As the first female mayor of Lusaka, Chilando Chitangala, has found entrenched gender biases are a constant barrier to fulfilling her mandate. Being a … Read more

United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN Habitat) colleagues Oumar Sylla (Director for the Regional Office for Africa) and Emmanuel Makaka (Reso … Read more

George Kibala Bauer, Senior Director at GSMA—a global organisation for mobile operators and the broader mobile ecosystem—sheds light on the existentia … Read more

Lagos is an ever-changing mix of ambition, chaos, and grit, building towards a future it can barely contain. In the city’s shiny high rises and sprawl … Read more

Collecting evidence, building connections, and collaborating: these are the three main ingredients of a movement of young fitness-enthusiasts-cum-citi … Read more

Activist and planner Regina Opondo has spent years agitating and organising against gender discrimination in Kenya. It’s gruelling work, but she is in … Read more

South Africa’s Human Settlements Minister, Thembisile Simelane, believes African countries are chronically unprepared for rapid urbanisation—and it’s … Read more

Young people across Africa are struggling to get a start in life because our cities are failing them, says Nolita Mvunelo, Club of Rome Programme Mana … Read more

Lawyer, youth leader, and human rights activist Namatai Kwekweza believes that the future isn’t fixed, and can still be written. Young people need to … Read more

I know tech lies when I see them, having come of age during the “Africa Rising” era. We need to focus on what will really help our young people. We ne … Read more