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Actor Idris Elba’s visionary leap into city-building in Sierra Leone has sparked global interest! Le Monde’s recent coverage of this story features CCI’s Executive Director, Kurtis Lockhart, who sheds light on the essential ingredients for a thriving African urban future.

During the COVID-19 pandemic, people spent more time within their local community due to remote and hybrid working and national and local lockdowns. This led to a re-evaluation of urban design models, including the ’15-minute city’ concept. In October last year, experts, including Matthew McCartney, Senior Researcher at CCI, were brought together by the London Assembly’s Planning and Regeneration Committee to scrutinize this urban planning model. The committee’s final report has been released and features McCartney’s perspectives on the ’15-minute city’ concept.

CCI’s Executive Director, Kurtis Lockhart was featured in The Economist discussing the concept of new cities as a potential solution to the urban challenges faced by Africa.

CCI’s Jeff Mason was published in City Monitor discussing the need for new cities, where they can do the most good, and what kinds are being built.

CCI’s Jeff Mason was published in the Progress Forum alongside authors Kartik Akileswaran and Jonathan Mazumdar.

Charter Cities Institute’s Heba Elhanafy was featured in Zambia Daily Mail, where she discussed the role of new cities in reclaiming control of Africa’s urban future.