The world has to feed a growing population with the same area of land and less water. Irrigation is key to managing this ...

By the end of 2025, 42 African countries will have held national elections in the previous 24 months. But do these elections produce parliaments that accurately reflect the societies they serve? Aside ...

Members of parliaments across Africa face regular accusations of being unrepresentative of their constituents.

The amount of manufactured goods exported from Africa to the United States is minuscule. But for Lesotho, the impact of a ...

In October 2024, at the most recent BRICS summit, Russian President Vladimir Putin urged the countries of the “global South” ...

According to Trump, Lesotho charges a 99% tariff on U.S. goods, but the government said it doesn't know how the U.S.

Mini-grids generate electricity for small communities that aren’t on national supply networks — and the economics suggest ...

Since being banned from competitive football after invading Ukraine, Russia have largely faced sympathetic countries in friendlies. Increasingly, African sides are answering the call. Why is that?

Founded in 1822 by freed African Americans ... more than half of the country’s population lives below the poverty line, with poverty rates rising from 54.1% in 2014 to 58.9% in 2016.

The South African businesswoman has huge investments in the retail sector. Ackerman founded Pick n Pay, a leading retail chain in the country and boasts a net worth of $200 million (KSh 25.9 billion).

For the eighth year in a row, Finland has been named the happiest country in the world, while the United States hits a new low. Plus, more on the state of happiness and well-being around the globe.

Nigeria is often called the "Giant of Africa" due to its vast population and economic potential ... Despite being rich in natural resources, the country grapples with economic instability ...