African Journal of Urbanism, Architecture, and Building (AJUAB) Volume 1, Number 1, June 2025

On behalf of the editorial board, I am pleased to announce the debut of the African Journal of Urbanism, Architecture and Building (AJUAB). The journal provides a much-needed platform for academics, practitioners and urban change makers, including architects, urban designers, planners, Southern urbanists, policy makers, analysts and building experts to share evidence-based knowledge that is locally grounded in the African context and relevant on the many aspects of the built environment in the Global South.  The inaugural volume signals the importance of housing and the complexities of sustainable development in African cities in South Africa, Zimbabwe, Nigeria and Kenya. The five papers in this issue reflect the primary aims of the journal to explore the multiplicity of African urbanisms against a backdrop of environmental challenges, social inequalities and economic crisis. The articles were carefully selected to keep within the remits of the journal, whilst reaching a spread o...