Out of this figure, 1.95 billion people are projected to be obese. In the sub-Saharan Africa super-region, the number of overweight or obese people is projected to rise by a whopping 254.8 per ...

may slow efforts to boost power generation in sub-Saharan Africa where almost half of the population of about 1.3 billion lacks access to electricity. Soon after Donald Trump came to power ...

Global conditions are more favourable, supporting firmer economic growth in sub-Saharan Africa, financial organisation Nedbank Group’s economic unit notes in its ‘Africa Insights for sub ...

Without the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) or its benefits, Sub-Saharan Africa will need to rely on strategic partnerships to foster resilient industries, finance transformative ...

The latest Forum, the largest so far with around 700 delegates from 89 countries, was intentionally organised in Kigali, Rwanda, to reflect the growing burden of non-communicable diseases (NCDs) in ...

Nature-based solutions are gaining traction in Sub-Saharan Africa, with investment growing by approximately 15% annually since 2012. However, funding remains a fraction of what is needed to build ...

A geological map of sub-Saharan Africa. Depending on where it is found, the ratio between two specific strontium isotopes, 87Sr and 86Sr, varies; younger, basalt rocks, for example, typically have ...

Yet the secure jobs many want elude them. Since 2000, economies across sub-Saharan Africa have added some 9m jobs a year, writes Edward Paice, the head of the Africa Research Institute in London, ...

NAIROBI, February 19, 2025 — A new report by World Resources Institute (WRI) and the World Bank, with contributions from the African Development Bank (AfDB), provides one of the most comprehensive ...

Regionally, mortality rates due to suicide were highest in eastern Europe (19·2 [17·5–20·8] per 100 000), southern sub-Saharan Africa (16·1 [14·0–18·3] per 100 000), and central sub-Saharan Africa (14 ...

Leaders from across Africa are gathering in Ethiopia's capital Addis Ababa to discuss various regional issues at the African Union Summit. But before the summit could make a headway, it has already ...