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, ...

Experts agree that Africa can accelerate its development by investing in infrastructure, which stimulates trade and economic growth. Yet, 13 years after PIDA—the Programme for Infrastructure ...

NGOs and researchers urge South Africa's government to approve a Maternal support grant (MSG) to address rising child poverty and malnutrition, with a focus on improving maternal nutrition and child ...

CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — Groups representing some of South Africa's white minority responded Saturday to a plan by ...

Since South Africa’s first democratic elections in 1994, there has been a land redistribution and restitution provision in the country’s constitution. However, unemployment and poverty remain ...

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa responded ... However, unemployment and poverty remain acute among Black South Africans, who make up around 80% of the population, yet own a fraction ...

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 ...

Al Jazeera’s Hatu Mutasa reports from Stilfontein, South Africa, as rescue workers bring trapped miners to the surface.

South Africa's struggle with economic inequality demands bold solutions. This analysis explores how a transformation fund could break down historical barriers and create inclusive economic growth, ...

February 7, 2025 • The rebels continued advances in eastern Congo despite their own announcement of a cease-fire. The U.N. secretary-general called for them to lay down their guns and agree to ...