The 2024 growth actually was slower than we had projected earlier,” said Deniz Igan, division chief of the IMF Research ...

Africa's small-scale farmers make up nearly 80% of all farms in the agriculture sector. In South Africa, there are about 2 ...

Sub-Saharan African countries should be given more financial and technical support to cope with climate change disasters, so ...

Cholera topped the list of disease outbreaks in Africa last year as a warming world increased both flooding and droughts in ...

Despite Africa’s robust agricultural potential, the continent still suffers food insecurity, with some countries and region ...

According to the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa, drought has forced households in Kenya's Maasai area to make incredibly difficult decisions. When the grass that feeds their cattle ...

Climate change is here to stay…We don’t need to debate that any more,” he says. Using new technology can prevent shocks in ...

The human rights environment in Mozambique did not improve in 2024. The humanitarian situation worsened due to massive ...

From the Americas to Africa, 2024 was marked by extreme weather events. Research indicates that these incidents, intensified ...

Recent research found that climate extremes last year wrought “havoc” on the global water cycle, contributing to “crippling droughts” in the Amazon Basin and southern Africa. The West has long been ...

USAID remains a steadfast partner to countries across Africa. As 2024 draws to a close, we look forward to building on the progress made and helping advance development goals across the continent.

Global warming has pushed the global water cycle into new climate extremes, including massive floods, tropical cyclones, ...