To weather the shock, policymakers should ensure that any near-term measures are time-bound and targeted at the most ...

In Lagos, a maize seller recently doubled her prices within a single year. In Morocco, pipelines stretch across barren plains, carrying desalinated water to farms that once relied on rainfall. Across ...

The Iran war has exposed Africa's vulnerability to fuel chokepoints and is heading for an 86 million tonne fuel shortfall by ...

JOHANNESBURG, Feb 3 - S&P Global Ratings ‌has cautioned that African governments face ‌rising debt risks as hard-currency repayment schedules in 2026 increase pressure on external buffers, ...

Torrential rains and flooding across southern Africa have left well over 100 people dead in recent weeks. A slow-moving low-pressure system has inundated the region with a cycle of torrential ...

By Milliam MurigiAfrica’s fight against malaria is entering a critical phase as early signs of resistance to frontline treatments begin to surface across several countries. While the continent has ...

ub-Saharan Africa faces a dire electricity crisis. Over 600 million people—more than 40% of the continent’s population—lack access to electricity, a figure projected to rise to 657 million by 2030 ...

The African Union (AU) has come under the spotlight following an annual summit, which critics say did very little to address problems bedeviling the 1.4 billion Africans, amid conflicts that threaten ...