
In spite of having 65% of the worlds uncultivated arable land, abundant water resources, a youthful population with a median age of 19.7 and suitable agro-climatic conditions for commercial agriculture1, Africa remains a net importer of food, the hunger capital of the world and a continent with the highest number
No matter the data you interrogate, Africa is reported to have a disproportionate number of the worlds poorest. While the World Bank reported that 685 million people around the world lived in extreme poverty with less than $2.15 dollars per day at the end of 2022, Statista indicates that in 2023,
I will start by defining homelessness as the lack of a respectable, secure accommodation with access to clean water, sanitation and other public amenities that exposes the individual(s) or group(s) bereft of them to the vagaries and risks of weather, insecurity and public or private ridicule. According to a report of
If you have had access to a decent meal and the means to procure same for your enjoyment over the past 24 hours in Africa, you are part of a privileged minority! The World Health Organization (WHO) reported in 2019 that "an estimated 820 million people around the world did not