From Monday 13th to Wednesday 15th October, Shelter Afrique hosted – in partnership with AFD – at Safari Park Hotel in Nairobi, an international conference entitled “Formal rental housing in sub-Saharan Africa: opportunities to provide affordable housing for all”. This conference – which we are calling ‘The African Rental Housing Conference’- provided an opportunity for a unique and timely discussion and debate around the impediments and opportunities to best develop a vibrant formal rental housing sector in sub-Saharan Africa.

The African Rental Housing brought together local, national, and international speakers. It was attended by over 200 delegates – comprising primarily private sector developers and building professionals, parastatals and government officials (from housing ministries and ambassadors), private equity firms, financial institutions, and international development finance agencies.