Namibia’s unemployment rate rose to 36.9% in 2023 from 33.4% in 2018, the statistics office said on Wednesday. The country of about three million people has one of the highest official unemployment ...

An initiative to connect 300 million Africans to electricity in the next six years has won new pledges worth more than $8 billion from lenders including the Islamic Development Bank and the Asia ...

More earnings release continue to trickle in as investors eye the month of February to decide on their next action. This week ...

Rwanda’s President Paul Kagame said he agreed with the U.S. government on the need for a ceasefire in eastern Congo but gave no indication of bowing to calls for Rwandan troops and the M23 rebels they ...

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio told Rwandan President Paul Kagame on Tuesday that Washington was “deeply troubled” by escalation in the conflict in the Democratic Republic of Congo, particularly ...

American chef and content creator Chad Kubanoff moved to Vietnam a decade ago, with the intention of leaving within a year. Instead, Kubanoff fell in love with the food, culture and people — and has ...

CNBC Marathon examines multiple factors that cause economic struggle within various U.S. cities. Spending cuts are abound in ...

Zimbabwe’s inflation rate rose sharply in January in both U.S. dollar and local currency terms, spurred by food and housing prices. In dollar terms inflation accelerated to 14.6% year on year after ...

South Africa’s statistics agency has updated its consumer inflation basket for the first time since 2022, including items like rosé wine, air fryers and streaming services to reflect changes in ...

The Central Bank of Nigeria has set a January 31, 2025, deadline for participants in the foreign exchange market to submit a compliance report on adherence to the FX Code. Dipo Ajayi, Head of Fixed ...

Chinese artificial intelligence startup DeepSeek could face curbs from the U.S. government as it upends the U.S. AI ecosystem ...

South African upmarket retailer Woolworths Holdings warned of a decline of up to 27% in its first-half profit on Tuesday due to weaker-than-expected performances in its clothing businesses at home and ...