Africa is contributing 47.7 percent (143.1 million) to the French-speaking population thereby making French a global language. This is more than 45.7 percent (137.1 million) of the whole of Europe and France with a population of 67.12 million.
According to...
"I do odd jobs such as plumbing and electrical wiring during weekends and I hope to use the money to look after my children and their mothers,” said a 17 year boy who impregnated 3 teen girls.
South Africa’s Limpopo...
Nigeria has been ranked 152 out of 157 countries in the first-ever Human Capital Index released by the World Bank Group.
Unveiling the report on Thursday at the ongoing annual meetings of the World Bank Group and International Monetary Fund...
In Nigeria, a statistically average child has an earning potential of only 34 percent of what it could be if the country were fully invested in human capital.
The World Bank has recently released its Human Capital Index, part of...
Female employees at Liberia’s finance ministry are to be subjected to a new regulation. No more wigs, no more hair dye.
The ministry has disclosed a decision to enforce a 2014 policy that bars employees from wearing coloured hair extensions...
Women and girls are going into prostitution and selling their bodies for food or selling their bodies for money to buy food.
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Hunger has doubled in the Democratic Republic of Congo in a year, with 15 million people...
According to CAF World Giving Index, Kenya is the most generous country in Africa, while Nigeria the giant of Africa is the third most generous country in Africa.
The CAF World Giving Index look is an index that looks at...
Widow inheritance is a custom commonly practiced in Africa. In this custom, a man inherits the property and wife of his deceased brother or relative. The custom is practiced in order to ensure that a widow and her children...
Countries that have banned spanking or other forms corporal punishment are less likely to have violent youth, a study has shown.
Findings from the study led by Frank Elgar, associate professor in the Institute for Health and Social Policy at...
Mauritius has the most competitive economy in Africa, they are closely followed by South Africa and Seychelles.
The World Economic Forum's Global Competitiveness Index 4.0 is a composite indicator that assesses the set of factors that determine an economy's level...
