A new World Bank report shows that poverty in Africa may be lower than current estimates suggest and no systematic increase in inequality, given the available data Challenges remain substantial: more ...

One in four citizens report going without basic necessities on a frequent basis.Key findings Large numbers of Africans continue to struggle to meet their most basic needs. Majorities report going ...

In 2024, Sub-Saharan Africa accounted for 16 percent of the world’s population, but 67 percent of the people living in extreme poverty. Two thirds of the world’s population in extreme poverty live in ...

On these core issues for the continent’s development, the chairman of the Institute for Security Studies (ISS) – a ...

Sub-Saharan Africa alone accounts for 553 million people trapped in poverty, while South Asia is home to another 402 million. ・Business Insider Africa presents the top 10 African countries with ...

Every year the President of the country makes all kinds of promises in the State of the Nation Address. Every year the ...

two thirds of them African children, with community education and training, water and sanitation facilities and treatment. Today, over 3.5 million people in Kenya are suffering from extreme hunger. In ...

People have been suffering poverty and hunger for as long as our ... and credit support; South Africa increased the number of projects and hires, especially in essential services, under the ...

?xml version="1.0" standalone="yes"?? Although millions of children worldwide have been lifted out of poverty, progress has been uneven, with children in sub-Saharan Africa facing the highest ...

While South Africa has long been a destination for migrants fleeing economic hardship and drought in Zimbabwe, many arrive to find a harsh reality of poverty, persecution, and xenophobia.

Nigerian president, Bola Tinubu, has urged his fellow African leaders to lift the people out of poverty and build resilient economies. He made the plea on Tuesday at the swearing-in ceremony of ...