Africa’s economic growth is hinging on creating 1 billion jobs by the end of the century. Where will it find them?

Lydia Polgreen speaks to the former New York Times bureau chief Howard W. French about the cost of not engaging with Africa.

Sub-Saharan Africa’s working-age population will rise by over 620 million by 2050, requiring 25 million new jobs annually. The World Bank urges the region to boost medium and large enterprises to ...

Almost every country in the world has seen fertility rates decline over the past few decades, but one region's birth rates are still so high that it is expected to provide more than half the global ...

Africa’s young population will make up a quarter of humanity by 2050. To capitalize on it, the continent needs to fix its power problems fast ...

To capitalize on the burgeoning demand, the continent must address power shortages, skills gaps, trade barriers and limited ...

Nearly 600 million people in Africa lack access to electricity, highlighting an urgent need for scalable and reliable energy solutions as the continent's population is projected to double by 2070.

Seacom, which pioneered Africa’s submarine cable boom 16 years ago, is planning a major new undersea network. Seacom 2.0, due ...