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Transformations taking place and shaping urban space in African cities are largely driven by theÌý market/real estate sector without significant regulatory role of the state. Inadequate capacities of theÌý central government and local authorities expound the growing challenge African cities are facing.Ìý Unfortunately, the private sector, the drivers of the market and the state which is the custodian ofÌý public interests in urban space formation and transformation are in a dilemma and caught up inÌý protracted conflicts that emanate from dysfunctional space that is neither supportive of short nor longÌý term interests of the public or the market. This paper will attempt to explore this phenomenon usingÌý findings from a study on urban land nexus in Dar es Salaam and Mwanza cities, Tanzania. One ofÌý main observations is that unregulated transformations have given rise to spontaneous innovations atÌý grassroots, where local communities are creating informal platforms for negotiations andÌý interventions. The questions that this paper will attempt to answers are: i) What are the dynamicsÌý shaping and transforming contemporary urban space in African cities? iii) How are local communitiesÌý in urban settlements responding to the market-led transformation? iii) What are implications forÌý planning practice and theory?

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