Cities are soaring upward at a greater rate than they are spreading out—reshaping resource use, the environment, and urban life, according to a new study. Researchers from the University of New ...

The conference, themed “Africa’s Development Dynamics: Skills, Jobs, Cities, and Opportunities”, jointly organized by the World Bank Tokyo Development Learning Center (TDLC) and the Organisation for ...

Africa’s urban footprint has expanded at a record pace since 1975, with its most populated cities such as Cairo, Kinshasa, Lagos, and Luanda leading the surge, transforming economies and reshaping ...

Africa’s fast-growing cities are defined by bold new projects, each aiming to address pressing urbanisation challenges. These developments, driven by a mix of state-owned entities and private ...

KIAMBU, Kenya — Turn into Tatu City on the outskirts of Kenya’s capital, Nairobi, and it feels like entering a different world. Even the country’s most reckless drivers are transformed, slowing to a ...

Researchers policymakers, and civil society gathered at the African Urban Forest Forum in Johannesburg to discuss the role of urban forests in African cities. The forum centered on how trees can make ...

As urbanization reshapes global landscapes, ecological balance is increasingly at risk, especially in Africa. The primary drivers are rapid development and expanding human settlements, often without ...

History is often taught as if urban life followed a single European arc—from classical cities to medieval decline to Renaissance rebirth—while Africa appears peripheral, static, or timelessly rural.