PRETORIA, June 3 (Reuters) - South Africa's economy stagnated in the first quarter, eking out quarter-on-quarter growth of just 0.1%, as contractions in sectors like mining and manufacturing offset a ...

Economic growth in Africa is expected to reach 4.0 percent in 2026 and 4.1 percent in 2027, after a 3.9 percent in 2025, according to a newly launched United Nations (UN) report.

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The foundation of governance – peace, security, and stability – seemed shaken in several parts of Africa, exposing a sizable ...

Mapi Gloricien lies in his mother’s arms in a hospital in Kinshasa, among the fastest-growing cities on Earth. Just days old, he’s one of an estimated 4.5 million children expected to be born in the ...

Government deficit spending creates widespread economic distortions. It is the central policy that distorts, destabilizes, and impoverishes economies globally, particularly in Africa and other ...

The "Growth Opportunities: Africa as an Emerging Growth Continent" report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering. Africa is emerging as a global growth frontier This study explores the ...

Morocco’s Tanger Med, Africa’s largest and most developed industrial port complex, has been for years playing the “role of the locomotive” for the development of African special economic zones (SEZs), ...

The Gulf states are angling for closer ties with African countries, and the feeling is mutual. But critics say differences over governance values, labor rights, and ongoing conflicts could stoke ...