The ACRC research director, Diana Mitlin, said 56 per cent of urban residents in Sub-saharan Africa live in informal settlements, and just under 45 per cent- about 500 million sub-Saharan Africans, live in urban areas.
The Environment & Urbanization Better Cities Day on Thursday, 16 March will bring together researchers, policy influencers and practitioners to discuss and share insights on current and future trends in urban development
United Kingdom-based research group, known as African Cities Research Consortium (ACRC), has begun studies in 13 of Africa’s fastest-growing cities within sub-Saharan Africa, including Lagos