Dr. Joseph Lubega calls sickle cell disease “probably the saddest story of a health problem that you could imagine.” He and his colleagues at Texas Children’s Hospital and Baylor College of Medicine are working to change that narrative.

The World Bank and African Development Bank (AfDB) have announced terms for African countries to secure $40bn in power finance under the Mission 300 programme. In 2019, electricity access in sub-Saharan Africa varied from 1% in South Sudan to 94% in South Africa,

Sub-Saharan African countries should be given more financial and technical support to cope with climate change disasters, so that they can continue to spend funds on economic development.

At least 78 dead bodies have been pulled from an illegal gold mine in South Africa where police cut off food and water supplies for months, in what trade unions called a "horrific" crackdown on desperate people trying to eke out a living.

The commission stated that the EU has budgeted €1.9 billion for humanitarian assistance to vulnerable populations worldwide.

At that point Africa will be home to approximately 2.5bn people, or around a quarter of humanity. And unless Africa finds a way to boost its sagging productivity, it will continue to fall further behind the rest of the world,

The two banks expect to see the program win support from private sector developers, financial institutions, sovereign wealth funds and philanthropies by making investing in renewable energy across the sub-Saharan region more profitable.

Sub-Saharan Africa’s economic growth is expected to improve to an average 4.2% this year from an estimated 3.8% in 2024, boosted by investments in energy and infrastructure and an expanded services sector,

New platform aims to expand energy access in sub-Saharan Africa with cutting-edge renewable and storage solutions.

Tatu City outside Kenya's capital is a startup city, privately owned and with aspirations of eventually having a population of 250,000.

Jimmy Carter was the first U_S_ president to make a state visit to sub-Saharan Africa, declaring “the day of the so-called ugly American is over.” NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Jimmy Carter was the first U.S. president to make a state visit to sub-Saharan ...

Regional Editor Reyhana Masters takes a deep dive into the issues that dominated the electoral landscape in some of the countries that held elections across the continent in 2024.