Nigeria struggles with unreliable electricity
Schimmelpfennig's statement praised Tinubu's ending of fuel subsidies, highlighting improvements of the foreign exchange market and changes regarding Nigeria's fiscal debt.…
Tackling poverty in the UK: New book explores roots of crisis
Oliver Farry speaks to Juliette Démas, London correspondent for the French daily Libération, who is the author of a new book, "Les affamés du Royaume" ("The Famished of the Kingdom"). It looks…
Coastal submersion in Sierra Leone: The vicious cycle of poverty
According to the United Nations, Sierra Leone is one of the countries most exposed to coastal erosion. More than two million people are threatened by rising sea levels. Even the capital, Freetown,…
Billionaire wealth growing at ‘unimaginable’ rate as poverty persists, Oxfam says
Oxfam's annual inequality report shows the rapid acceleration of wealth accumulation by the world's richest in 2024, as 44 percent of the world continues to live in poverty.…
Ghana: Weak economy pushes middle earners toward poverty
Many Ghanaians say their survival is at risk if the nation cannot escape its economic deadlock. They pin their hopes on the new president to be elected this weekend.…
Poverty keeps countless Nigerian children out of school
One in three children in Nigeria don't go to school. Many work to help support their families. The country has become the global epicenter of children out of school. As the school…
Poverty keeps countless Nigerian children out of school
At least one in three children in Nigeria don't go to school. Many work to help support their families. The country has become the global epicenter of children out of school.…
Playing crypto games for a living: Filipinos seek to escape poverty
Millions of Filipinos who earn cryptocurrency playing online games seem to think so. Players earn tokens they then trade in a virtual market for pesos or dollars. They can earn up to…
Pandemic reveals hidden poverty in wealthy Japan
Food parcels are distributed by charity groups in Tokyo to help the the growing number of Japanese pushed into poverty by the coronavirus pandemic.…
Pandemic worsens poverty in Spain
Spain's struggling economy had been showing improvement when the coronavirus pandemic hit the country hard, throwing it into a tailspin. Food banks have become essential in helping people with no foreseeable job…
Pandemic sends US single mothers into poverty
When the coronavirus pandemic shuttered restaurants in California, Aleida Ramirez lost her job as a waitress, plunging her - along with many other single mothers - into a vicious cycle of poverty,…