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For nearly 800 years, from 711 to 1492, large parts of the Iberian Peninsula—modern-day Spain and Portugal—were rule...
In a continent where youth unemployment remains a national crisis—about 40% in South Africa alone—and where 60% of t...
Africa's development financing gap has widened to more than $1.3 trillion annually despite the continent recording avera...
The question of how China makes money in Africa has become one of the most debated topics in international economics. Th...
Guinea-Bissau has approved a new constitution that gives the presidency greater authority and reduces the role of parlia...
Most countries in Africa legally establish that freedom of religion is a right conferred to all individuals. Several cou...
A mountain of rubbish collapsed in Guinea’s capital, Conakry, after heavy rainfall, killing at least 30 people and inj...
When an African country runs short of foreign currency, struggles to pay its debts or faces a serious balance-of-payment...
Africa holds 30 percent of the world's mineral reserves, including more than 60 percent of global cobalt, 90 percent of ...
African governments borrow money for the same reasons people take out loans—to build, to survive and to invest in the ...
Africa holds more than 30 percent of the world's known mineral reserves, including critical resources for modern industr...
Across Kenya, a striking contrast defines the young population: high literacy, advanced education, and vast economic pot...