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Rapid urbanisation across Africa and the world continues to place significant pressure on infrastructure, transport systems and urban services. At the 2026 Aggrey–Fraser–Guggisberg Memorial Lectures at the University of Ghana, Imperial College London’s Prof. Washington Yotto Ochieng explored how cities can respond to these challenges through smarter planning, resilient digital infrastructure and stronger collaboration between academia, industry and government.

Across the globe, health surveillance has become one of the most critical pillars of public health protection. From Ebola outbreaks…

For many scholars and national institutions, forced displacement is often approached through the language of numbers, policies and protection frameworks.…

Across many fronts, fresh debates on agrifood systems are gaining momentum, driven by what experts say is the need to…

The reality of climate-induced displacement in West Africa continues to reveal far-reaching consequences for individuals, households and entire communities. Its outcomes cut across loss of livelihoods, insecurity, health risks and disrupted social fabrics and sometimes the ultimate price of death. For policymakers, governments, international organisations and researchers, the issue has become a pressing concern because of the scale of displacement, its complexity and the disproportionate impacts it has on vulnerable groups.

A long-standing call from Ghana’s academic and research communities for a dedicated, well-structured fund to support science, innovation, and development…

It is not every day that the Provost of one of the world’s top universities steps into your backyard to…

Cash in Africa has long been more than a convenience since it is a necessity, a tool of survival, and…

Forced to leave their homes, many displaced people in Ghana now face a different kind of struggle economic survival. Without…

The growing impacts of climate change and forced displacement are among the most pressing challenges facing our world today. These…