2. The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) The DRC has the second-highest share of its population living below the poverty line at 9.6%. The World Bank revealed that the East African country is ...

“The main messages which emerge from this effort to assess poverty in Africa are both encouraging and sobering,” said Kathleen Beegle, World Bank program leader and co-author of the report. “Although ...

Africa must urgently prioritize empowering its burgeoning youth population and launch a concerted effort to eradicate poverty ...

In his weekly newsletter, President Cyril Ramaphosa emphasised the crusial role of the 2025 Fiscal Framework and Revenue ...

Despite Africa being the world‘s poorest continent, western elites are still pushing African governments to divest of ...

Unicef report found that 23% of South African children experience severe food poverty, eating less than two of the ...

Access to basic goods and services is influenced by a child’s social and economic circumstances. Early access to health services, education, safe water and other goods and services can maximize a ...

And shared with the BBC how having grown up in poverty helped shape his world view. Go to BBCAfrica.com for more news from the African continent. Follow us on Twitter @BBCAfrica, on Facebook at ...

South Africa has the contradiction of being the leading agricultural exporter in Africa while the number of food-insecure ...

The Cote d’Ivoire-Ghana Cocoa Initiative has expressed concerns over the high level of poverty currently being faced by African cocoa farmers despite producing 70 per cent of global cocoa needs.

Director of the African Union’s Department of Education, Science, Technology, and Innovation, Prof. Saidou Madougou, has said ...

The U.S. imposing high tariffs on African countries marks the possible end of AGOA, straining economies already burdened by ...