Total trade between China and Africa was worth $296bn in 2024. Yet the value of what China exported west ($179bn) was much ...

African Maritime Forces Week. By Mr. Timothy Walker, Institute for Security Studies, South Africa. Introduction. Developing ...

Kenya tops African entries in 2025 IMD ranking at 56th globally. Botswana, Ghana, South Africa, Nigeria, and Namibia also ranked. Rankings mix data and executive views on economy and governance. Six ...

From the Sahel to the Great Lakes, a new report flags deepening violence, foreign entanglements and growing neglect of peace ...

The U.S. has approved the world’s only twice-a-year shot to prevent HIV, the first step in an anticipated global rollout that ...

Russian President Vladimir Putin offered Wednesday to help mediate an end to the conflict between Israel and Iran, suggesting Moscow could help negotiate a settlement that could allow Tehran to pursue ...

In recent years, general government debt has fluctuated significantly across several African countries. Some issues, ...

For southern Africa at least, this is a welcome development which will blunt the twin blades of hunger and food inflation while lifting growth in economies that rely heavily on agriculture.

For centuries, Black Americans have carried an invisible thread connecting them to the African continent—woven through ...

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.