Even as Africa’s cities are crowded with inhabitants — but not dense with capital — they are physically fragmented and dispersed. They develop as collections of small, scattered neighborhoods. Without ...

A staggering new £11.6bn African metropolis that is being built between two important cities is hoping to transform a country's fortunes. Konza Technopolis, often called "Silicon Savannah," is ...

The next generation of Sub-Saharan Africa’s green and inclusive cities is just around the corner, but only if designers embrace the opportunity. Can small-scale entrepreneurship drive new ...

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 ...

Two African cities have been named among the top 10 in the world for food, with two others ranking in the top 20. TimeOut recently released its breakdown of the globe's greatest culinary capitals ...

North African cities claimed the other two spots, with Marrakech coming in eleventh place. Paula Hardy, Time Out’s local expert in Marrakech said a must-try is ‘tangia, lamb shank cooked in an ...

In a global celebration of culinary excellence, four African cities have been ranked among the 20 best food destinations in 2025 by Time Out. Cape Town claimed the top spot worldwide, praised for ...

Cities in Africa require lot of investment to fill the ... local governments, academic built environment professionals, NGOs, financial institutions, development partners, civil society, and ...

The African Cities Research Consortium (ACRC) based at The University of Manchester is commencing pilot action research projects in four African cities: Nairobi, Kenya; Harare, Zimbabwe; Maiduguri, ...