Heat waves are deadly. As they grow more intense and frequent, their toll is mounting, from overwhelmed hospitals to lost ...

Across the seven local government areas of the southern senatorial district of Kwara State, communities live in fear of foreign elements.

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Ghana is one of West Africa's fastest-growing economies; its relationship with India is marked by robust and expanding trade ...

By Louis GYIMAHIn the mid-2020s, the world economy continues to demonstrate unprecedented complexity, interdependency, and velocity. The fragility of global economic systems was highlighted by the ...

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Burkina Faso faces a dire humanitarian crisis. Government authorities reported that over 2 million people were internally displaced (IDPs) at the end of 2024, and the country also hosts more than ...

A World Bank-led ethnographic study reveals how the lack of affordable childcare in urban Burkina Faso forces low-income ...

Back to Top At a Glance Current IMF membership: 191 countries Burkina Faso joined the Fund in May 2, 1963; accepted Article VIII in June 1996 Total Quotas: SDR 120.4 Million (As of September 30, 2009) ...