A local man caught people's attention after showing his beautiful facial birthmark shaped like the African continent. Viewers showered him with compliments.

Ogundairo’s obsession with map projections is not random. The 28-year-old is leading an African-led campaign to get more of global institutions and schools to immediately stop using the Mercator ...

Growing Footprints. African banks are moving operations beyond their historical markets. African Banks ave operated in key markets outside the continent mainly through representative offices. Today, a ...

Explore the big challenges, opportunities, debates and frameworks for business and human rights. This section contains a selection of key portals curated by our global team.

Africa has the most countries of any continent with a total of 54. Rather than following natural terrains or historical boundaries, many of its borders are strikingly straight in some areas and ...

African leaders have laid out an ambitious reforms plan for the African Union (AU), focusing on peace, security, and financial independence to transform the continent into a powerhouse of development ...

The World Bank and African Development Bank (AfDB ... Additionally, countries must outline plans to achieve universal power access. The report stated that 13 countries will present their plans at the ...

China solidified its position as Africa’s largest bilateral trading partner last year, as trade with the continent reached a record $282.1 billion, up 1.5% from 2022. But a 7.5% surge in Chinese ...

Global, regional, and country/territory-level data on key dimensions of human development, with interactive insights and publications. The human development data are globally comparable, linked to the ...

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