Mbeki warns against a South African ‘Arab Spring’
Former South African President Thabo Mbeki warned on Thursday that his country was sitting on a time bomb and could face an uprising similar to […]
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Yaoundé wants to reduce poverty in rural areas
The Cameroonian government and the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) have launched an initiative called the Grassroots Poverty Reduction Subprogram. It has already improved the […]
South African economic growth rebounds in 2021
South Africa’s economy, buffeted by the Covid-19 epidemic and by riots, has recorded growth of 4.9% in 2021, the highest since 2007, according to official […]
Police arrest Nigerian man who wanted to sell himself at auction
Islamic police in Nigeria have arrested a man who wanted to sell himself at auction to escape poverty, local authorities said Wednesday. A 26-year-old tailor, […]
World Bank: Forty million Africans are at risk of falling into extreme poverty because of the Covid-19 pandemic
Leaden by the economic fallout from the Covid-19 pandemic, growth in Sub-Saharan Africa is expected to drop to -3.3% in 2020, leading the region into […]
UN chief celebrates spirit of hope in Mali, calls for greater international support
As climate change, poverty, violence… and other countless challenges hamper the stability and development of Mali and the Sahel region, a high-level event on Wednesday […]
Zimbabwe: Civil servants reject salary increase
Zimbabwe’s public sector staffs have rejected a salary increment of 15 percent proposed by the government. The main public sector union on Tuesday said it […]
Wealth of 5 Nigerians can end poverty in Nigeria – Oxfam
The combined wealth of five richest Nigerians, put at $29.9 billion, is enough to end poverty in the West African nation, according to Inequality report […]
Guinea: President Conde fires top cabinet minister and others
Guinean President Alpha Conde has fired the country’s interior minister and two other government officials for “gross misconduct,” after they failed to handle a deadly […]