The Way Forward: A Stakeholder Analysis

The authors draw on key lessons learned from other emerging countries to explore possible and alternative solutions to housing Africa’s population. The chapter provides policy suggestions to the myriad stakeholders involved in Africa’s housing market. These include innovative ways to reduce the risk in housing finance transactions, in order to encourage the private sector to serve low-income households; the enhancement of tenure security and property rights; the use of low-cost and labor-intensive construction techniques; and the adoption of enabling strategies for slum upgrading and prevention.