The October 2024 edition of Africa’s Pulse reports a fragile economic recovery in Sub-Saharan Africa, with growth projected at 3% in 2024, up from 2.4% in 2023, driven by increased private consumption ...

BRICS nations have concluded their meeting in the Russian city of Kazan, resolving to deepen economic ties. Some analysts say BRICS offers Africa a bigger say in the changing global order.

Progress in democratic governance in Africa has ground to a halt, according to a new report issued by the Mo Ibrahim Foundation. The latest edition of the Ibrahim Index of African Governance ...

LONDON, Oct 23 (Reuters) - Nearly half of Africa's citizens live in a country where governance has worsened over the past decade, as deteriorating security erodes progress, according to a new report.

Elba, whose parents hail from Sierra Leone and Ghana, is on a mission to transform the entertainment industry in Africa. His vision is ambitious. Elba aims to build film studios across Africa ...

Cameroon international Ulrich Chomche was the youngest player picked in June's NBA Draft while Yves Missi also grew up in the Central African nation and Adem Bona was born in Lagos, Nigeria.

Global warming intensified the rainy season in many African countries in 2024, sparking deadly floods, according to scientists. The World Weather Attribution (WWA) network said on Wednesday that ...

Idris Elba is no absentee boss. As part of his ongoing effort to develop Africa’s film industry, the Golden Globe-winning actor plans to build film studios in Ghana and Tanzania over the next ...

It could be easy to overlook the dangers of tensions rising again in the Horn of Africa. Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed’s fixation on securing an outlet to the Red Sea, and his proven ...

Birthrates, and the decisions couples make about family size, are changing across Africa. By Ruth Maclean Photographs by Yagazie Emezi Ruth Maclean and Yagazie Emezi traveled to Kano, Nigeria’s ...

ANKARA, Oct 25 (Reuters) - Turkey's foreign minister will travel to Djibouti next week to attend a Turkey-Africa ministerial meeting and discuss improving cooperation between Ankara and the ...

South Africa is a middle-income emerging market with an abundant supply of natural resources; well-developed financial, legal, communications, energy, and transport sectors; and a stock exchange ...