The World Bank Group and the International Monetary Fund will hold their annual meetings next week in Washington, DC. It is ...

Dairy farming aided by Jersey cows is helping lift an African community "out of poverty", a charity has said. Jersey Overseas ...

Africa is the poorest continent in the world. There are, as always, a lot of factors to consider as to why that is the case, ...

Sub-Saharan Africa's economy is showing signs of resilience, with growth projected to reach 3.8 percent in 2025, up slightly ...

Soon after arriving in Oslo, my taxi zigzagged through the city’s well-organized streets and state-of-the-art infrastructure. Large billboards advertised the world’s leading brands in fashion, cars, ...

Lived poverty and lack of access to water are strongly linked but not perfectly aligned. Clean, piped, and on-compound water access all decrease as lived poverty increases.

As Dr. Omar Farouk Ibrahim prepares to conclude his term in January 2026 as Secretary General of the African Petroleum ...

Human Capital Africa (HCA), the Nigerian Economic Summit Group (NESG), the Aliko Dangote Foundation, and the African ...

Extreme poverty remains a major challenge across parts of Africa, with new data showing that millions continue to live on ...

A girl is pictured in a file photo outside her home in Luanda, Angola. A Vatican diplomat said deprivation and poverty among the laity could obstruct Pope Francis’ vision of synodality in southern ...

Why has capitalism created broad-based wealth in the West and Asia, but not in Africa?

HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) — Outside a foreign currency exchange in Zimbabwe's capital, hordes of people desperate for U.S. dollars are pushed up against each other. "That's it, keep it tight," some shout, ...