A U.S.$100 million loan by the World Bank aims to give Kenyan slum dwellers home security. Read more »
The citizens of Uganda's capital, Kampala, have elected an independent, Erias Lukwago, as Lord Mayor by a landslide. Read more »
The Waruku Community Development Project was started to help people access clean water and ablution facilities in one of the country's many slums. Read more »
A new UN report warns that Africa's urban population is set to triple in the next 40 years, putting massive pressure on governments and infrastructure across the continent. Read more »
The township of Khayelitsha has been rocked by violent service delivery protests, government vehicles was burnt including a truck carrying matric exam papers. Read more »
The Nigerian authorities must suspend a series of planned demolitions and evictions in waterfront areas of Port Harcourt that will leave over thousands at risk of homelessness ... Read more »
Police and the city's anti-land invasion unit clashed with Hangberg residents after their shacks on a firebreak on the slopes of the Sentinel were dismantled. Read more »
A new report from Amnesty International focuses on the effect of slum life on Kenyan women in Nairobi. Read more »
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