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The politics of informal settlements in African cities: Comparative insights from Accra, Freetown, Harare and Kampala

2026CitiesJournalOpen access

10.1016/j.cities.2026.106782 Full text2 citations

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9 authors across 6 institutions in 5 countries.

Sam HickeyFirst authorCorresponding
Patience Adzande
Abdul‐Gafaru Abdulai
- University of Ghana (GH)
as printed: Abdul-Gafaru Abdulai
Badru Bukenya
- Makerere University (UG)
Jamie Hitchen
Peter Kasaija
- Makerere University (UG)
Braima Koroma
- Sierra Leone Urban Research Centre (SL)
McDonald Lewanika
- University of Zimbabwe (ZW)
Junior Alves SebbanjaSenior author
- Mengo Hospital (UG)

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Urban and Rural Development Challengeslevel 3 · 0.91
Urban Planning and Governancelevel 3 · 0.03
Local Economic Development and Planninglevel 3 · 0.01

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openalexseen September 24, 2026
2026 · Cities · 2 citations
https://openalex.org/W7127614278

The politics of informal settlements in African cities: Comparative insights from Accra, Freetown, Harare and Kampala · Sankore