Foreign aid was helping the world’s poorest escape misery.

Burundians voted Thursday for a new parliament that was expected to cement the ruling party in power after key opposition figures were barred from running.

FDD, won every seat in the country's parliamentary elections, the electoral commission said Wednesday. Opposition parties ...

The African Export-Import Bank has warned that Africa’s failure to trade effectively within itself stems largely from poor market intelligence, weak connectivity, and the absence of structured trade ...

While Ndayishimiye was seen as relatively less authoritarian, Burundi's rights record remains poor, with journalists, activists and opposition figures all facing severe repression.

Burundi remains one of the world's poorest countries with almost two-thirds living below the World Bank's poverty line of $2.15 per day. str-mnk-er/kjm Originally published on doc.afp.com , part ...

Burundi remains one of the world's poorest countries with almost two-thirds living below the World Bank's poverty line of $2.15 per day.

Burundi, a former German colony, faces poverty and economic crisis The country, already one of the poorest in the world, is grappling with widespread shortages, soaring inflation—reportedly exceeding ...

In just a few short years since gaining independence, South Sudan has sunk faster and deeper into poverty, as it emerges that ...

A team of economic experts convened by the Vatican has called for the forgiveness of debt owed by poor and middle-income ...

The World Bank has raised alarm over the growing impact of conflict and instability on 39 developing economies, including Nigeria, ...

On World Refugee Day, displaced Africans face the worst conditions yet as conflict and disasters increase, aid plummets and ...