May 22
Africa: World Urban Forum Backs 'Baku Call to Action' On Global Housing Crisis
A landmark gathering of more than 57,000 participants - the largest in the history of the World Urban Forum - closed on Friday in Baku with an urgent call to rethink how the world… Read more »
May 18
Africa: Housing Crisis Takes Centre Stage At World Urban Forum in Baku
Now is the time to place housing at the heart of sustainable development. That was the message delivered on Monday by UN Secretary General António Guterres to participants… Read more »
November 18, 2025
Africa: Cities Now Home to Nearly Half of Humanity - UN Report
Forty-five per cent of the 8.2 billion people on the planet live in cities, which is only going to increase as the world becomes increasingly urban. Read more »
