A new World Bank report shows that poverty in Africa may be ... in inequality across countries in Africa. But the number of extremely wealthy Africans is increasing. Differences between urban and ...

This Economic Issue is based on IMF Working Paper 00/78 "Rural Poverty in ... 90 percent in sub-Saharan Africa. (Exceptions to this pattern are several Latin American countries in which poverty is ...

The counties that have been poor over a period of decades are overwhelmingly rural, writes Oregon State economist Monica Fisher. But why? One explanation is that there are structural problems in rural ...

Many of them are poor people in rural areas of Africa without easy access to treatment. Venomous snakes bite millions of people worldwide each year, killing at least 120,000. Many of them are poor ...

Explore the lasting effects of South Africa's migrant labour system, examining how historical injustices continue to shape ...

According to the World Bank, poverty in Africa is concentrated in rural areas, where the majority of ... such as Somalia, South Sudan, and the Central African Republic. Despite efforts to reduce ...

How does rural ... poverty worldwide, reaching 90 percent in China and Bangladesh and between 65 and 90 percent in sub-Saharan Africa. (Exceptions to this pattern are seen in several Latin American ...