We believe in the long-term sustainability of cities across Africa for them to serve the current and future generations effectively.
We believe, to serve their purpose as hubs for generating better livelihoods, African cities should be prosperous.
We believe, for cities to serve every member of the society they need to be inclusive of every requirements of various groups of the society.
The Centre for Housing Policy seek to interogate the pressing and critical housing challenges and offer comprehensive, holistic solutions.
The Centre for Urban Economy explores all sectors of the urban economy from small informal sectors to large corporate sector in transforming urban economies.
The Centre for Urban Mobility explores the urban transport issues in cities across Africa, developing vibrant solutions that work for the African region.
The Centre for Urban Governance explores challenges of governing cities and devise solutions to improve the governance of cities on a rapidly urbanizing continent.
African Urban Institute is an independent research organisation that conducts research in cities across Africa. It also offers technical advisory to municipalities and land use planning services.
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