Food Security Index praises resilience of women in rural areas who are turning to small-scale farming and local food networks ...

Nearly 80 per cent of the world's poor - 887 million people - live in regions that are exposed to extreme heat, flooding and other climate hazards, highlighting the urgent need for global action to ...

“The proportion of households in South Africa that experienced moderate to severe food insecurity was estimated at 15.8% in ...

World Food Day and the International Day for the Eradication of Poverty were observed at the national level today at Hotel ...

Sub-Saharan Africa's economy is showing signs of resilience, with growth projected to reach 3.8 percent in 2025, up slightly ...

Soon after arriving in Oslo, my taxi zigzagged through the city’s well-organized streets and state-of-the-art infrastructure. Large billboards advertised the world’s leading brands in fashion, cars, ...

Magatte Wade is author of the memoir and manifesto The Heart of a Cheetah: How We Have Been Lied to about African Poverty—and What That Means for Human Flourishing (Cheetah Press), in which she argues ...

The World Bank Group and the International Monetary Fund will hold their annual meetings next week in Washington, DC. It is ...

Dairy farming aided by Jersey cows is helping lift an African community "out of poverty", a charity has said. Jersey Overseas ...

As the leaders of the G8 countries prepare to meet in Scotland, political activists and non-governmental organizations are mounting a vigorous campaign to force poverty to the top of the agenda.

HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) — Outside a foreign currency exchange in Zimbabwe’s capital, hordes of people desperate for U.S. dollars are pushed up against each other. “That’s it, keep it tight,” some shout, ...

Concluding African Energy Week (AEW) – held last month, in Cape Town – energy advocacy group the African Energy Chamber (AEC) ...