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…
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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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South Africa doesn’t need new cities: It needs to focus on fixing what it’s got
Philip Harrison of the University of the Witwatersrand and Alison Todes of the University of the Witwatersrand look at why…
Africa’s free trade area offers promise for cities – but only if there’s investment
The free trade area is now the world’s single largest market for goods and services, when measured by the number…
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What exactly is e-waste?
The volume of discarded electronic equipment is increasing. How can governments and businesses ensure it is recycled effectively?
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Africa’s smaller cities are usually overlooked: They shouldn’t be.
Often when one thinks or writes about urbanisation in Africa, megacities or primary cities like Lagos, Nairobi, Addis Ababa or…
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