Two German cabinet members launch joint initiative to boost private-sector development

Youth unemployment is on the rise and persistent gender gaps undermine social progress

This public-health success was driven by international, multi-sector cooperation rather than by market forces

Insights from Kalomo, Zambia revolutionise social protection in Africa

Vaccination programme in Nigeria’s crisis-torn Borno state

ECOWAS, the Economic Community of West African States, is becoming a beacon of democracy

Failure to expand formal youth employment in Africa will mean more unrest, more migration, more crime and more religious extremism

Signs of imminent genocide in South Sudan

Burkinabe youth united to end the rule of President Blaise Compaoré

Nana Akufo-Addo, Ghana’s next president, is facing huge macroeconomic challenges