Economic growth is set to rise for the next two years in Sub-Saharan Africa, but not enough to make a significant dent in poverty on the continent, the World Bank said in a report on Monday.

The Macro Poverty Outlook (MPO) analyzes macroeconomic and poverty developments in 48 developing countries in Sub-Saharan Africa. The report is released twice annually for the Spring and Annual ...

The chart shows that Sub-Saharan Africa, which is home to just 16% of the global population, now accounts for 67% of people living in extreme poverty. This distribution is very different from 25 ...

For Sub-Saharan Africa, increasing energy access will depend on aligning political will, technical capacity and long-term ...

However, the World Bank Africa Pulse states that Sub-Saharan Africa faces heightened uncertainty due to changes in trade dynamics, regional conflict, and climate change affecting people and crops.

NVI's work is grounded in shifting a 'victim mindset' toward a belief in self-empowerment, particularly important in ...

Deprived of work and access to aid, thousands of migrants from sub-Saharan Africa living in Morocco are struggling to make ends meet under COVID-19 restrictions.

The World Bank has said that more than half of those in sub-Saharan African countries, including Nigeria, face multidimensional poverty. This was revealed in the 2024: Year in Review report by the ...