While these cities may guarantee Kenya's economic growth, critics argue that such ambitious developments are schemes to shut out the poor. Are we jumping the gun? HAROLD AYODO explores the planners’ ...

The rate of urbanization has grown tremendously globally with nearly 66% of the world’s population predicted to be urban by 2050. Africa’s urban population has been growing at a very high rate (i.e.

Kenya is urbanising at a pace that its cities and towns are ill-prepared to manage. The Status of the Built Environment (SBE) Report 2025 lays bare a sobering truth: while urban growth is inevitable, ...

Kigali, Nairobi, Lagos… Which city offers the best access to health services? As some East African cities climb the top of the rankings, Lagos and Abuja lag behind. That is one of the findings of our ...

The international climate change negotiations began almost three decades ago when many were still hesitant to accept that human activities were changing the planet. Now, the scientific evidence is ...

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 ...

Cape Town, Kigali and Johannesburg lead our exclusive ranking of the continent’s most appealing cities, based on an extensive survey of our readers and foreign ...