CAPE TOWN, June 2 (Reuters) - Nearly half of the African countries hosting World Cup qualifiers over the next week are being forced to host their matches in neutral venues as the Confederation of ...

THE World Bank, a trustworthy source of information and data, says that Kenya is the 10th-poorest country in the world, with people living on less than 3 USD a day.According to the World Bank/Our ...

The impoverished families of Sub-Saharan Africa face many problems: poor governance, sluggish economies scarce in good jobs, frail civil society, and in some cases the specter of violent conflict. But ...

Africa has generally not invested nearly enough in the health of its people; neither in direct healthcare, nor in basic infrastructure in its cities, particularly in the supply of drinkable water and ...

ABIDJAN, Ivory CoastABIDJAN, Ivory Coast — The Ghana Football Association has apologized for the national team’s disappointing Africa Cup of Nations campaign and says it will take “the requisite steps ...

Climate change is having a compounding impact on Africa, while straining the continent's economic growth. In my two decades of residency in Cairo, Egypt, I've never witnessed a winter as warm as this ...

* Poor nations need $267 bln/year on climate-Africa * $200 billion/yr to curb emissions, $67 bln to adapt * Figures far above aid by recession-hit developed nations By Alister Doyle, Environment ...

A new World Bank report has revealed that Africa could play host to 87 percent of the world’s extremely poor population by 2030, an increase from the current 60 percent, if no significant reforms were ...

"As treasurer of my stokvel, I had to go to the bank almost every day to find out what is happening," said Annah Muambadzi, 65, of the panic that gripped her savings club. Fear spread through poor ...

Free Starlink text communication for poor people in Africa and Asia can double some of their earnings. Poor people can use it to access day labor job markets. They can use it compare where they can ...