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NEW ANALYSIS: AFRICA'S LARGEST CITIES IN 1800 AND 2020
To kick off our new blog series, IIED researcher David Satterthwaite explores how the size and spatial distribution of Africa’s largest cities has changed since 1800, and the underlying influences for these shifts.
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WEBSITE LAUNCH
After a lot of behind-the-scenes work, we’re excited to reveal the official African Cities website. We’ll be updating the site regularly with news and insights from across the consortium, along with working papers and studies, so stay tuned for further information.
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THE UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER TOPS SDG IMPACT RANKINGS
The University of Manchester has been named the world's number one university in the Times Higher Education (THE) Impact Rankings, on action taken towards the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The University also achieved first place for its work towards SDG 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities.
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WEBINAR RECAP
If you missed the African Cities introductory webinar – exploring our research priorities, approaches, the project timeline and more – you can catch up over on our YouTube channel.
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COMING SOON…


The initial scoping studies for our focus cities are in progress and will be published on our website over the next few weeks. Be sure to follow us on Twitter for more regular updates!
Do you have any questions or suggestions for future e-news updates? Please contact African Cities’ digital communications officer Hannah van Rooyen at hannah.vanrooyen@manchester.ac.uk.
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