Archived news and events

06/17/2024

Invitation to guest lecture by Andrea Pollio on July 2nd 2024

The assistant professor at Polytechnic of Turin gives a guest lecture on digital infrastructures in African cities

06/10/2024

New article by Raffael Beier

The article takes a critical look at the Moroccan ‘Villes Sans Bidonville’ programme

06/10/2024

First African Transport Research Conference 2024

It was hosted by the University of Cape Town in collaboration with the Volvo Research and Educational Foundation (VREF) in early March in Cape Town.

06/04/2024

Second ICOLMA Consortium Meeting

The workshop took place in February 2024 in São Paulo

06/04/2024

Nthoki D. Nyamai took part in the workshop 'UTA-Do Africa Cities' in Dar es Salaam

The workshop was organised in February 2024 by Ardhi University in cooperation with the Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung

06/04/2024

Raffael Beier took part in the workshop 'Critical interventions in European Urban studies'

Raffael Beier was part of a workshop on ‘Critical Interventions on European Studies’ as part of the discussion series European Urban Studies

05/28/2024

New article by Moritz Kasper

The article explores the significance of plastic jerry cans (mitungi) in Nairobi.

02/16/2024

new publication by Raffael Beier and Amandine Spire

In the context of resettlement, this article aims at conceptualising the relationship between the city and resettled citizens

11/29/2023

Invitation to guest lecture by Geoffrey Payne on 12 December 2023

Housing and urban development expert Geoffrey Payne will give a guest lecture on tenure security and property rights