Central African Republic

CITIES IN PERIL: Cities confront the rising tide of climate change

Clare Nuttall in Glasgow May 30, 2025

Fast and chaotic urban population growth combined with climate challenges on multiple fronts are putting cities at risk around the world.

Famines kill far fewer people than they used to – OWID

bne IntelliNews May 22, 2025

Famines are still a major global problem. From 2020 to 2023 alone, they caused over a million deaths, Our World in Data (OWID) reports.

EBRD2025: African tech is flourishing, but it still has a long way to go

Ben Aris in London May 16, 2025

Africa benefits from an incredibly young, tech savvy population; over 60% of the population is under 25 years old and in just Senegal the average age of the population is a mere 19 years old. That makes it a hotbed for tech development.

Sub-Saharan Africa is home to 16% of the global population but 67% of extreme poverty - OWID

bne IntelliNews April 30, 2025

Every twelfth person in the world still lives in extreme poverty. That means surviving on less than $2.15 per day (adjusted for differences in living costs between countries).

Russia's expanding pull in Africa is pushing Western influence out

Ben Aris in Belrin April 23, 2025

Moscow’s expanding presence in Africa has largely unfolded in silence, but the shift it represents is profound. Like in the game of Risk, Africa’s sheer size and its treasure trove of untapped raw materials is becoming increasingly important.

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