Ethiopia’s urban projects are often portrayed as beneficial to all residents – but this glosses over their highly uneven impact.
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Kigali city’s master plan erases social memory in urban spaces.
83.6% of the 367 residents in the survey said that they did not want the historic town’s name to be changed.
Youth citizenship is a fluid identity that stretches beyond disappointment, protest or voting.
The filmmakers followed the Reclaim the City campaign for six years to document their struggle for accommodation in Cape Town’s elite ‘city bowl’.
While a few new residential developments improve racial mixing, most other developments do not.
Tunisia has failed to capitalise on the heritage tourism potential of the ancient city and its natural surroundings.
Street sales are a source of jobs, income and survival for the urban poor in Ghana.
Architects give their views on a landmark skyscraper burning as Sudan’s capital is systematically destroyed.
Lagos is famous for its congested traffic. Cycling could help change this image.
Both residents and Sudanese in the diaspora invested in homes to secure the future. Now the conflict is destroying hope.
Air pollution accounts for many deaths in Africa yearly. However, this may change if people learn to protect themselves and hold their leaders accountable.
Urban farms can work in developing countries if farmers and architects are aware of conditions that favour food production in built spaces.
Gender parity in the top echelons of donor organisations is key, given that Africa’s cities rely on international aid for development.
From butchers to hawkers, and shelters to miners, this book reveals the informal economy and texture of the city.
Harnessing the combined effect of trade and urbanisation could significantly boost the economies of African countries.
Twenty-six fast-growing African cities may battle health challenges if air pollution is not addressed.
The majority of planners believe that land is captured with impunity by powerful interest groups in Zambia and South Africa.
Social media platforms can be used to share critically important information about disaster management.
Master planning has served the entwining interests and ambitions of international as well as local actors in Africa.
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Professor of Architecture and SARChI: DST/NRF/SACN Research Chair in Spatial Transformation (Positive Change in the Built Environment), Tshwane University of Technology
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