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Africa: World Bank Slightly Cuts Growth Projections for Africa in 2024

[ad_1] The World Bank has revised the economic growth projection for Sub-Saharan Africa to 3 per cent from 3.4 per cent as earlier indicated in April, according to the latest Africa Pulse report. The slight cut is mainly attributed to large countries that continue to drag down growth in the […]

todayOctober 16, 2024

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Africa: Famine Takes Grip in Africa’s Prolonged Conflict Zones

[ad_1] Eighty percent of the record 163 million Africans facing acute food insecurity are in conflict-affected countries, including potentially 840,000 people in Sudan, South Sudan, and Mali confronting famine. Click here for a full-size map. Highlights An estimated 163 million Africans are facing acute food insecurity--sustaining the record numbers of […]

todayOctober 16, 2024

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