New research exposes the daily struggles of transport workers in Lagos
New research focuses on the politics of road transport, the everyday corruption and the hard-living world of transport workers in…
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Back to school: 40 mayors head to Harvard
The Bloomberg Harvard City Leadership Initiative recently unveiled its seventh class of mayors.
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Tanzania has moved its capital from Dar es Salaam after a 50-year wait – but is Dodoma ready?
Dodoma will need to address social issues such as increased accommodation and recreational facilities as the population grows.
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Green spaces are good for people – but in South Africa many cannot access them
Experiencing nature helps people in times of joy and pain. However, inequity of access to green spaces means that South…
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Africa’s first heat officer is based in Freetown: 5 things that should be on their agenda
Freetown, the capital city of Sierra Leone, has a chief heat officer, the first in Africa. She has her work…
Where are the largest cities in the world?
The number of people who live in a city is surprisingly hard to work out. That's partly because populations shift…
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Attacks on Africa’s informal settlements are attacks on women’s economic liberation. Here’s why.
The millions of working-class people who rely on what’s often described as ‘informal settlements’ for their housing, employment and service…
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Energy poverty in Lagos: Electricity supply plays catch-up to Nigeria’s population boom
Communities and businesses, not to mention vital infrastructure, have all been impacted by the high-capacity energy demands of Africa's biggest…
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