Africa is experiencing a troubling surge ... may be contributing to worsening poverty conditions. The findings underscore the urgent need for targeted interventions to address economic stagnation ...

Africa Renewal is a United Nations digital magazine that covers Africa’s economic, social and political developments. We cover the challenges the continent faces and the solutions to these by ...

REUTERS/Nic Bothma CAPE TOWN, Feb 26 (Reuters) – South Africa sought to salvage international talks on tackling global poverty on Wednesday as finance chiefs from several leading economies ...

Learn about noma, a severe mouth disease linked to poverty and malnutrition, affecting children in Africa and beyond.

China now ranks as the most prolific country in poverty reduction, having lifted some 850 million people from penury in just about three decades, according to the World Bank. In Africa ...

People living in poverty have had their lives transformed by better living conditions and better quality ... market for their agricultural products. African countries can learn from such cases ...

IDA aims to reduce poverty by providing zero to low-interest loans (called “credits”) and grants for programs that boost economic growth, reduce inequalities, and improve people’s living conditions ..

As South Africa braces for the tabled budget this Wednesday ... The number of grant recipients continues to grow as unemployment and poverty rates rise, with 28.3 million people projected to ...

Despite more than $1 trillion in development aid given to Africa in the past 50 years, she argues that aid has failed to deliver sustainable economic growth and poverty reduction—and has actually made ...

No-Shows, Aid Cuts Mar G20 Meet on Global Poverty By Kopano Gumbi and Andy Bruce CAPE TOWN (Reuters) - South Africa sought to salvage international talks on tackling global poverty on Wednesday as ...