Kenya and other developing countries walked out of a meeting, rejecting a $300 billion new public climate finance. While at ...

Eighteen of the poorest countries by GDP per capita are in Africa. That is not surprising given the famine and war that have racked the continent for the better part of the last four decades.

South Sudan is the world's newest country and one of the the poorest states on earth. Political instability has sparked civil ...

While Wagner may offer short-term stability for some African governments, its long-term impact undermines sustainable ...

South Africa’s government of national unity forged after the 2024 elections refutes the claim that there are two antagonistic ...

Key nations raced Saturday to salvage UN climate talks after the poorest countries pushed back angrily for more than $300 ...

At COP29, nations agreed on a deal to inject at least $300 billion annually in humanity's fight against climate change and to ...

Saharan Africa reached 60% of GDP in 2023, with two dozen countries’ debt burdens widely considered unsustainable.

A member of the 37 Heavily Indebted Poor Countries, Mali receives significant foreign aid from many sources including multilateral organizations (such as the World Bank, African Development Bank, and ...

The most optimistic scenario shows about 330 million poor in 2012, up from about 280 million ... Seven of the 10 most unequal countries in the world are in Africa, most of them in southern Africa.