Link to Article: https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/world-bank-raises-sub-sahara-africa-growth-forecast-inflation-drop-2025-10-07/ The World Bank raised its 2025 growth forecast for sub-Saharan Africa to 3.8%, up from 3.5% in April, due to lower inflation and stabilized foreign exchange rates. The report says that thanks to economies like Ethiopia, Nigeria and the Ivory Coast improving, the region has room for interest rate cuts and increased private investment. Growth is… Read more »
Link to Article: https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2025/oct/21/global-health-infectious-disease-aid-cuts-malaria-funding-cost-deaths-gdp-africa The article reports that due to funding cuts from wealthier nations like Nigeria, Germany, and the UK to the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria, the fight against malaria in sub-Saharan Africa could be severely threatened. The study warns that a 20% decline in funding could lead to about 33 million more malaria cases,… Read more »
Link to Article: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/oct/18/sahel-based-jihadists-are-extending-their-reach-can-a-fractured-region-push-back This article talks about how the jihadist groups in the Sahel region of Africa, mainly in Mali, Burkina Faso, and Niger, are spreading their attacks into nearby coastal countries like Benin, Togo, and Ghana. It explains that weak governments, poor economies, and recent military mistakes have made it easier for these armed groups to grow. Many… Read more »
Link to Article: https://allafrica.com/stories/202508060227.html The article reports on United States policies under the Trump administration that are pressuring African countries, such as Eswatini and South Sudan, to accept deportees convicted of violent crimes. This follows a recent United States Supreme Court decision that allows the United States to deport individuals to other countries even if they may face torture or… Read more »
Link to Article: https://allafrica.com/stories/202508290020.html The article looks at the new agreement between Mauritius and the United Kingdom over the Chagos Islands and argues that it fails to provide justice for the Chagossian people. While Mauritius could receive billions over the lifetime of the deal, the Chagossian people are only offered a one-time payment of £40 million. This amount is described… Read more »
Link to Article: https://allafrica.com/stories/202509030389.html The Sudanese government is denying accusations from the U.S. that it’s army used chemical weapons in the fight against the Rapid Support Forces (RSF). Sudanese officials ran tests and checked health and medical records. They said there was no proof of chemical or radioactive contamination in the area. The health ministry explained that hospitals haven’t reported… Read more »
