•The report said there is a major constraint on African cities' access to capital markets for financing the upfront capital cost of infrastructure investment. •These challenges which are both of a ...

"Intermediary cities are the backbone of the continent. They absorb most of urban population growth in Africa. Yet they face a significant investment gap and have very little financial resources of ...

University of Toronto provides funding as a founding partner of The Conversation CA. University of Toronto provides funding as a member of The Conversation CA-FR. Often when one thinks or writes about ...

Fundamentally, three facts about the population of Africa combine to tell a powerful story. First, the continent’s population is large and growing fast. Currently some 1.4 billion people call Africa ...

Freight trains are seen at Nairobi station of Mombasa-Nairobi Standard Gauge Railway (SGR) in Nairobi, capital of Kenya, Nov 17, 2021. [Photo/Xinhua] Leaders and experts have urged African countries ...

Top city and local government leaders in Africa under their umbrella of Africities have called for joint planning with intermediary cities, saying they cannot develop main cities while leaving out ...

President Uhuru Kenyatta with African Union Commission chairperson Moussa Faki during the opening of the 9th Africities Summit at Jomo Kenyatta International Stadium in Mamboleo, Kisumu City yesterday ...

A research project exploring how youth actors engage in urban governance with a specific focus on the role and impact of digital technology in shaping their involvement. Next Generation Urban ...

Often when one thinks or writes about urbanisation in Africa, mega or primary cities such as Lagos, Nairobi, Addis Ababa or Kampala come to mind. Little, however, is written about places such as Gabés ...

Often when one thinks or writes about urbanisation in Africa, mega-cities or primary cities like Lagos, Nairobi, Addis Ababa or Kampala, come to mind. Little, however, is written about places like ...