What opportunities does urbanisation present for people living in African cities? How much does it really contribute to the economy? And what wider advantages can it have for rural dwellers?

In our latest podcast episode, Philipp Heinrigs – head of unit at the OECD – talks to Stephen Gelb about the recent Africa’s Urbanisation Dynamics 2022 report, delving deeper into the key findings and what the analysis reveals about socioeconomic development opportunities in Africa’s fast-growing cities.

Philipp Heinrigs is head of the OECD’s Sahel and West Africa Club secretariat at the OECD and co-author of Africa’s Urbanisation Dynamics 2022.

Stephen Gelb is a principal research fellow and team leader of the international economic development group at ODI and leads ACRC’s neighbourhood and district economic development domain research.

Africa’s Urbanisation Dynamics 2022 is available to download via the African Development Bank, UNECA and OECD.

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Music: Brighter Days | Broke in Summer

Sounds: Zapsplat

This podcast presents the views of the speakers featured and does not necessarily represent the views of the African Cities Research Consortium as a whole.

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