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Planning Insight Africa focuses on Africa in the sweeping wave of rapid urbanization and development. It recognizes the unique position held by the continent in the global dynamic and seeks to explore best practice solutions to achieve a sustainable future.

Judith Achieng' is an Urban/Regional Planner and researcher on urban development. She has several years of work experience in the private sector and with international organizations, including the United Nations, specializing in sustainable development and community mobilization. Her passions are sustainability, culture, arts, religion and philanthropy. She is a member of the Swedish Institute Network of Future Global Leaders and doctoral fellow at Blekinge Institute of Technology (BTH).

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