World Bank President Ajay Banga said boosting access to electricity is the key to unlocking the demographic dividend in the world’s youngest continent.

Agriculture in SSA is a lifeline for millions, yet it faces mounting challenges due to climate change, resource constraints, and socio-economic disparities. Erratic rainfall, prolonged droughts, pest infestations,

A new exhibition at Louvre Abu Dhabi is exploring a thousand years of African history through the lens of the continent’s royalty. Kings and Queens of Africa: Forms and Figures of Power opened to the public on Wednesday and will be running until May 25.

In a bid to tackle Africa’s housing deficit, Mustapha Njie, CEO of TAF Africa Global, plans to build a million low-cost homes across the continent.

The document examines the multi-dimensional inequality in Sub-Saharan Africa, highlighting economic, social, political, and environmental disparities fueled by weak governance, gender inequities, and systemic challenges.

Sub-Saharan Africa is grappling with a growing education crisis fueled by chronic underfunding and inequitable spending, both domestically and internationally.

As a result of the new administration's actions, health centers funded by PEPFAR, the U.S. President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief, are closing their doors and no longer dispersing medication.

Dar es Salaam will host a major energy summit the 27 and 28 January, drawing governments, development finance institutions and the private sector together to tackle Africa’s immense power infrastructure deficit.

China and Russia were the main arms suppliers to sub-Saharan Africa between 2019 and 2023, according to data from the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute. Addressing African delegates at a summit in Beijing in September, President Xi Jinping ...

Foreign direct investment (FDI) in Africa rose 85% from the previous year to reach $94 billion in 2024, per the latest data from the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD).

The United Nations Children's Fund says at least 242 million children in 85 countries had their schooling interrupted last year because of heatwaves, cyclones, flooding and other extreme weather.

Trump's temporary pause of funding put the treatment of 40 million people globally in jeopardy, including over 1.3 million Kenyans currently living with the virus.