Overlooked small and micro enterprises represent an untapped and underserviced market segment, says Nadir Jeeva. Next week various planning authorities will gather to shape and inflect discourse on ...

Eleven African cities made the list of the world’s 100 Resilient Cities, with Dakar the first to release a strategy for fighting climate change and overpopulation ...

It is therefore no surprise that African investors and policymakers are gradually recognising the economic power of cities and ramping up investments in new city developments. As these projects emerge ...

Smart cities, also known as satellite cities, have emerged across the world as the answer to a changing lifestayle and time. And Africa has not been.

Africa’s cities are well-positioned to rapidly transform through the greater use of advanced technology and data. Smart applications, revolutionising consumer and utility services are enabling ...

The result is that city dwellers and firms are locked out of the intrinsic benefits of urban development. Emergent urban patterns in Africa are cities that are fragmented, disconnected, and costly.

Africa is rural. Or that’s what senior Western officials envision when they talk about the continent. America’s top diplomat for the region, Tibor Nagy, recently said that Africa is “by and ...

Clearly, a compelling vision, clear road map and creativity are required to build Africa’s urban utopias of the future. And, while smart city planning and development is often led by municipalities ...