S3 Ep3: YIMBY goes global? How to build more houses in Africa

Africa needs to house nearly a billion new urban residents by 2050. Who's going to build it – and how will it be paid for?

Kecia Rust joins the Ideas in Development series on cities to discuss the full housing delivery chain in Africa, the untapped potential of informal builders and rental markets, what micro-mortgages could unlock, and what it would actually take for African governments to go pro-housing.

Read the show notes on our Substack: https://ideasindevelopment.substack.com/

Check out the Africa Urban Lab: https://www.aul.city/ 

Check out the Centre for Affordable Housing Finance in Africa: https://housingfinanceafrica.org/