In order to improve ties between sub-Saharan Africa and Colombia’s Black minority in particular, the president reportedly is set to appoint Afrocolombian ambassadors to Ghana, Kenya and South Africa.

A hard-won recovery in sub-Saharan Africa has been overtaken by recent events. The sudden shift in the global outlook has clouded the region’s short-term prospects and made policy even more ...

Sub-Saharan Africa had 489 million unique mobile subscribers in 2023 (43% of the population), a number expected to jump to 692 million by 2030 (50% of the population). Mobile Money.

The number of people in sub-Saharan Africa becoming newly infected with HIV has plummeted from 2.1 million in 1993 to 640,000 within 30 years — a 70 percent drop.

Sub-Saharan Africa, which receives more than a quarter of that U.S. foreign assistance, has been especially affected by these cuts. Ari Daniel reports that communities across the continent are ...

Sub-Saharan Africa’s growth will be hit by China’s slowing economy, the International Monetary Fund said, urging countries in the region to do more to adapt to slowing import demand and ...

Its research continues to point to a 60 per cent usage gap in sub-Saharan Africa, which it blames on the cost of devices along with a lack of digital skills and worries over online safety.. Mobile ...

Sub-Saharan Africa is home to an enormous number of religious adherents – within which there is extraordinary diversity in religious expression. Iconic buildings serving a religious purpose are ...

$445 Million Plan Revived for Sub-Saharan Africa's Tallest Tower. Published May 21, 2025 at 11:04 AM EDT. By . Theo Burman is a Newsweek Live News Reporter based in London, U.K.