Nigeria: The Benefits of Site Selection in Planning The City - We could recall that on his entry to the reception hall of the then Nicon Noga Hilton Hotel, now known as the Transcorp Hilton, the revolutionary Burkina Faso leader, Late Captain Thomas Sankara, made the exclamation "Who said Nigeria is not rich?" This was in the mid eighties. [AA Construction]

Nigeria: Govt Begins Implementation of Master Plan - Anambra state government said it is putting in place the structural framework for the implementation of the Master Plan for Awka, Onitsha and Nnewi as a major way of ensuring the effective and controlled development of the cities. [AA Construction]

Nigeria: 'Port-Harcourt City to Reclaim Lost Beauty' - The peninsula beauty of Port Harcourt will soon be restored as efforts are being made by the Rivers state government to reclaim the masterplan of the city which was drawn up since the 1920s and has been bastardised over the years. [AA Construction]

By 2030 the majority of Africans will be urban residents, and the majority of them will live in slums and informal settlements unless radical corrective measures are taken. To leverage Africa's options in an environment that is simultaneously global and local, it is important for its leaders at all levels to develop forward-looking visions based on analyses of where Africa is now and where it wants to be in the future. 

This publication aims to provide focus and encouragement to African governments at the central and local level as well as to other key actors in the broad area of sustainable human settlements development. 

The report is available at http://www.unep.org/urban_environment/urbannewsletter/IssueFeb09/publications.asp#StateofAfricanCities

Nigeria: Cities Alliance Approves Nigerian Report - Minister of State Works, Housing and Urban Development Mrs. Grace Ekpwhire has announced that the Cities Alliance has approved the long awaited "The State of Nigerian Cities Report," with the purpose of gathering necessary information on Nigerian Urban Centres with a view to address the challenges in the city centres for sustainable development. [AA Urbanisation]

Uganda: Government to Turn Kampala Into Metropolitan City - Kampala City Council (KCC) and the Uganda Ministry of Lands are carrying out a study aimed at developing Kampala City into a metropolitan city. This means the boundaries of the current Kampala City will encompass the surrounding towns of Mukono in the East, Wakiso in the north, Entebbe south of the city and other small towns in the West of Kampala. This demarcation is currently referred to as greater Kampala. [AA Urbanisation]

WEDNESDAY 21 OCTOBER 2009

Opening  Alan Mabin, Head of School of Architecture and Planning UN-Habitat Report presentations by the following organisations: Events South Africa Urban Planning Read more Liberia: Jica Unveils Monrovia, Urban Master Plan Woods Says Implementation Under Serious Consideration September 30, 2009 - 18:19 — AA Network Liberia: Jica Unveils Monrovia, Urban Master Plan Woods Says Implementation Under Serious Consideration - The Japan International Corporation Agency (JICA) has officially unveiled the Draft Final Report of the Master Plan Study on Urban Facilities Restoration and Improvement in Monrovia. [AA Urbanisation] External Link Liberia Urban Planning AA Network's blog Liberia: Jica Holds Seminar On Monrovia's Draft Master Plan Today September 30, 2009 - 02:35 — AA Network Liberia: Jica Holds Seminar On Monrovia's Draft Master Plan Today - The Japan International Corporation Agency (JICA) will today, September 25, 2009, sponsor a one-day seminar on the Draft Final Report of the Master Plan Study on Urban Facilities Restoration and Improvement in Monrovia. [AA Urbanisation] External Link Liberia Rehabilitation Urban Planning AA Network's blog Liberia: U.S.$10 Billion for 'New' Capital City - Senate Sends Bill to Committee's Room September 9, 2009 - 00:59 — AA Network Liberia: U.S.$10 Billion for 'New' Capital City - Senate Sends Bill to Committee's Room - It will cost the Liberian government and people, and their I international partners US$10 billion to build a new political capital of Africa's oldest independent state, if the Senate concurs with the House of Representatives. [AA Construction] External Link Foreign Investment Government Buildings Liberia Urban Planning AA Network's blog Angola: Housing Projects Discourage Disorderly Construction September 4, 2009 - 11:51 — AA Network Angola: Housing Projects Discourage Disorderly Construction - The deputy minister of Urbanisation and Housing, Joaquim Silvestre, said on Wednesday in Sumbe city, that houses construction projects in the coastal Kwanza Sul province will abide by urban plans outlined by local government, so as to avoid disorderly constructions. [AA Construction] Angola Building Regulations Construction External Link Urban Planning AA Network's blog Kenya: Plan Properly, Architects Tell State August 27, 2009 - 19:00 — AA Network Kenya: Plan Properly, Architects Tell State - The architectural association of Kenya wants the government to establish a fully fledged metropolitan ministry that will oversee the planning and development of all towns in the country. [AA Construction] Development External Link Kenya Urban Development Urban Planning AA Network's blog Nigeria: Development Concept of Abuja And Land Economy August 26, 2009 - 14:40 — AA Network Nigeria: Development Concept of Abuja And Land Economy - Revolved around a concept more out of empirical studies of the spatial organization of Nigerian cities rather than any specific theory of urban structure, the neighbourhood concept was adopted for the development of the Abuja Capital City. [AA Urbanisation] External Link Nigeria Urban Development Urban Planning AA Network's blog Nigeria: FCT to Spend N15 Billion on Satellite Towns August 17, 2009 - 18:00 — AA Network Nigeria: FCT to Spend N15 Billion on Satellite Towns - FCT to Spend N15bn on Satellite Towns The Federal Capital Territory(FCT) administration will commit N15billion to the development of satellite towns in 2010. [AA Construction] External Link Nigeria Urban Planning AA Network's blog CPD Event : Workshop on Cosmo City Development - 27 August 2009 August 14, 2009 - 12:46 — AA Network SHiFT in association with SAIA presents TOWARDS INCLUSIONARY HUMAN SETTLEMENTS A WORKSHOP ON THE COSMO CITY DEVELOPMENT Including a guided tour and panel discussion with: Codevco, Urban Dynamics Town and Regional Planners, Architects, City of Jo’burg, Gauteng Province and Urban Policy specialist. Architecture Events South Africa Urban Development Urban Planning Read more 1 attachment 1 2 3 4 next › last » Home | News | Weather | Currency | Directory | Time Out | Archive | Buildings | Statistics Search Architect Africa Network Copyright(c)1995-2009, Architect Africa Media Group :: Terms & Conditions :: Privacy Policy :: Advertise :: Cyberlink No.