 40% compared to last year. Inflation may be easing, but at 22.4% in ...

Yet, across sub-Saharan Africa, property rolls are outdated, the systems that map and record land ownership (cadastral systems) are incomplete, and tax compliance is low. In some cities ...

As urbanization reshapes global landscapes, ecological balance is increasingly at risk, especially in Africa. The primary drivers are rapid development and expanding human settlements, often without ...

Here in South Africa, the supply of electricity ... apartheid to segregate non-white people. They were built on the outskirts of towns and cities and had the effect of alienating communities.

Most academic and policy work on self-built housing in the Global South has focused ... The project is based on qualitative research in two of Africa’s fastest-growing cities (Accra, Ghana; and Dar es ...

Some African cities are renowned for their electrifying nightlife, offering an experience that is truly one-of-a-kind. This reputation has spread far and wide, attracting tourists from around the ...

Africa is experiencing increasing levels of obesity in its cities, particularly in women. This change is partly driven by the increasing migration of individuals to cities but dietary habits are also ...

Our cities are a continent apart with vastly different populations, economies and cultures but we are united - along with so many African cities - in standing on the frontline of positive climate ...

Twenty South African teenagers have built their own plane and are flying it from Cape Town to Cairo. With the support of U-Dream Global, an NGO, the teenagers built different parts of the plane ...

Cities Integrated planning: multisectoral climate-smart urban and transport plans prepared with up-to-date data for at least five African cities 30 cities with integrated, city-based resilience ...