Nigeria’s former president Muhammadu Buhari died in a London hospital on Sunday 13 July 2025. The news of his death ...

The official unemployment rate (Q4 2024) was 31.9%, which refers to those actively seeking work. The expanded rate, which includes discouraged job seekers, was 41.9%.

In mid-2024, South Africa’s population was estimated at about 63 million.... According to the 2022 census, there were about 2.4 million international migrants in South Africa. The share of immigrants ...

Uganda hosted about 1.74 million refugees and asylum seekers. Most came from South Sudan (55%) and the Democratic Republic of the Congo (29%).

At the end of February 2025, a total of 19.2 million social grants were paid to 12.1 million beneficiaries.

Yes, Ethiopia is the second most populous African country, with a population of about129 million in 2023.

Eswatini had the highest female unemployment rate at 39.4%, followed by South Africa ( 29.9%) Gabon (29%) and Botswana (27%).

Islam and Christianity are the dominant religions across the continent. Islam is most prevalent in northern Africa, while Christianity is more common in southern Africa.

In 2020, 37% of doctors in Nigeria were women. This was an increase from 35.6% in 2019 and 34.6% in 2018. In 2020, 37% of doctors in Nigeria were women. This was an increase from 35.6% in 2019 and ...

In 2018, about 30.9% of Nigeria’s population lived below the international poverty line of $2.15 a day. With a population of about 227 million in 2023, this translates to about 70 million people ...

In 2018, about 30.9% of Nigeria’s population lived below the international poverty line of $2.15 a day. With a population of about 227 million in 2023, this translates to about 70 million people ...

IN SHORT: Amid protests in Kenya on 7 July 2025, photos circulated online with the claim that they showed houses from the government’s affordable housing programme on fire. But the images are old and ...