According to the OECD, there are only 37 countries belonging to the developed countries list. In contrast, there are 152 developing countries. At least, that’s the number according to the definition ...

Africa’s development landscape exhibits significant variation across its 54 nations. While no African country meets traditional global standards of a “developed” economy, certain nations stand out as ...

The African Growth and Opportunity Act, known as AGOA, provided 32 eligible African countries duty-free access to the U.S. market for certain products but expired at the end of September after 25 ...

As the world gathers for the 79th United Nations General Assembly, Africa's unique challenges and opportunities take center stage in a pivotal side event that will serve to discuss two central issues ...

Franzisca Zanker received funding from the Heinrich Boell Foundation in 2023-2024 to co-author a study on Mobility Norms in Africa. This research is presented in this piece. Amanda Bisong receives ...

JOHANNESBURG — The United States has withdrawn from a climate agreement where rich nations have pledged billions of dollars to help a small group of developing countries switch from coal to green ...

Esther Duflo, the MIT professor and economist known for pioneering impact evaluation and a key figure in the fight against poverty, does not mince her words. As development aid faces a deep crisis, ...

Blog posts represent the views of CFR fellows and staff and not those of CFR, which takes no institutional positions. When Pope Francis addressed a Vatican conference on “the Debt Crisis in the Global ...

JOHANNESBURG – Poorer nations attending the Group of 20 summit in South Africa have used the meeting to push leaders on climate action and high levels of debt, issues directly affecting the developing ...

The World Bank supported 64 countries in building cyber resilience between 2014 and 2024. Between 2015 and 2018, the World Bank helped establish Bhutan’s national Computer Security Incident Response ...