GENEVA — Authors of a new report on Africa’s climate warn the continent is heating up more and faster than other regions in the world, and they said Africa needs immediate financial and ...

Sub-Saharan Africa is the second fastest-growing region of the world today, trailing only developing Asia. This is remarkable compared to the current complicated state of the global economy, with ...

As a sign of its strong commitment to Africa, the World Bank’s Sub-Saharan Africa Regional portfolio will now be managed by two Vice ... states, promoting gender equality, and providing economic ...

A new report describes the Sahel region of Africa, a million mile band that runs through Mauritania to Sudan, as "the epicenter of global terrorism." We examine those findings.

New infections reported by region. Africa is currently reporting a million new infections about every 140 days and has reported more than 12,423,000 since the pandemic began.

Niger, also located in West Africa, is expected to have the biggest increase in life expectancy at birth (nine years) in the next 20 years. Life expectancy is often influenced by economic conditions, ...

Africa’s Sahel region has become a hot spot for violent extremism, but the joint force set up in 2014 to combat groups linked to the Islamic State, al-Qaida and others has failed to stop their ...

The cloud region is expected to contribute over $2.1B to South Africa’s GDP, and support the creation of more than 40,000 jobs by 2030.

The World Bank downgraded its economic growth forecast for sub-Saharan Africa as a raging civil war in Sudan stalled activity and held back the entire region.. Sub-Saharan Africa will likely grow ...