Cities Africa Strategy: from city priorities to deliverable projects

Africa’s economies are shaped by its cities. They are where businesses grow, jobs are created and opportunities for better lives emerge. But many projects that could unlock this potential never move beyond planning. Cities Africa exists to change this.

Our strategy sets out how we will work alongside city governments through the stages where projects most often stall: prioritising the needs they have already identified, turning those priorities into well-prepared projects, bringing together the people and organisations whose decisions are needed, and establishing a realistic route to funding.

But we do more than prepare projects. We build the skills, systems and relationships that enable cities to develop future projects independently.