Lived poverty varies widely across the continent in extent, intensity, and trajectory. For example, over the past decade, severe material deprivation has fallen in Liberia, Burkina Faso, Togo, Gabon, ...

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 ...

Sub-Saharan Africa alone accounts for 553 million people trapped in poverty, while South Asia ... roughly 18.3% of the world’s population, live in conditions that deny them access to the most ...

A £299million road is set to be built in the West African landlocked country of Niger ... countries in the world with high levels of poverty. In 2023, 48.4% of its population lived in extreme ...

According to the Economist article; “African leaders will have to embrace business, growth, and free markets.' According to former Deputy Governor Central Bank of Nigeria, 'Fixing Africa’s ...

The World Bank cautions that a 2% GDP growth rate in South Africa is insufficient to significantly reduce poverty and unemployment. In its latest economic update, which also includes a section on ...

In the coming years Africa ... conditions that would allow African businesses to thrive and expand. There is a dangerous strand of development thinking that suggests growth cannot alleviate ...

Although we can all agree that ending poverty is an urgent necessity, there appears to be increasing disagreement about the best way to achieve that goal. Born and raised in Lusaka, Zambia, Moyo has ...

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.

The model has been extensively used in the development community and, as noted by the Economist, is one of the few poverty alleviation strategies that works consistently across countries, cultures and ...

President Bola Tinubu, on Tuesday, said African leaders remained committed to lifting their nations out of poverty and building resilient economies at their own pace. Tinubu, who was a Special ...

Farming associations and experts welcomed the announcement on the formation of SA’s Agricultural Conditions Assessment Committee. This follows the reporting of a sharp decline in South Africa ...