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Contributor portraits, urban news, and project updates — as articles, videos, and podcasts.
4/18/2026 · African Cities Archive Team
Featured podcast: Un Dimanche à Abidjan
An episode of Un Dimanche à Abidjan, a real Ivorian podcast of intimate conversations with Abidjan residents, featured here while the archive develops its own audio contributor series.
4/2/2026 · African Cities Archive Team
Featured video: a 4K walk through downtown Kigali
From quiet pedestrian streets to busy market avenues: a 4K walking tour of downtown Kigali by travel creator Ludo Liu, featured here while the archive gathers its own contributor-filmed videos.
3/10/2026 · Lisa Nyamadzawo
Dakar in transition: ten years of urban transformation
Between an expanding BRT network and real-estate pressure on the Corniche, Dakar illustrates the tensions of West African urban growth.
2/22/2026 · African Cities Archive Team
A new partnership with photographers in Nairobi
The archive welcomes a collective of Nairobi-based photographers, who will document the Kibera neighbourhood throughout 2026.
1/30/2026 · Lisa Nyamadzawo
Portrait: Kouadio Yao, photographer of Abidjan's roads
A driver by trade turned self-taught photographer, Kouadio Yao has spent five years documenting the daily life of Abidjan's gbakas.
1/14/2026 · African Cities Archive Team
Lagos overhauls its rapid bus network
The Lagos State government announces a BRT extension towards Ikorodu, expected to affect the mobility of millions of residents.