With a G-8 summit and a wave of worldwide protests shining a sudden global spotlight on African poverty, several major American Jewish organizations are taking steps to put the continent’s troubles ...

The African National Congress’s role is the culmination of the class function it performed during the transition from ...

World Bank President Paul Wolfowitz said yesterday that reducing poverty and supporting economic development in Africa will be his top priority, along with modernizing the bank’s cumbersome ...

Africans are getting wealthier more quickly than previously believed, according to a new study that also suggests the poorest continent's riches are spreading beyond the narrow confines of its elite. ...

Stats SA reports South Africa’s poverty is declining, with 37.9% of citizens affected in 2023 and children remaining the most vulnerable.

Despite two decades of efforts, poverty in South Africa remains a pressing challenge, as revealed by the latest Stats SA ...

These five powerful couples are so worth celebrating! They spend their lives spreading the love by using their influence and resources to make the world a better place. These couples illustrate the ...

The African Media Globe (AMG) has called on African Leaders and the African Union to take decisive steps to dismantle economic and governance systems that perpetuate dependency, corruption, and ...

WHO warns rising medical costs across Africa are pushing millions into poverty and worsening financial hardship for vulnerable households.

The paper reviews the history of the concepts used to depict poverty in Africa. “Pauperism” is a legal concept, deriving from early modern law in Britain, which frames individual situations, places ...