🌆 How is the global energy crisis impacting households in African cities?

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Rising costs and worsening housing conditions in Africa’s informal settlements

ACRC housing domain researchers in Accra, Dar es Salaam, Freetown, Lagos and Lilongwe reflect on how increasing energy prices are affecting housing ecosystems and living conditions for low-income households.

Co-creating sustainable solutions to critical challenges in African cities

Our recent workshop brought participants together to refine ACRC's action research component. They explored learning approaches with the potential to address emerging priority complex problems.

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Gender and (in)formal security provision in Maiduguri, Nigeria

Patience Adzande explores gender, representation, visibility and diversity in informal policing and how it impacts interactions with communities in Maiduguri.

Gendered experiences of rural migrant youth in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Elizabeth Dessie looks at the layers of compounding pressure faced by rural migrant youth in Addis Ababa.

AFRICAN CITIES PODCAST

Africa's urbanisation dynamics with Philipp Heinrigs

Philip Heinrigs joins Stephen Gelb for a discussion around the socioeconomic development opportunities that urbanisation presents for African cities.

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Migration, politics and urban governance in Lagos

Taibat Lawanson, Sa’eed Husaini and Ismail Ibraheem explore how migration is shaping debates around place, identity and citizenship in Lagos.

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Community-led planning and transformation with Charity Mumbi and Jane Wairutu

Miriam Maina discusses community-led mapping and participatory planning processes with Charity Mumbi and Jane Wairutu from SDI-Kenya.

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Safety and security in Nairobi with Wangui Kimari

Patience Adzande talks to Wangui Kimari about safety and security research in Nairobi and why cross-domain coordination is key for achieving urban transformation.

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Household microenterprises with Selina Pasirayi and Rollins Chitika

Ademola Omoegun interviews Selina Pasirayi and Rollins Chitika about their research into household microenterprises (HMEs) in Harare and Lilongwe.

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CITY RESEARCH

Nairobi research workshop: PCPs, housing and safety and security

The Nairobi team held a workshop to review housing and safety and security domain research, and to help define PCPs.

National newspaper covers ACRC’s research in Dar es Salaam

Tanzanian newspaper The Guardian covered a recent stakeholder engagement workshop held by the Dar es Salaam city team.

Maiduguri uptake team engages stakeholders

The Maiduguri uptake team held a one-day stakeholder engagement meeting to present key findings from their domain and political settlements research.

Do you have any questions or suggestions for future e-news updates? Please contact African Cities digital communications officer, Hannah van Rooyen at hannah.vanrooyen@manchester.ac.uk.

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