African poverty now to slump to 35pc in 2015: WB

South Africa's economy shrank by 0.6% in the first three months of the year, the worst quarterly performance in five years, official data shows.

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>The government has made notable efforts to reduce poverty by 2015, it has been said.According to principal economist at the ministry of Finance Ekingo Magembe, the government needs $64.6 million (about Sh103 billion) every month to remove people from poverty.

Diners sit on the terrace of the luxury Cais de Quatro restaurant, overlooking the city skyline in the Angolan capital Luanda. Photograph: Simon Dawson/Bloomberg/Getty Images

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Campaign group criticises development strategies as research shows the number of millionaires in Africa has more than doubled since 2000.

Africa is now home to more than 160,000 people with personal fortunes worth in excess of $1m (£642,000), a twofold increase in the...

>The government yesterday outlined eight priority areas in its 2014/15 Budget geared at lowering the cost of living in the country as well as improving social services.

The annual Investing in African Mining Indaba is the world’s preferred brand and destination in African mining

The 2015 Investing in African Mining Indaba (http://www.miningindaba.com/?utm_source=APO&utm_medium=pressrelease2&utm_campaign=MI15)  taking place on 9 – 12 February 2015 in Cape Town South Africa will feature an array of globally recognised economic visionaries, mining thought leaders and some of Africa’s largest deal-makers for the approximately 7000 delegates set to arrive from...

Dkt. Agnes Kijazi, Mkurugenzi Mkuu wa Mamlaka ya Hali ya Hewa (akiwakilisha Tanzania) katika picha ya pamoja na washiriki wa kikosi kazi cha “African Ministerial Conference on Meteorology (AMCOMET) Technical Task Force on African Regional Space Programme on Meteorology” Geneva, Uswisi tarehe 10 juni 2015.Dkt. Agnes Kijazi, Mkurugenzi Mkuu wa Mamlaka ya Hali ya Hewa Tanzania ambaye pia ni mwakilishi wa kudumu wa Tanzania katika Shirika la Hali ya Hewa Duniani (WMO) na mwenyekiti wa mkutano...

In Zambia the local furniture and timber industries are fighting for survival against cheap, high quality imported products.

One of Africa's largest airlines Kenya Airways announces its biggest ever annual loss citing a slump in tourism and increased competition.