Opinion - In recent years, nations across the globe have grappled with the pervasive issue of crime, particularly armed ...

Introduction: In recent years, nations across the globe have grappled with the pervasive issue of crime, particularly armed ...

Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah tells BBC she understands pressure she faces as Africa's second directly elected female leader ...

Dubbed "Africa's Iron Lady", Liberia's Ellen Johnson Sirleaf made history when she became the continent's first elected woman president in 2005. The economist, a former international civil servant and ...

A new World Bank report shows that poverty in Africa may be lower than current estimates suggest and no systematic increase in inequality, given the available data Challenges remain substantial: more ...