Clean air for all African cities

"9 out of 10 people breathe polluted air"
We empower communities with accurate, hyperlocal and timely air quality data to drive air pollution mitigation actions.

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Closing the air quality
data gaps in Africa

We provide accurate, hyperlocal, and timely air quality data to provide
evidence of the magnitude and scale of air pollution across Africa.

We want cleaner air in all African cities. We leverage our understanding of the African context.

African Cities

Community Champions

Monitor Installations

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Data records

Research papers

Partners

Air Quality Monitor

High-resolution air quality monitoring network

We deploy a high-resolution air quality monitoring network in target urban areas across Africa to increase awareness and understanding of air quality management, provide actionable information, and derive actions against air pollution.

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Air Quality Analytics

An interactive air quality analytics platform

Access and visualise real-time and historical air quality information across Africa through our easy-to-use air quality analytics dashboard.

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An interactive air quality analytics platform

Air Quality API

Amplify air quality impact through our API

Are you a developer? We invite you to leverage our open-air quality data on your App

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Amplify air quality impact through our API

Africa’s Premier Air Quality Community

CLEAN-Air Forum 2025, Nairobi, Kenya

The CLEAN-Air Forum is an annual convening for the communities of practice in Africa, started in Kampala in 2023, as a platform for knowledge sharing and multi-regional partnerships for tackling air pollution in African cities.

CLEAN-Air Forum 2025, Nairobi, held under the theme “Partnerships for Clean Air Solutions,” aims to strengthen cross-border transdisciplinary partnerships, promote evidence-based approaches, and build capacity to advance clean air solutions in Africa.

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