In all, the population of sub-Saharan Africa is expected to practically double by 2050. However, growth in these countries comes against the backdrop of a slowing global fertility rate.

Historically, low population density - a function of Africa's high disease burden - translated into lower income growth rates. More recently, the continent has failed to sufficiently empower women, ...

A new World Bank report shows that poverty in Africa may ... that the poverty rate may have declined even more if the quality and comparability of the underlying data are taken into consideration.

Most of the growth in population in the last thirty years is expected to come from Africa – but the average ... Although the human population is growing, the rate of growth has been slowing ...

When the human race — Homo sapiens sapiens — migrated out of Africa ... population growth, together with the imperative for further economic development in most of the world, ensures that our ...

The need to create employment opportunities and economic growth is another major step. Despite having a young population, Africa faces a severe unemployment crisis, especially among youth.

South Africa’s economy is struggling to gain momentum, with economic activity stalling in March, and worries over what’s to ...

The MENA region commands abundant human and natural resources, accounts for a large share of world petroleum production and exports, and enjoys on average a reasonable standard of living. Within this ...

Such emissions from upper-middle-income countries have more than doubled since 2000, even though the population growth rate was falling throughout this period. Most high-income countries are ...

Rhino Bond investors agree to forego periodic interest coupon payments and instead direct the money to fund rhino conservation in two protected areas in South Africa. If rhino population growth rates ...