Africa is experiencing a troubling surge in severe lived poverty, reversing hard-won gains from the past two decades, ...

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 ...

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 ...

Why do a billion people still live in poverty worldwide, and what can be done to change this? The series <a href="http://www.whypoverty.net/" target="_blank">Why ...

Alan Kasujja looks at the impact of this ‘big philanthropy’ in Africa. In 2016 The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation pledged to invest five billion dollars in poverty reduction and health on ...

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 Macro Poverty Outlook (MPO) analyzes macroeconomic and poverty developments in 47 developing countries in Sub-Saharan Africa. The report is released twice annually for the Spring and Annual ...