Africa is poised to play a defining role in the next wave of global growth. With a population expected to reach 2.5 billion ...

The Managing Director, Project Management Institute (PMI), Sub-Saharan Africa, Mr George Asamani, has predicted that by 2050, Africa’s young workforce could be one of the most powerful economic forces ...

South Africa’s iron and steel industry will need as much as $25-30 billion in investment by mid-century to cut greenhouse gas emissions by up to 85% and align with net zero targets, according to a new ...

Africa is at risk of experiencing a massive human migration crisis, with researchers projecting that over 113 million people could become climate migrants by 2050 due to the escalating impacts of ...

FOR ALL the profound challenges facing Africa there are also unprecedented opportunities. The International Development Association (IDA) has become the single largest source of low-cost international ...

More than 2,000 startup founders, investors, policymakers and innovation leaders are expected to converge in Dar es Salaam ...

At Indo-Pacific Regional Dialogue 2025, Rear Admiral Kunal Singh Rajkumar highlighted the strong alignment between India’s ...

The World Bank has raised growth forecasts for 30 African economies, hailing the continent’s resilience to global shocks and urging a faster push on job creation. Between 2025 and 2050 Africa’s ...

Download PDF More Formats on IMF eLibrary Order a Print Copy Create Citation Africa has made remarkable strides across many development metrics, significantly improving life expectancy, literacy, ...

The current world population of 7.3 billion is expected to reach 8.5 billion by 2030, 9.7 billion in 2050 and 11.2 billion in 2100, according to the “World Population Prospects: The 2015 Revision”, ...