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Growth Forecasts Cut for 70 Percent of EconomiesWASHINGTON, June 10, 2025--Heightened trade tensions and policy uncertainty are expected to drive global growth down this year to its slowest pace since ...
Join presenter, Chioma, as she begins her exploration of Africa and its geography - beginning with an overview of physical geography. The video begins in Cape Town, South Africa, before visiting ...
If you think about Africa, you maybe think of a very hot and dry place. But the climate and weather on this great continent is amazingly varied.The Sahara desert can often reach temperatures of ...
All in all, this paper puts forward the thesis that, in Africa as elsewhere, a credible democratic political system requires credible elections which, in turn, require the participation of credible ...
Sub-Saharan Africa has shown significant growth in financial inclusion over the past decade, much of it driven by mobile money account adoption. The region continues to work on promoting more overall ...
The outcome of the Berlin conference The Berlin Conference made the division of Africa official. To claim control over a region, each European power had to demonstrate effective occupation. This ...
South Africa’s economy has been muted over the past decade, with GDP increasing by an average of only 0.7% over the ten-year period. Several structural constraints on the supply side of the economy, ...
In countries where it is possible, pride marches and parades are now ubiquitous, including in South Africa, which held its first in 1990. Pride month is a time to reflect on progress but also ...
South Africa offers wide spread ICT infrastructure in the country and adoption is high amongst the population. With greater ICT availability, there is a growing possibility for citizens to hold ...