The African Development Bank's latest SDG report shows that Africa has made steady progress in health, education and gender ...

By Libby George LONDON, July 23 (Reuters) - With aid budgets shrinking and development finance under pressure, African ...

The UN has proclaimed 2026-2035 as the Fourth Industrial Development Decade for Africa (IDDA IV). What opportunities are there for Africa?VIENNA / ADDIS ABABA, Jul 6 2026 (IPS) - Amid shifting ...

LONDON, June 17 (Reuters) - Some of Africa's smaller multilateral development banks, including the Africa Export-Import Bank (Afrexim) and the Trade and Development Bank (TDB), could be stripped of ...

A climate protest against the South African government in 2022. Protesters demanded an emergency renewable energy plan. Alet Pretorius/Gallo Images/Getty Images A landmark climate case is being heard ...

Over the past few years there has been a sharp slowdown in venture-capital funding worldwide. Africa is less than 5% of the global market by deal value but has proved to be relatively insulated; total ...

Africa faces declining aid, rising debt, climate pressure and a weakening global order. Official development assistance, the technical term for foreign aid, fell by 23.1% in 2025, the largest annual ...

THE START of operations at a $20bn oil refinery in Nigeria in 2024 showcased a vision of development that is popular among Africa’s elites. Its owner, Aliko Dangote, who is also the continent’s ...

The countdown has begun. At the African Development Bank’s (AfDB) upcoming annual meetings on 26-30 May in Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire, the name of Akinwumi Adesina’s successor will finally be known. He or ...

Sustainability will not be reached by persisting on past formulas that conceive Africa as a continent in need of aid and debt relief, but only if African countries develop and manage their own sources ...

As the world gathers for the 79th United Nations General Assembly, Africa's unique challenges and opportunities take center stage in a pivotal side event that will serve to discuss two central issues ...

As Indonesia approaches the 70th anniversary of the Bandung Conference in 2025, President Prabowo Subianto’s early signals suggest a significant recalibration of Indonesia’s engagement with Africa. In ...