The Manchester Environmental Research Institute (MERI) at The University of Manchester has launched a new four-year programme that will transform how irrigation is monitored across Sub-Saharan Africa, ...

When climate disasters strike Africa, the physical damage is obvious. But we're only beginning to understand the psychological toll. Here's why Western definitions of trauma can miss so much, and how ...

From thunder gods to serpent slayers, scholars are reconstructing myths that vanished millennia ago. How much further can we ...

New Prospects for Humanitarian Cooperation" was held at the webinar studio of the Faculty of Global Studies of Lomonosov Moscow State University. The event was organized by the Russian-African Club of ...

The 1950s, often perceived through a nostalgic lens of poodle skirts and wholesome television, was in reality a crucible of ...

The coronavirus crisis is expected to drive a 3.3% contraction in sub-Saharan African economies in 2020 and could push 40 million people into extreme poverty, the World Bank said on Thursday.

Deaths from malaria due to disruptions during the coronavirus pandemic to services designed to tackle the mosquito-borne disease will far exceed those killed by COVID-19 in sub-Saharan Africa, the ...

The United Nations supports development through a number of its own organisations. These provide a range of assistance and aid. There is evidence that international organisations have both succeeded ...

Although all countries take on loans to finance development projects, many African countries face unsustainable debt levels which hinder economic growth. High debt forces countries to choose between ...

A cloud of uncertainty hangs over an Africa-US trade deal set to expire by the end of September, with African unions warning that more than a million indirect jobs could be on the line if it is not ...