Although global rates of child labour have declined since 2020, the practice remains a serious and persistent violation of ...

Africa’s untapped gold reserves could cushion economies against dollar volatility, ...

Africa’s leaders must urgently rationalise the mission of regional integration and ensure that common political values ...

Without rapid cuts to fossil fuels and a shift to clean energy, climate change could drive over a billion into hunger by 2100, hitting Africa hard.

Africa has the youngest population in the world, with more than 400 million people aged 15 to 35 years old. But it is also ...

ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia (AP) — Italy pledged Friday to deepen cooperation with African countries during its second Italy-Africa summit, the first on African soil, aimed at reviewing projects started in ...

With a young population set to double by 2050, it is the only rapidly growing region where its people are getting poorer. Many African youths, on social media, express how they view the AU as ‘a bloc ...

Another possibility is Jama’a Nusrat ul-Islam wa al-Muslimin ( JNIM ), a group linked to al-Qaeda that has been active in the ...

Africa is home to most of the world’s poverty. Why? Mr Studwell argues that it is partly a result of “low-budget colonialism ...

Learn about UNHCR’s work in the East and Horn of Africa and the Great Lakes region, including refugee and displacement data, programme plans, funding needs and our impact.

Most of East Africa’s youth are being forced into low-paying, insecure informal jobs ...

Scientists say climate change is causing worsening droughts in the province, which draws tourists to its vineyards, beaches ...