Sub-saharan Africa

Algeria looks to Türkiye to realise untapped economic potential

Growing regional ties and cooperation are leading rapid economic recovery for Algeria and Türkiye, despite nearly two years of pandemic disruption and market volatility.

Urgent solutions needed to stem high cancer rates in sub-Saharan Africa

A commission recommends expanded universal health care and early cancer screening to fight against cancer in sub-Saharan Africa, one of the worst-hit regions in the world.

Over a dozen asylum seekers found dead off Tunisia

Six women and six children were among 13 sub-Saharan African migrants and asylum seekers found dead off the Tunisian coast after two vessels capsized while trying to make it to Italy.

Refugees trying to reach Europe drown, bodies found off Tunisia coast

The majority of the 20 people found dead were from sub-Saharan Africa, but there were also Syrians, an official said.

UN: Climate crisis threatens nearly 120M in Africa

"By 2030, it is estimated that up to 118 million extremely poor people will be exposed to drought, floods, and extreme heat in Africa if adequate response measures are not put in place," says UN study.

African countries appeal for $100 billion to stave off pandemic recession

The continent has seen a surge of infections during the past month, as it recorded one million new cases and a 43 percent jump in Covid-19 deaths last week.

War and climate crisis displace 40.5 million in 2020

2020 was marked by intense storms, persistent conflicts and explosions of violence, taking the total number people living in internal displacement around the world to a record 55 million, according to a joint report.

Will Zambia be able to stand up to private creditors?

Hedge funds and banks are not ready to give even temporary debt relief to one of the poorest countries in the world.

Covid-19 reveals digital divide as Africa struggles with distance learning

Not everyone has access to computers and the internet to continue attending school from home.

Europe's undocumented migrants eat once a day to survive the pandemic

Millions of migrants who rely on Europe's informal economy have hit rock bottom, creating a domino effect in North Africa and the Middle East.

Global remittances to drop 20 percent amid coronavirus - World Bank

Remittances expected to plunge by about 20 percent globally this year, the biggest decline in recent history, as closures cause a global recession and job losses that prevent workers from sending money to their families back home, World Bank says.

Pandemic set to plunge sub-Saharan Africa into recession - IMF

The International Monetary Fund says that beaten down by the coronavirus outbreak, the world economy in 2020 will suffer its worst year since the Great Depression of the 1930s, and Africa would get its share too.