While it is generally accepted that the forerunner to Homo sapiens - Homo erectus - left Africa about 1.5 million years ago to populate other parts of the world, there are two main theories about ...

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 ...

Climate change, conflict and economic instability have left 61 million people in desperate need of food, with over 21 million children acutely malnourished in Eastern Africa and Southern Africa alone.

The world’s population is constantly growing and is expected to peak in the mid 2080s at around 10 billion, according to the UN. It is, therefore, no surprise that many continents are seeing new ...

Save the Children has worked in Africa for more than 60 years. Today, with millions of children and families in Africa already struggling to cope with the impacts of conflict and climate change, ...

Africa’s working age population is expected to grow by 450 million people, or close to 70 percent, by 2035. New analysis shows that without effective policy change, there will only be about 100 ...

The cake represents the continent of Africa. It is being divided up and given to other European countries. The man holding the knife is Otto von Bismarck, the Chancellor of Germany. Although he ...

The most industrious people in Africa, begin the new year with fresh financial goals, hoping to outperform the previous year's achievements. ・Business Insider Africa presents the top 5 richest ...