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10 things [you need] to know about Africa in 2014

A vaccination for malaria might become a reality; and it’s not all about China. Jonathan Bhalla lists 10 things you should consider when thinking about Africa in 2014.
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A federation of slum dwellers: In conversation with Irene Karanja

Hannah Gibson interviewed Irene Karanja who heads a Kenya-based federation of slum-dwellers. They discussed the anti-eviction movement in Kenya and the federation’s partnership with the University of Nairobi.
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Africahot, 13 December 2013

An excerpt from ARI publican "Who Will Plan Africa's Cities" was featured on online site Africahot
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AllAfrica, 11 December 2013

An excerpt from ARI publican "Who Will Plan Africa's Cities" was featured on online site AllAfrica.com
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Who will plan Africa’s cities?

Speakers: Vanessa Watson (University of Cape Town), Peter Ngau (University of Nairobi)
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For town and country: A new approach to urban planning in Kenya

Professor Ngau describes how the University of Nairobi and other institutions have sought to revitalise – and make more progressive – the education and training that Kenyan planners receive.
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AllAfrica, 27 November 2013

Steve Ouma's blog providing historical insight into the growth of Kenya's urban centres was republished on AllAfrica.com
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A brief history of exclusion

Steve Ouma offers a historical insight into the growth of Kenya’s urban centres and argues that policies have been defined by colonial legacies, state-sanctioned slum evictions and a refusal to acknowledge the rights of the poor.
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Financial Times, 19 November 2013

ARI director, Edward Paice quoted in a Financial Times article “Malawi cash-gate corruption scandal unfolds like a thriller”.
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Planning Africa’s urban future

Speakers: Patrick McAuslan (Birkbeck School of Law), Stephen Berrisford (African Centre for Cites, University of Cape Town).