Mapping Africa Transformations

Reports

Read in depth studies and publications.

City shapes and climate change in Africa

Africa is undergoing an unprecedented urban and climate transition; yet, given the right conditions, compact urban forms can encourage greater sustainability, resilience and liveability in coming decades

Urbanisation and Conflicts in North and West Africa

While cities and urban areas have always been sites of conflict, given their political and economic importance, many insurgencies, rebellions and separatist movements are associated with rural areas
Boosting African cities' resilience to climate change: The role of green spaces

Boosting African cities’ resilience to climate change: The role of green spaces

Green spaces can boost the resilience of cities to heat waves, floods, landslides, and even coastal erosion, in addition, to enhancing sustainability by improving air quality, protecting biodiversity, and absorbing carbon
Populist civil society, the Wagner Group, and post-coup politics in Mali

Populist civil society, the Wagner Group, and post-coup politics in Mali

The military coup of August 2020 upended Mali’s fragile liberal democratic order
Political violence targeting women in West Africa

Political violence targeting women in West Africa

Women around the world are facing unprecedented levels of targeted political violence

Borders and conflict in North and West Africa

This publication examines the role of border regions in shaping patterns of violence since the end of the 1990s in North and West Africa

Non-military actors as a regional strategy in the Lake Chad region

The purpose of this paper is to examine current regional strategies employed to counter extremism in the Lake Chad Basin region

Conflict networks in North and West Africa

Conflicts in North and West Africa have become more violent and widespread than in the past