In 2012, when Moses Aloo inherited a plot from his grandfather, his neighbourhood in Kisumu, western Kenya, had plenty of farmland. But over the past decade, as Kisumu has grown, Nyamasaria has become ...

to generate a new, highly detailed map of the capital city, Lusaka. This will help planners cope with the huge demand on basic public services. According to the World Bank, more than 50% of people in ...

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The Urban20 (U20) is a G20 engagement group, and the only one where subnational government is represented. Its function is to prepare a communique of recommendations on inclusive economic development, ...

The number of people without access to adequate water and sanitation facilities in Africa has risen swiftly in recent decades as the continent’s rapid urbanization outpaced its capacity to provide t ...

A voyage of aspiration marked by hopes and visions of a better life underpins the migration from rural to urban regions in many parts of the world. Every year, young people make a leap of faith by ...

Since the early 2000s, Africa’s urban population has more than doubled, reaching over 600 million in 2020. If current growth continues, the urban population is expected to double again by 2050. In ...

Blog posts represent the views of CFR fellows and staff and not those of CFR, which takes no institutional positions. Sub-Saharan Africa is urbanizing at the fastest rate in the world. Western ...

AFRICA: THE world has seen dramatic improvements in maternal, newborn and child health. For instance, the World Health Organisation reported a 38% reduction in maternal deaths between 2000 and 2017, ...