Africa faces challenges in reducing extreme poverty and inequality. In 2024, 8.5% of the global population was living in ...

South Africa remains one of the most unequal countries in the world. The country's per-capita expenditure Gini coefficient, a ...

The Macro Poverty Outlook (MPO) analyzes macroeconomic and poverty developments in 48 developing countries in Sub-Saharan Africa. The report is released twice annually for the Spring and Annual ...

The April 2025 edition of Africa’s Pulse reports that economic growth in Sub ... and the region is struggling to reduce poverty and create enough good jobs for its young population. Escaping the cycle ...

This study confirms a strong and robust relationship between economic growth and poverty reduction in sub-Saharan Africa. Employing a panel of 46 countries covering the period 1972-97, the analysis ...

This paper looks at a sample of 37 countries in sub-Saharan Africa from 1992 through 2006. Its results suggest that financial deepening could narrow income inequality and reduce poverty, and that ...

One intervention being considered in South Africa is basic income support to relieve poverty among unemployed citizens. Prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, basic income support had been on the policy ...

Africa faces challenges in reducing extreme poverty and inequality. In 2024, 8.5% of the global population was living in extreme poverty (that is, on less than US$2.15 a day). Nearly 67% of these ...

One intervention being considered in South Africa is basic income support to relieve poverty among unemployed citizens. Prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, basic income support had been on the policy ...