Legit.ng journalist Ruth Okwumbu-Imafidon has over a decade of experience in business reporting across digital and mainstream media. The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has listed Africa’s ...

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has identified Africa’s poorest countries in 2025 by GDP per capita (PPP), highlighting the deep economic challenges facing millions across the continent.

Burundi, a small, landlocked country in East Africa, holds the unfortunate title of being the poorest nation in the world. According to data from the World Population Review, Burundi ranks at the ...

Findings of an ActionAid study in six African countries, including Malawi have faulted International Monetary Fund (IMF) ...

The 10 countries most affected by climate change experience a devastating condition unlike any others, with extreme health ...

Pope Francis visited 10 African countries in five journeys to the continent during his papacy. Among them were some of the poorest and most neglected: Mozambique, Madagascar, Congo, South Sudan ...

With approximately 80 percent of the population reliant on subsistence agriculture, food insecurity is remarkably high compared to other sub-Saharan African countries. The poorest country in Asia ...

President Donald Trump’s new reciprocal tariffs are set to hit some of the world’s poorest ... southern African nation of Lesotho received a 50% tariff, the highest of any country.