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 ...

Only through multifaceted strategies can we address the hidden costs of energy poverty and break the cycle of inequality.

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.

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 ...

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.