The Green Revolution – the introduction of new higher yielding seed varieties, increased use of…
INFRASTRUCTURE
Lagos Is Getting Less Rain, but More Heavy Storms. What It Can Do to Prepare
Lagos State can expect to experience 270 days of rainfall in 2020. Many Lagosians who…
The Many Lives of Charcoal
In Africa, charcoal is ubiquitous as an energy source for cooking, even in urban areas…
How Politics and Poverty Affect Electricity Provision in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe’s economic challenges are numerous, but one of the most pressing is electricity scarcity. Around…
Why the Outlook for Fixing Nigeria’s Energy Crisis Isn’t Good
Nigeria returned to democracy in 1999. But it took another 16 years for power to…
Contextual Engineering Improves Success of Projects in Non-Industrial Societies
Humanitarian engineering projects often focus on bringing western technologies to non-industrialized societies. But environmental and…
Lagos’s Chequered History: How It Came to Be the Megacity It Is Today
Lagos was an orderly urban environment 70 years ago. This was the case from the…
Nigeria’s Akure Is a Good Example of How Not to Build a City
Akure is one of Nigeria’s emerging cities. Located within Ondo State in the country’s south…
What Nigerian Cities Can Learn from the Rest of the World
Africa is the world’s most rapidly urbanising region. By 2050 more than one billion people…
How Kenya’s Mega Wind Power Project Is Hurting Communities
Kenya recently launched the Lake Turkana Wind Power project, Africa’s largest wind energy project and…
