#Africities8

⁦@CoMOSSAfrica⁩ session on SEACAPs development happening now! #Africities8 #Morocco ⁦@Mayors4Climate⁩ ⁦@endaenergylinks⁩ ⁦@CCRECEMR⁩pic.twitter.com/6qIHO2KgGv

Our officer - Phumla Ndaba from CLGF's Southern Africa office, getting ready for important discussions of #africities8 in Morocco. pic.twitter.com/nBDjuso2aP

AFRICA FIRST? African cities increasingly invest in each other explaining much of Africa's new growth. Africa needs an integrated continental policy to amplify interregional and intraregional economic integration. I will present this at #Africities8 today. @regstud @Wits_Newspic.twitter.com/vDvyCXBekB

#Migration, #Climate, #LocalFinance, and the #Localization of the #SDGs are some of the issues that the constituency of Local and Regional Governments will address at #Africities8, the most important gathering of local governments in #Africa!pic.twitter.com/meNtYEa5yC

UCLG President Cllr Parks Tau addressing the opening ceremony of Africities 2018 in Marrakesh #Africities8 #marrakesh #Africanurbanpic.twitter.com/MJleQrJVzT

Premier Makhura speaking at the #Africities8 Conference in Marrakech on the need for a Forum for African Metropolis to coordinate responses to the challenge of urbanisation. pic.twitter.com/gNrvDuCv0R

Watch @CitiesAlliance Director William Cobbett talk about the importance of #Africities8 @billycobbett @UCLGAfrica @Africities8 @uclg_orgpic.twitter.com/RGw1Rb3aNn

The 3 winners of the #Youth Forum were announced during the last day at #Africities8. Congrats to all! #LocalAfricapic.twitter.com/MRBiHBvrW0

Meet the young African #innovators who developed innovative #ideas & #solutions for #smartcities & #SDGs.At the @Africities8,they will create #prototypes of #ITsolutions to speed up the transition towards sustainable cities in #Africa.#Youth #YouthForum #AfricaWeWant #Africities8 pic.twitter.com/ksZcUVWwK3

Honored to be included on @UCLGAfrica's Climate Task Force – playing a fundamental role in helping local governments localize NDCs. Great first meeting at #Africities8 & looking forward to our next at #COP24!pic.twitter.com/7lGUrecI9p

Thanks to Cllr McManus and Cllr Murray for having agreed to come to #Africities8 representing Scotland in Europe-Africa Young elected leaders forum. Cllr Murray due to speak in opening panel. Various roundtables to follow. Thanks to @CCRECEMR & @Platforma4Dev for the invite.pic.twitter.com/HQls8NIeIr

This study starts with a passion: public land is under threat in developing countries. How to develop innovative solutions to create and preserve public land? “Public land generates economic activities” #Africities8 #LocalDevpic.twitter.com/fTOMyQo1CM

Our co-president, Premier of @GautengProvince, David Makhura reminds us that "Africa continent and African cities are complex, they are unpredictable. We are here to discuss on how to provide an adequate quality of life to our African cities" #Africities8 pic.twitter.com/6eMJl5JnsV

The jointly with @UCLG organised session 'Leave No One Behind – by localising the 2030 Agenda’ has started. Discussing the challenges of the implementation of the SDGs at the local level as well as the importance of data. #LocalisingSDGs #LNOB #DataDisaggregation #Africities8 pic.twitter.com/Yl3ES7heKv

8,000 participants. 53 countries. 1 goal: the transition to sustainable cities and territories ► This was 8th edition of #Africities8, which brought towns and regions from Africa and Europe ever closer to a sustainable future http://bit.ly/2TU5KfW pic.twitter.com/Oh9mBNHXum

Comparing foreign investment (FDI) clusters within Johannesburg and London shows that Johannesburg's FDI reinforces spatial inequality much more than in London (Chen and Wall 2018). I will present this at the #Africities8 conference today. @regstudpic.twitter.com/w5bB3FF7IO

The insightful week that was of local government leaders at #Africities8 in pics... @uclg_org @UCLGAfrica @SALGA_Gov @Parks_Taupic.twitter.com/PuFxi7OW6n

Happening at #Africities8: "#Rabat is the 5th greenest #city in the world" - Mayor of #Rabat #Morocco, Honourable Mohammed Sidiki We are proud to announce that Rabat is also a new #CitiesWithNature Pioneer! All #cities, large & small, are invited to join & benefit now!pic.twitter.com/i3DSQHDXYF

CLGF Board Member @CLGF_News and President of RALGA @ralgarwanda Cllr Innocent Uwimana states that we need to demystify the SDGs, make them locally relevant. In Rwanda, the 17 SDGs have been translated into the local language. #Clgf #Africities8 pic.twitter.com/sgqCbZwWjO

Kicking off a session on Urbanisation and National Development Planning. Representing @SALGA_Gov is Cllr Memory Booysen, Member of the SALGA NEC and Mayor of Garden Route District Municipality. As CLGF @CLGF_News we are pleased to be here. Hosted by @ECA_OFFICIAL #Africities8 pic.twitter.com/2uEFZhpljk