The 70 low-income countries (LICs) in the IMF’s membership experienced steady but modest growth in 2024, with marked divergence across countries. While 11 of the 20 fastest-growing countries in 2024 ...

Burkina Faso's military government has said it foiled a "major plot" to overthrow junta leader Capt Ibrahim Traoré, with the ...

Loneliness is an epidemic across age groups, but none more so than seniors. Yet in the US, it's not the elderly who ...

Somalia is progressing its policy reform agenda while leveraging the momentum created by the Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (HIPC) Initiative. Despite multiple climatic shocks and a complicated ...

while increasing priority spending for poverty reduction and resilience. Washington, D.C.: An International Monetary Fund (IMF) team led by Jaroslaw Wieczorek, Mission Chief for Burkina Faso, held ...

President Ibrahim Traoré of Burkina Faso declared that the country is undergoing a "popular, progressive revolution" instead of functioning under a democratic system He criticised the notion that ...

Burkina Faso’s President, Captain Ibrahim Traoré, has dismissed the idea that democracy is essential for national development, asserting that no country has achieved progress solely through democratic ...

While most people are familiar with the major countries of the world, several lesser-known nations and territories might surprise you. This tiny island nation in the Pacific Ocean is the ...

President of Burkina Faso, Captain Ibrahim Traoré, said the country is undergoing a “popular, progressive revolution” and not operating under a democratic system. He added that it is ...

Captain Ibrahim Traoré, Burkina Faso’s interim leader, has dismissed the notion that democracy is a prerequisite to development. Traoré said it is difficult to pinpoint a country whose ...

For more on the impact of these tariffs, especially on the poorest countries of the world, we’re joined by Jayati Ghosh, economics professor at University of Massachusetts Amherst. She was ...

President of Burkina Faso, Captain Ibrahim Traoré, said the country is undergoing a “popular, progressive revolution” and not operating under a democratic system He added that it is difficult to ...