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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

New research suggests that all five subregions of Africa will breach the 1.5 C climate change threshold -- the limit stipulated by the Paris Agreement -- by 2040 even under low emission scenarios. New ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Flooding in Kariega, South Africa. Lulama Zenzile/Die Burger/Gallo/Getty Images African countries face a conundrum. On the one hand they need to develop economically and industrially. On the other ...