Login Contact Us

Partners & Cities

Contact us to explore partnership opportunities:

The Africa Urban Systems network is expanding—bringing together forward-looking cities, foundations, and institutions that believe in data-driven transformation. This is not a typical partnership program; it’s an invitation to co-create the future of urban systems. Africa offers a 360° diagnostic framework—a level of depth and precision in urban assessment that has never been attempted before.

If your city, philanthropic foundation, NGO, or intergovernmental organization seeks to shape the next frontier of sustainable, intelligent, and equitable cities, we welcome your participation. Join us in building the world’s first truly integrated urban intelligence ecosystem.

Contact us to explore partnership opportunities:

Filter Cities

Frequently Asked Questions

The AUI is a diagnostic tool that measures how African cities function as complete systems. It tracks governance, ecology, mobility, equity, and resilience together, not in isolation. The goal is a clear picture of urban health across the continent.

The AUI is both a diagnostic instrument and a strategic compass. It enables mayors, planners, and investors to see the city as a complete system, not a cluster of departments. It reveals hidden dependencies—how failures in housing affect health, how education influences civic trust, how infrastructure gaps shape economic opportunity. The purpose is simple: to make African cities governable as systems, not silos.

Most indices measure sectors in isolation—economy here, environment there. The AUI weaves every domain into one interpretive model built for African urban realities, not adapted from frameworks designed elsewhere.

Because existing indices were largely built for cities in the Global North. They miss the informal economies, rapid growth, and governance patterns that define African urban life. The AUI starts from African conditions, not as an afterthought.

Governments use it to design evidence-based reforms. Investors use it to assess risk and readiness. Researchers use it to study comparative urban trends across the continent.

Universities can access AUI data for comparative studies on African urban dynamics, contribute local research to refine indicators, and partner on joint publications.

Philanthropies can use AUI findings to target investments where they build systemic resilience, rather than funding isolated projects with limited reach.

The AUI aligns its indicators with both the Sustainable Development Goals and the African Union's Agenda 2063, giving cities a shared language for reporting progress against continental and global commitments.

No. It is a system of understanding, not a leaderboard. Rankings invite comparison without context; the AUI is built to explain why a city performs the way it does.

Yes. The framework scales from small municipalities to major metropolitan regions, adjusting for data availability and local institutional capacity.

Scoring follows a standardized methodology applied uniformly across cities, with data verification steps and independent review built into each assessment cycle.

A future where African cities are governed through foresight rather than crisis—where leaders act on evidence, not guesswork.

Cities use AUI results to prioritize reforms, identify systemic risks before they escalate, and track progress across administrations, not just single terms.

Investors can use AUI scores to assess a city's readiness for infrastructure investment, weigh governance risk, and identify emerging urban markets across Africa.

The AUI is managed by [Organization Name], with oversight from an independent advisory board of urbanists, technologists, and African governance experts.

Data is collected from government records, satellite and geospatial sources, and field surveys, then verified through cross-referencing and periodic audits.

The AUI follows strict data protection protocols, anonymizing sensitive information and complying with relevant national and international privacy standards.

Yes. Cities can propose locally relevant indicators that reflect specific cultural, economic, or environmental priorities, subject to methodological review.

Cities can submit a formal request through the AUI portal. The team then outlines the data requirements and assessment timeline.

A dashboard is in development, giving cities and partners real-time access to indicators and historical trends.

The AUI is funded through a mix of philanthropic grants, multilateral partnerships, and service fees from institutional clients.

The AUI was created by [Organization Name], drawing on the conviction that African cities need frameworks built for their own realities, not imported ones.

Citizens and civil society groups can submit feedback on local conditions, participate in public consultations, and access summary reports on their cities.

Cities can file a formal appeal within a set window after results are published, submitting supporting evidence for review by the AUI team.

Cities may submit updated official records, independent audits, or documentation showing changes not reflected in the original assessment.

Yes. Cities can submit updated data at any point, which will be incorporated into the next scheduled assessment cycle.

Yes. The AUI team works directly with city officials to design indicators that reflect local priorities while preserving comparability across cities.

Yes. Participating cities receive technical support to interpret results and build internal capacity for data-driven governance.

The framework is designed to be revised periodically, incorporating new indicators as urban challenges change and as more African cities join the network.

The Africa Urban Observatory (AUO) is powered by Veridian Urban Systems (VUS), the AI-driven platform behind its urban intelligence tools. VUS provides the underlying technology and methodology; AUO applies it specifically to African cities, and the African Urban Index (AUI) serves as its flagship diagnostic tool for the continent.

Ready to Transform your City?
Get Started with AUI’s Today.

Client Portal Login