New private property investments in Africa's cities are on the rise, and they often take the
form of entirely new cities built up from scratch as comprehensively planned self-contained …

Magnificent and Beggar Land is a powerful account of fast-changing dynamics in Angola, an
important African state that is a key exporter of oil and diamonds and a growing power on …

Working the System offers key insights into the politics of the everyday in twenty-first-century
dominant party and neo-authoritarian regimes in Africa and elsewhere. Detailing the many …

Housing prices are rising faster than incomes in many areas of the world, reducing well-
being and engendering social discontent. Passivity by municipal and national governments …

After 27 years of civil war, Angola entered the 21st century as one of the most dynamic
economies in the world. In a context of 'infrastructures for resources' policy, Luanda, its …

Whether Africa is developed or not, depends on how and what one addresses. Development
is relative. Nonetheless, the fact is: Africa developed Europe; and thereby became …

New towns—large, comprehensively planned developments on newly urbanized land—
boast a mix of spaces that, in their ideal form, provide opportunities for all of the activities of …

Since the end of the Angolan conflict in 2002, the ruling Movemento Popular de Libertação
de Angola (MPLA) party has been promoting a 'master narrative'of 'peace and …

Much has been said about the presence of China in Africa over the last fifteen years, with, for
the most part, these discussions affirming either a 'for'or 'against'position. Working from a …

This article explores the notion of a 'culture of immediatism'that characterises the current
political and socio-economic environment of Angola, according to residents of its capital …