But conditions here are dire, as the slum remains excluded from urban planning. There is no sewage system, no waste ...

Nigerian police ‍fired tear gas to ​disperse residents protesting in Lagos on January 28 over demolition work in ⁠one of Africa's largest floating slums, the Makoko slum, that has displaced thousands ...

A peer reviewed, randomized controlled study with 199 women living in poverty in the city slums of Uganda was published today in Health Care for Women ...

The coalition of civil society groups described the demolitions as part of a systemic attack on the urban poor, carried out ...

A new study conducted by six students from several high schools in Monrovia reveals an unprecedented rise in teenage ...

Project Isizwe and its founder, Alan Knott-Craig Jr., are mentioned in connection with a trip to Africa that Jeffrey Epstein appeared to be arranging for his assistant.

Seasoned psychiatrists have warned that the ongoing demolition of homes in Makoko could trigger severe emotional distress, mental disorders, and suicidal thoughts among displaced residents.They ...

The Market Theatre is celebrating its 50th anniversary, having survived the terrors of the apartheid regime and the shifting ...

Protesters from slum areas in Lagos State tried to enter parliament building to register their opposition to demolition of houses, but police prevented them by firing tear gas and live bullets in air, ...

Extreme heat is one of the deadliest climate risks increasingly affecting the lives of urban residents in cities across the ...

WEvolution changed the lives of more than 1500 Scottish women from some of the country’s poorest communities over the last 15 years, turning ...