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Elections are getting closer in Nigeria, and almost every candidate has declared a “war on poverty.” Since the country is home to the largest number of poor people in sub-Saharan Africa, lifting Nigerians out of poverty has become a crucial …
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Currently, Africa is home to between 40 and 70 percent of the world’s poorest, depending on which modeling platform you are looking at. What does this mean? It means that everyone else is eliminating extreme poverty except Africa.
In other …
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While much has been written about the advent of the black middle class (however difficult it may be to define) since 1994, not much attention has been paid to how South Africa’s vulnerable middle class or working class may have …
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The Nigerian government has been consistent in giving money to the poor, the latest is the ambitious commitment revealed by Vice President Yemi Osinbajo to lift 20 million Nigerians out of poverty in two years. Among the plan is the …
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The rate of domestic violence in sub-Saharan Africa is among the highest in the world. Over 47 percent of women in Kenya have experienced physical or sexual violence. This is higher than pooled estimates from 81 countries which show that …
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Food insecurity is one of the most persistent challenges facing humanity. Interventions that seek to address it tend to focus on rural food insecurity and increasing food production. However, with the rapid rate of urbanisation in the Global South, urban …
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The Nigerian government recently launched the Social Investment Programme (SIP), a program aimed at alleviating poverty. Through SIP, the government plans to feed 3.5 million schoolchildren, create jobs and offer loans to 1.6 million Nigerians. The program’s framework might …
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