Fri, 20 Mar 2026 07:38:36 -0400 en-us © 2026 The Africa Urban Lab Podcast yes Africa ad4ff63f-c3dd-53b6-a41b-36356b51fa5a heba.elhanafy@aul.city Kurtis Lockhart episodic false African cities are growing faster than anywhere on Earth. The Africa Urban Lab Podcast asks one of the most important questions facing humanity today: how do we make that growth work? We talk with mayors, urban planners, economists, and infrastructure builders about harnessing rapid urbanization for lasting economic prosperity.

]]> Buzzsprout (https://www.buzzsprout.com) Africa, urban, economics, development, growth Kurtis Lockhart heba.elhanafy@aul.city https://storage.buzzsprout.com/q9by3uvyxf2tip8qe21x4f02bxxx?.jpg Joe Studwell on How Africa Works Our first guest is Joe Studwell — development scholar and author of the landmark How Asia Works — who has just published his long-awaited follow-up book, How Africa Works. We dig into the book's central arguments: why dense cities are essential to building functional markets, how urbanization can actually boost agricultural productivity, and why population density is the key to affordable infrastructure at scale. It's a conversation that challenges some persistent assumptions about African development. Enjoy the show.

]]> Our first guest is Joe Studwell — development scholar and author of the landmark How Asia Works — who has just published his long-awaited follow-up book, How Africa Works. We dig into the book's central arguments: why dense cities are essential to building functional markets, how urbanization can actually boost agricultural productivity, and why population density is the key to affordable infrastructure at scale. It's a conversation that challenges some persistent assumptions about African development. Enjoy the show.

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