International Development

The poverty rate at the lower middle-income country (LMIC) line declined by 33.7 percentage points, it said. Free and subsidised food transfers supported poverty reduction, and the rural-urban poverty gap narrowed. The World Bank’s latest…

Ghanaian business magnate Dr. Daniel Mckorley (McDan) has admonished young graduates to pursue self-employment for survival, innovation, and job creation in Africa. He emphasised that…

Historically, poverty measurement in India relied predominantly on income or consumption. This approach universally classifies individuals as poor or non-poor based solely on monetary criteria, offering a limited…

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Labour's welfare shake-up could hit 340,000 more vulnerable peoople harder than expected, a new analysis suggests. Experts now warn the impact may be far worse than official estimates previously indicated.Labour's proposed welfare cuts…

AFRICA’S mining sector stands at a crossroads. With its vast mineral reserves, the continent possesses the resources to power the next phase of development for the continent and the globe. Given robust debate…

UN officials descend on Jersey this week as the Island becomes the first non-member UN state to host an event essential to delivering “life-saving humanitarian assistance” across the world. Jersey was selected as one of the…

A recent report released by the African Export-Import Bank (afreximbank) says three countries, South Africa, Egypt, and Nigeria, are responsible for one-third of Africa’s external debt stock. The report titled, ‘State of Debt…

In a dramatic maritime operation, Israeli commandos intercepted a British-flagged humanitarian yacht, Madleen, en route to the Gaza Strip. Among those on board were climate activist Greta Thunberg and Rima Hassan, a Member of the…

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