Christians remain the largest religious group. But they’re shrinking as a share of the global population, as many Christians ...

“East Africa is set to be Africa’s fastest-growing region, with GDP growth projected ... contraction of 26.4 per cent in 2024 to a 27.2 per cent expansion projected for 2025.

Petrobras PBR, Brazil’s state-run integrated oil and gas company, has turned its strategic compass toward Africa, citing the continent’s geological synergy with Brazil’s prolific offshore basins.

A new report describes the Sahel region of Africa, a million mile band that runs through Mauritania to Sudan, as "the epicenter of global terrorism." We examine those findings. Over half of all ...

February 19, 2025 at 5:00 a.m. ESTyesterday at 5:00 a.m. EST 6 min Across the breadth of Africa, from the Atlantic ... consequences well beyond this region and high stakes for much of the world.

Through this infrastructure, the region can efficiently harness the petroleum resources for the greater ... Investments in renewable energy are capital-intensive and require specialised skills to ...

In 2023, vaccination saved at least 1.8 million lives in the African region, nearly half the global figure of 4.2 million. These advancements have been possible thanks to government efforts and the ...

Each year, an estimated 178 000 mothers and 1 million newborns die in the Africa region - many from preventable causes. At the current annual reduction rate of 2.2% between 2000 and 2023 ...

Brazzaville — The African region is experiencing an unprecedented increase in mpox cases since the start of 2024, with more countries previously unaffected by the disease reporting cases in an ...