Africa: Africa's Urban Future On the Line As Continental Forum Opens in Nairobi With Call to Move 'From Conversation to Execution'

[African Union] NAIROBI, 8 April 2026 Africa's most consequential gathering on housing and urban development, Africa Urban Forum 2 (AUF 2), opened today in Nairobi, as African leaders and policymakers called for urgent, coordinated action to transform the continent's rapidly expanding cities into engines of economic growth, social inclusion, and climate resilience.