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 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 ...

NAIROBI (Reuters) - China's zero-tariff access for Africa's least developed countries kicked in this week, a senior Chinese diplomat said, just as U.S. President Joe Biden visits Angola. WHY IT'S ...

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 ...

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 ...

* 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 ...

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 ...

Africa’s disappointing economic performance since independence in the 1960s is often blamed on corruption, poor governance and lack of competition. But structurally, the main reason is demographics.

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 ...

"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 ...