Drive the change and contribute to the transformation of tomorrow’s African cities

Advanced online training to take advantage of the opportunities and face the architectural, social and environmental challenges of African cities in 2050.

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Participate to the "African urban visions" contest

Capture the best of innovation and urban transformation right in the heart of your city, and share your vision through the prism of a photograph or short video!

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Hybrid Training

In addition to ours MOOCs we offer complimentary training to some of them in the form of a one week intensive in-person programm.

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What we offer

Top-quality educational content to understand and provide practical solutions to the challenges presented by the accelerated urbanization of the African continent.

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MOOCs
A catalog of online training courses delivered by experts in the fields of urban planning on topics from eco-construction to sustainable development.
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Learn from the experts
Experts on urban and sustainable development in Africa
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6 African Universities
Partners of the African Cities Lab's knowledge hub
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A large community
An active community of more than 5000 professionals concerned with the living environment that African cities will offer to their populations in 2050

Focus Areas

8 topics that address cross-cutting and multidisciplinary issues of urban transformation in Africa in an environmentally safe way.

Housing

Digital

Building

Climate change

Planning

Urban System

Gouvernance

Energy

Our Partners