To weather the shock, policymakers should ensure that any near-term measures are time-bound and targeted at the most ...

ROME – When Pope Leo XIV embarks on his 11-day visit to Africa on Monday, it will be a potent voyage that reconnects him with his Augustinian roots, but it will also highlight several challenges in ...

The Kremlin is exploiting anti-imperialist sentiment in Africa to advance its own imperial ambitions, contends.

Africa’s ultra-wealthy population expected to rise 15% by 2031 Continent’s share of global wealth declines amid faster growth elsewhere Billionaire ranks expand, driven in part by technology and AI ...

JOHANNESBURG, April 8 - The World Bank cut its growth forecast for Sub-Saharan Africa for 2026 in a report published on Wednesday, saying ‌the fallout from the Iran war was stalling the region's ...

WASHINGTON, April 8, 2026—Sub-Saharan Africa’s economic recovery from a decade of global shocks is showing signs of stalling, with growth projections for 2026 revised downward by 0.3 percentage points ...

Sub-Saharan Africa saw a 52% growth to $205 billion in on-chain value over the past 12 months, with Nigeria accounting for $92 billion of that total. Ripple has five active partnerships across Africa ...

In northern Malawi, Suteny Williams Nsamba is struggling to buy fertilizer for his small farm, where he grows corn, groundnuts and tobacco. The war in Iran sent living costs soaring, and he warns if ...

Pope Leo XIV has presided over his largest Mass during his trip to Africa, with more than 100,000 people turning out for a liturgy in Douala, Cameroon. A sprawling crowd, which local authorities ...

The United States had placed Niger on its highest Level 4 travel advisory due to worsening security conditions. Eight African countries had been listed under the US government’s Do Not Travel category ...

JOHANNESBURG, April 7 (Reuters) - South Africa's private sector returned to growth in March as faster output and hiring outweighed a slump in export orders and business confidence ‌linked to the ...