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July 26, 2026City

Gentrification in African cities: a critical review

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LALewis Abedi AsanteRERichmond Juvenile EhwiMAMary Amoah

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Critical review assesses gentrification dynamics in African cities, highlighting unique local factors.

Key Points

  • This review evaluates the state of gentrification research in African cities while contextualizing it within global theories.
  • Conducted a critical literature review of 45 peer-reviewed studies focused on African cities.
  • Interrogated foundational concepts including land commodification, rent gaps, and displacement.
  • Explored the role of various actors and strategies in the gentrification process.
  • Land commodification in African cities is primarily driven by rapid urbanization and foreign investment.
  • Rent gaps arise from under-utilized state lands and policy-driven tax increases, rather than classic urban disinvestment.
  • Gentrification actors include diverse coalitions and displacement includes ecological and socio-economic factors.

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Asante et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a65a36cd3aea3239cd7689fhttps://doi.org/10.1080/13604813.2026.2700084
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