Municipal Finance
No Ready-Made Solutions: How African Cities Are Adapting Land Value Capture to Local Realities
As African cities grow, public investments are rapidly increasing land values. But who benefits from this uplift? From Kigali to Stellenbosch, cities are adapting land value capture to local realities – showing that successful urban finance tools are built through context, experimentation and political commitment, not copied from elsewhere.
Financing Africa’s Urban Future
As Africa’s cities expand, the financing challenge is becoming a governance challenge: cities need more reliable revenues, better access to capital and stronger tools to turn growth into inclusive, resilient development.
Putting the Public Back in Finance: Reclaiming Urban Infrastructure for the Common Good
Africa’s cities are at a turning point. Astrid Haas cautions: betting everything on private capital risks deepening, not solving, urban inequality.
Six Reasons Why Urban Adaptation Finance Is Falling Short in the Global South
Cities are on the frontlines of the climate crisis. While the need for urban adaptation is growing, funding remains alarmingly low. Hamza Abdullah and Alastair Mayes from CCFLA reveal why finance isn’t flowing—and what can be done to close the gap.
The New Traders Hub in Galeshewe: Boosting South African Businesses
The open-air arena in the township of Galeshewe in Kimberley, South Africa, is being transformed under the Cities CHALLENGE 2.0. The centrepiece is a new “Informal Traders Hub” offering a safe, sustainable, and gender-responsive environment for local female traders.
Powering Africa’s Future: Leading the Energy Transition with Covenant of Mayors (CoM SSA)
CoM SSA supports cities to access clean and resilient energy, lower greenhouse gas emissions, reduce costs and boost employment. The best part: these cities do not need their own investment.