Category: Special Report #1
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Where do we go from here?
Edgar Pieterse of the African Centre for Cities on what needs to happen next.
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Financing the future
African cities will struggle to attract long-term investment unless they can demonstrate consistent financial capacity,…
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The housing crisis is everywhere
Executive Director of UN-Habitat Anacláudia Rossbach says the housing crisis has gone global—and her organisation’s…
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Cities must lead Africa’s energy transition
How African cities address their energy needs as they grow will determine their future, and…
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Turning carbon into currency
World Resources Institute colleagues Obadiah Mungai, Fikresilassie Aklilu, Emmerentian Mbabazi, and Charity Mwangi argue that…
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A new generation, for the next
Talib Ahmed Bensouda became mayor of Kanifing, Gambia, at 29, so he knows a little…
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Ethiopia unleashes its cities
Ethiopia’s Minister of Urban and Infrastructure Development, Chaltu Sani believes Ethiopia’s radical urban policy reforms—granting…
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Fighting fires, and (constantly) bailing water
Manuel De Araujo, mayor of Quelimane, is no shrinking violet. As an opposition leader of…
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Rebooting the global finance system will pay dividends
The continent’s Public Development Banks must play a key role in changing how African cities…
