sub-Saharan Africa

Morocco’s growing effort to position Western Sahara as a major tourism destination is attracting increasing international scrutiny, as expanding airline routes, hotel investments and tourism campaigns intensify debate over sovereignty, international law and the…

Morocco and France moved closer to establishing what officials described as a historic bilateral treaty following high-level talks in Rabat between French Foreign Minister Jean-Noël Barrot and Moroccan Foreign Minister…

African governments and development financiers are advancing a new financing framework aimed at accelerating climate investment, strengthening green industries and expanding access to finance for small businesses, as the continent…

As global leaders gathered in Vienna for the 9th OPEC International Seminar, the African Energy Chamber (AEC) made a strong and urgent appeal: it’s time to reverse the bans on…

African children may not have a safe place to live in if the climate crisis in the continent is not well mitigated. Children are the least responsible for climate change,…

In excess of 110 million households in rural sub-Saharan Africa and Asia are expected to be connected to power through mini-grids over the next 10 years, a new report indicates.…

Five years ago, the sustainable development goals which are now under a threat due to COVID-19 were adopted. The gains we have made are likely to be lost if the…

Africa’s food import bill is likely to balloon, lifted by a deadly mix of shocks including the Covid-19 pandemic, desert locust invasion and natural disasters such as floods and drought.…

Some 894 million people in sub-Saharan Africa lack access to clean cooking fuels, mostly due to their low purchasing power. This group represents 85 percent of the region’s population, with…

At least 70 percent of sub-Saharan African economies have approached the World Bank for loans to finance their budget shortfalls as the Covid-19 crisis batters the continent. The global lender…