The global downturn will hit Africa's economies harder than any other region according to the latest forecast from the International Monetary Fund: average growth in Africa is set ...

Fresh plans to restructure debt in 54 developing countries facing a surge of repayment demands were mooted by multiple officials at the IMF and World Bank annual meetings in Washin...

Senior officials in the UN and other international agencies have been ratcheting up their analyses of the damage to Africa's economies following Russia's invasion of Ukraine. Ahunn...

Without concerted international action about 400 million people, many in Africa, will face chronic food shortages due to disruptions after Moscow's invasion of Ukraine, according t...

When 16 African finance ministers, including treasury chiefs from Egypt, Ethiopia and Nigeria, signed an open letter praising Kristalina Georgieva's leadership of the International...

By the end of this year, two of the most important international organisations, the World Trade Organization and the World Bank's private sector arm, the International Finance Corp...

Governments and companies in Africa should not expect an early recovery of their commodity exports to boost flagging trade, says Albert Zeufack, the World Bank's Chief Economist fo...