Africa’s Richest Economy Tops the World in Income Inequality Something doesn’t add up in Johannesburg. A country that mints millionaires faster than any other on the African continent — 41,100 at last ...

Africa is the continent with the largest number of developing countries. China’s development experience offers valuable ...

You may have heard of Black astronauts like Mae Jemison, Charles Bolden or Victor Glover, but do you know about the first African-American astronauts or what they contributed to NASA’s space ...

Administered by the U.S. Census Bureau, the federal survey offers a glimpse into school readiness by collecting responses ...

A survey of 26 countries found that 16% of respondents admit to burning plastic inside their own homes to manage waste or heat food.

Burning plastic waste for household fuel, or to manage household waste, may be far more prevalent in poor urban areas in ...

Growing up in rural Eastern Cape, I learned from my grandfather that scarcity can drive innovation. His daily water ritual ...

The raiders stormed a rural community in central Nigeria, killing dozens and setting homes on fire in one of the country’s worst recent attacks.

Nigerian women who are wealthier, more educated and urban are more likely to use modern contraceptives than poorer, less educated and rural women. This is one of the findings of a study that assessed ...

A new report warns that without urgent pension reforms, old-age poverty and funding gaps ...

Ghana’s poverty rate declined from 24.9% to 21.9% in less than one year. More than 360,000 people exited multidimensional poverty in Q3 2025. Rural areas and northern regions remain the most affected.