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

“Although the data show that the share of the African population in extreme poverty did decline, major poverty challenges still remain, especially in light of the region’s rapid population growth.” ...

A recent survey shows that extreme poverty in Morocco has decreased to around 3%, with the country’s poverty index dropping ...

Weather-induced disasters that are the result of climate change are increasingly affecting societies. One area that hasn't ...

Many African countries have transitioned from low-income to middle-income status based on Gross National Income (GNI) per ...

Strengthening the trade between African countries is a necessary first step toward equipping the continent to engage with the ...

A 171-mile road project in a landlocked country in Africa is set to improve transport connections and provide a much-needed ...

Africa will be the second-fastest-growing region globally. But persistent problems, including poverty, the effects of climate change, and weak governance, are fuelling widespread social frustration.

The research was prompted by studies showing that 36 percent of the population in Africa lives in extreme poverty ...

President Cyril Ramaphosa has once again highlighted the ambition to turn the SRD grant into a permanent feature of the ...

All this makes escaping extreme poverty even harder. In response to this global poverty ... affected and host community households in over 35 countries in the regions of Africa, Asia, Europe, Latin ...