In Benin, are strange robed figures, known as Egunguns that represent the souls of the dead who have returned to Earth to pass on advice to the living. The Egunguns, are known as "Living Ghosts ...

In Benin, the revenue in the Living Room Furniture market reaches US$16.07m in 2024. It is projected to experience an annual growth rate of 1.50% (CAGR 2024-2029). When compared globally ...

Factors such as high fertility rates in Africa and Asia, declining mortality rates, and an increase in the median age of the ...

comparability and quality of poverty and inequality data in Africa will be equally important Poverty across the continent may be lower than what current estimates suggest, though the number of people ...

The region's economic recovery continues to 'lag' behind the rest of the world, according to the World Bank, which advocates ...

TANZANIA on October 17 joined other countries across the world to mark International Day for the Eradication of Poverty. The ...

Together they host approximately 260,521 people of concern to UNHCR. South Africa hosts the majority of them, with 250,250 refugees and asylum-seekers living in the country. Countries of origin of ...

A staggering 455 million of the world’s poor live in countries exposed to violent conflict, hindering and even reversing hard ...

Israeli air strikes in southern Lebanon have sent shockwaves through West Africa’s Lebanese community, which comprises several hundred thousand members of the diaspora. Three of them explainhow they ...

Oct. 15, 2024 — A recent study found that good physical fitness from childhood to adolescence is linked to better mental health in adolescence. These results are significant and timely, as ...

AfricInvest and Proparco have approved investments in Lapaire, a fast-growing eyewear company, to support its expansion across Africa. AfricInvest committed €2.5 million ($2.72 million), while ...