Illegal but entrenched, Ghana’s two-year advance rent system is squeezing millions of urban renters into debt, exposing the failure of housing policy and rent enforcement. As some East African cities ...

Through its upcoming waterfront development at Jabi Lake, Akida Hills is seeking to contribute to that conversation by creating a destination that brings together leisure, hospitality, entertainment, ...

A new book called Urban Health in Africa explores how rapid urbanisation across the continent shapes public health and wellbeing. Drawing on diverse research and case studies, the book reframes ...

Africa’s cities will drive the next era of global growth. This year, the continent will overtake Asia as the world’s fastest-growing region—a shift unlikely to reverse as demographic momentum slows ...

The decline of South African cities, the rise of Nigerian cities and the breakthrough of Benin’s economic capital: the latest edition of our ranking on the continent’s metropolitan attractiveness ...