African cities are learning engines, yet, their pedagogic capacity to activate transformative change is still untapped. This session reflects on transformative pedagogic practices that mobilise learning on forward-thinking ideas and impactful action for just urban development across African cities. Aiming to bridge the gap between social movements, grassroots organisations and progressive academic institutions across urban Africa, this session brings together critical actors in urban pedagogy as a 'community of practice' to share their experiences in generating transformative change through intersectional pedagogies. In doing so, participants are invited to reflect collectively on the key pedagogic principles and practices required to support the next generation of urban champions to effect radical change towards urban justice.
Rather than using teaching methods transacted in classrooms as an entry point, this workshop will stimulate thinking through a variety of urban domains, where pedagogies are practiced on the ground through mobilisation, activism and advocacy. We seek to facilitate learning across these domains to overcome the digital divide and to collectively deliberate on the underlying principles and aspirations that enable these pedagogies to be transformative. Building on this collective reflection, the output of this session will be a Decalogue or set of pedagogic principles to guide pluralistic and transdisciplinary learning processes for the next generation of urban champions in Africa.

Hosted by: “Knowledge in Action for Urban Equality” Programme in partnership with Habitat International Coalition (HIC) and Sierra Leone Urban Research Centre, Ardhi University, and Makerere University, Cameroon, Zimbabwe, Tanzania, Sierra Leone, Uganda, South Africa, Kenya, UK, India

By 2050, African cities are expected to be home to an additional billion people. This dramatic growth is expected to pose challenges to governments, the private sector and individuals, but it also presents immense opportunities to service and engage with a young, growing, increasingly digital population that will be key to the continent’s economic transformation.

Digital technologies, such as IoT, have a critical role to play and enable the development of smart cities that are improving everyday life to make them more liveable, sustainable, and resilient. Digital innovation in cities is also unlocking access to new financing instruments, which are critical for cities to overcome the huge investment gap needed to confront climate change and fulfil the SDG agenda.

At MWC Kigali 2023, on 18 October, we hosted a session, in collaboration with the Ministry of ICT in Rwanda, that brought together private sector innovators, city leaders, funders, mobile operators, and enabling organisations to discuss the role of technology and innovative financing in advancing inclusive climate-resilient urban development.

This is the recording of that session.

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When searching for South Africa’s capital on Google, one of the further search results is “What is the real capital of South Africa” – it seems to confuse the world that this country could have more than two capitals. A South African would only shrug and say “It’s true my broe”, and indeed, it is. But this is just one of the things that make South Africa so unique.
The three cities play the role of the administrative capital, judicial capital and legislative capital representatively.

As I discuss later on in this video when looking at each city individually, all three of these cities used to play an important role in the country at some time in the past, prior to 1910. Therefore, the choice of which city or cities to choose as capitals wasn’t the hardest decision to make.

Watch this video till the end to learn about the 3 Capital Cities of South Africa and their reason for existence.

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Thinking about having your vacation in Africa? Here are four cities you can't go wrong with.

Professor Edgar Pieterse talks about the challenges facing African cities and the need for the proactive integration of disciplines to meet these. The talk took place at Arup, Fitzroy Street, London on Wednesday 5 December 2012.

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This week's ESI Africa Insights looks at Developing African Smart Cities with a particular focus on Rwanda. Be sure to check out our previous insights videos and don't forget to subscribe to our YouTube channel.

The notion of inclusivity is captured in many cities’ guiding documents, mobility plans and sustainability goals. While well-intentioned, this often loosely used term remains an ideal if not institutionalised and grounded in contextually appropriate practical processes for obtainable results. It is an important concept to embed in urban mobility systems because it enables equitable access to resources and opportunities, and reframes mobility and transport as a public good. What processes do local and sub-national governments need to follow, and what steps could be taken to make inclusivity a reality in their cities?

This webinar frames a conversation around accessible, equitable, and safe mobility in African cities, and shares practices from a number of cities attempting to reframe their mobility paradigms!

Hello explorers! today, we bring to you the top 10 Most beautiful cities in Africa 2023.
Africa is home to over 300 uniquely beautiful cities which boast of rich cultural heritage, modern infrastructure, and vibrant people.
perhaps the most significant aspect of African cities is there fusion on old and modern elements. infact, Africa has continued to preserve it's cultural footprint despite the massive infrastructural developments going on around the continent.
watch the video to the end to find out the top 10 most beautiful cities in Africa 2023.

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The cost of living is one of the biggest factors when considering a move to another city.

It can actually be difficult to know what the cost of living will be in a new city or country before you’ve actually lived there. And many basic necessities such as food. clothing. entertainment and healthcare. need to be considered,

The cost of living index could help you with the answer, as it takes into account all aspects of life when considering relocation. It is a relative indicator of consumer goods prices, including groceries. restaurants. transportation and utilities.

This index is often used to compare how expensive it is to live in one city versus another.

Thanks to data obtained from Numbeo. which is the world’s largest cost of living database. We examined top 20 African cities with the highest cost of living index scores in 2022,

Nine cities from two African countries dominated the list: five from Morocco and four from South Africa, However. none of these nine has highest cost of living index in Africa,