more people are poor today than in 1990, two in five adults are still illiterate, and violence is on the rise Improving the coverage, comparability and quality of poverty and inequality data in Africa ...

The deaths are linked to antimicrobial resistance infections due to overuse or misuse of some medications. More than three ...

Until dependency ratios shift, Africa’s large youthful population will remain the continent’s biggest barrier to growth.

The minister said the current system is failing millions of South African children. “In South Africa, we have nearly seven million children between the ages of zero and five. Yet, around 1.3 ...

As climate change impacts take a heavy toll on African teens wellbeing in poor rural areas, how can policymakers support ...

The victims died on a grueling three-hour walk in scorching heat as they tried to reach the nearest remaining health facility ...

Only beyond mid-century does the ratio of working-age Africans to dependants enable economic growth Consider that at independence in the 1960s, Africa’s ratio of working-age persons to dependants ...

A medical charity working in Greece says it has diagnosed six young children living in a migrant facility on the eastern ...