The World Bank is driving a program dubbed Mission 300 that’s seeking to break one of sub-Saharan Africa’s biggest impediments to growth: Almost half of its population, or 570 million people ...

Image: World Economic Forum/Chris Heeney From its burgeoning youth population to its expanding influence on the global stage, Africa’s potential, challenges and new global leadership were at ...

Africa tragically remains the epicentre of global terrorism, and more action is required to implement international commitments to combat this scourge, the UN Deputy Secretary-General told the ...

We would like to thank the World Economic Forum and especially Professor Klaus Schwab for giving South Africa this opportunity to outline our objectives and priorities for the G20 Summit that will be ...

Salvador Panelo, after President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. said Duterte was “lying” for claiming that the 2025 General Appropriations Act contained “blank” items. Ungab previously alleged ...

In an ambush interview in Taguig City on Monday, Marcos was asked for a comment on Duterte’s allegations that some sections of the General Appropriations Act (GAA) were supposedly left blank to ...

Duterte argued that the report, especially with blank spaces, should not be considered valid legislation. “It’s not only inaccurate but I think the budget is in totality invalid hindi na pwede mag ...

Parang binigyan ka ng blanking cheke diyan [at] bahala na kayo ano ilagay ninyo, (why the budget that arrived your way was blank. It’s like you were given a blank check [and] it’s up to you what you ...

Africa’s economic landscape ended 2024 on a positive trajectory, with several economies showing signs of recovery. Economic imbalances are improving, and significant strides have been made to address ...

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In a sign of the importance Russia places in its relationships in Africa, Vladimir Putin met Thursday with Touadéra in Moscow, in what were the Russian president’s first international talks ...

Representatives from South Africa’s main banks will appear in parliament next month to explain their lending practices amid criticism that they unfairly discriminate against small business and ...