Dr Segun Aina is currently the President, Africa Fintech Network and Board Chairman, Fintech Association of Nigeria. He is a past president of Chartered Institute of Bankers of Nigeria, a past ...

On these core issues for the continent’s development, the chairman of the Institute for Security Studies (ISS) – a ...

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UNICEF is mainstreaming climate-smart programming to protect and empower young people, mitigate negative impacts and ...

A recent report by the Economic Commission for Africa and the National Planning Commission shows that the poverty ... While admitting that Namibia's safety net programmes have helped to reduce poverty ...

Ashley Hufft, Unbound’s first woman CEO, has spearheaded an ambitious new strategic plan for growth.

Cash transfers to vulnerable households have long been a topic of debate among development practitioners. While these ...

The poorest children in Northern Ireland live in lower-income homes but are less deprived than children in poverty in the Republic, a landmark study published on Thursday finds. The report from ...

The government is laser-focused on growth in the UK – but a major report has found that this will result in little progress on child poverty unless there is also investment in the social security ...

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 ... for women and children, are ...

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