Environmental pressures also loom large. Many African cities face heightened climate risks, including flooding, drought and ...

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 ...

Explore the emerging trend of African city breaks as South Africans seek new adventures closer to home. From the vibrant streets of Windhoek to the cultural richness of Kigali, discover the unique ...

Everyone knows Abuja is Nigeria’s capital. But did you know some African countries split their capitals across two or more cities? When Nigeria moved its capital from Lagos to Abuja in 1991, it was ...

Nairobi is the capital and largest city of Kenya. The name is derived from the Maasai phrase Enkare Nairobi, which translates to ‘place of cool waters’, a reference to the Nairobi River which flows ...

Alex Mabunda is the CEO of Ntiyiso Consulting Group and a seasoned management consultant with over 22 years of experience in industrialisation, governance, and strategy. He holds a BSc in Computer ...

The secondary city is defined above all by what it is not: neither a metropolis nor a rural town. The Tunisian city of Gabès and its Nigerian counterpart Ibadan are both considered secondary cities, ...