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Adopted in 2014 by the African Union, the African Charter on the Values and Principles of Decentralisation, Local Government and Local Development is a recognition of the importance of the…
Africa is growing exponentially, particularly in its cities and urban areas. According to the African Union, approximately 60% of Africa’s population will live in urban areas by 2030. As such,…
There is extensive literature on transportation, and given the rapid urbanisation in Africa, public transportation will play a significant role in the continent’s evolution. But to what extent does gender…
Africa is currently undergoing one of the most rapid periods of population growth and urbanisation in human history. This is generating huge traffic congestion and pollution in the continent’s biggest…
“The mother of all megatrends is demographics. It is through demographics that we are going to see how much the world is going to change, and Africa too,” says Prof…
The failure of a city’s water infrastructure will have anticipated consequences, but just as many will be unanticipated, turning the problem into more than the sum of its parts. Nowhere…
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