If forests are properly managed and harvested, charcoal could be a renewable energy source that does not destroy the environment. Charcoal is one of the most important commodities in sub-Saharan Africa. In southern and...
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Threatened to extinction
Cameroon: culture clash Urbanisation and acculturation in Cameroon are eroding traditional conservation practices that helped maintain the equilibrium of the ecosystem Armand Boui has a problem. The 57-year-old native...
The roles and responsibilities of metropolitan, municipal and district actors in Local Economic Development
The roles and responsibilities of metropolitan, municipal and district actors in Local Economic Development Local governance has, since the 1990s, gained global importance in many developing countries. The flurry of...
AIF 45 PODCAST: CITIES
Big cities are changing how Africans live
Big cities appear to have a positive impact on food security and access to drinking water, but they also have a reconfiguring effect on families African cities are on the rise, and the impact of these is only starting...
EDITORIAL: Africa’s Megacities: boom or bust
Regular readers of Africa in Fact will recall our edition on local government (April 2016), which established a new template for the journal, with more space for articles and an attractive design based on high-quality...
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