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 ...

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, ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Poor governance and incompetence plague South Africa’s public administration, particularly at the local level.

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 ...

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 ...

and a stock exchange that is Africa’s largest and among the top 20 in the world. Economic growth has decelerated in recent years, slowing to an estimated 0.7% in 2017. Unemployment, poverty, and ...