Nerea Amorós Elorduy is an architect, researcher and urbanist who has collated her life’s work into a recently published open-source book called Architecture as a Way of Seeing and Learning: Read More..
Political and Social Commentary
Mozambique’s ‘hidden debt’ scandal trial begins
The trial of the “hidden debt”, one of the biggest corruption scandals in Mozambique, which has plunged the country into a serious financial crisis and is embarrassing even the top Read More..
Somalia is walking in Afghanistan’s footsteps
In his 2010 memoir Decision Points, former United States President George W Bush explained his rationale for the decision to invade Afghanistan in the following words: “Afghanistan was the ultimate Read More..
How artificial intelligence is being used to map African cities to improve services and infrastructure
Image Source Data collection is critical in the (urbanisation) upgrade of cities. Accurate information about a city will help governments prioritize urbanisation goals, from basic service delivery to ambitious infrastructure Read More..
Ghana’s land acquisition process generates conflict. Blockchain offers a solution
Image Source Ghana’s current system of land administration generates a lot of conflicts for a number of reasons. Firstly, under Ghana’s customary land tenure system, multiple people can hold an Read More..
How Ethiopia’s conflict has affected farming in Tigray
Image Source Since fighting broke out in November 2020 between the Tigrayan regional government and the Ethiopian army, the conflict has wreaked havoc on the lives of people living in Read More..