Eighteen of the poorest countries by GDP per capita are in Africa. That is not surprising ... of rural populations who were brought to cities to turn raw materials into finished goods.

Sudan is in north-east Africa and is one of the largest countries on the continent, covering 1.9 million square kilometres. It is also one the poorest countries ... capital, a city of more than ...

Seven of Africa's richest men hold a collective wealth of $52 billion, exceeding that of the 700 million people constituting ...

The International Development Association (IDA) is the part of the World Bank Group that helps the world’s 75 poorest countries, 39 of which are in Africa. It is one of the largest sources of ...

Only six of the world’s 26 poorest countries ... nations are in Sub-Saharan Africa and face greater constraints than their predecessors. “Seventeen of these countries are affected by conflict ...