“Anything you try can work.” Where it is not racked by war, military coups or jihadism, much of Africa is battling economic stagnation and double-digit inflation rates. Ivory Coast, a country ...

Child poverty remains a persistent and deeply rooted issue in the UK. In 2022/23 it was estimated that 4.3 million children live in relative poverty, and this number has risen in recent years. Among ...

While the report primarily examines the consequences of the use of drones in Africa, it also touches on the key suppliers fuelling this surge. Turkiye, China and Iran have emerged as the dominant ...

Budget announcements are rarely memorable events in South Africa. But the statement on March 12th by Enoch Godongwana, the finance minister, was one of the most notable since the end of white rule ...

Johannesburg, 09 March, 2025 / 9:26 pm (ACI Africa). The Lenten Season offers an opportunity for the people of God ... Lenten observances, the South African Cardinal emphasized, “must make us ...

One such mega-city can be found in Africa. The place in question is Lagos in Nigeria, which is on track to become the largest city in the world by the end of the century, with a projected ...

For years, sub-Saharan Africa has received more U.S. aid money ... pull people out of poverty, combat terrorism and promote human rights in Africa, the world’s youngest, fastest-growing continent.

In 2015, then-President Barack Obama committed the United States to achieving newly adopted U.N. global goals by 2030, including ending poverty, achieving gender equality and urgently tackling ...

Trump extended his invitation to relocate those seeking "to flee [South Africa] for reasons of safety" to all farmers and offered them citizenship. South Africa has previously said that Trump has ...

A selection of the week's best photos from across the African continent and beyond: A reveller sees the bright side of life at the Cape Town Pride celebration in South Africa on Saturday.

A $9.3 billion climate deal rich nations struck with South Africa to help it transition to clean forms of energy will forge ahead despite the withdrawal of the US, with other partners remaining co ...

THIS sentiment resonates deeply in South Africa, where lavish State of the Nation and Provincial Addresses starkly contrast with the realities of widespread poverty, demanding a recalibration of ...