Using data from the World Bank and the Participatory Slum Upgrading Program (PSUP) by the UN-Habitat, here are the top 10 countries with the highest slum population:
Apart from providing services, the private sector plays a great part in Nigeria’s economy by gainfully employing thousands of Nigerians thus helping to reduce the unemployment rate which has skyrocketed in recent times.
The gap between the income of the rich and poor has been well noted globally. This, however, is more pronounced in some countries where the wealth of the average person is tremendously high.
The Financial Action Task Force (FATF) has categorised some countries into its grey and black list according to the severity of their involvement in money laundering (ML) and terrorism financing (TF).
A beer spa is a wellness facility where guests can soak in baths filled with a mixture of beer ingredients, including water, hops, barley, yeast, and sometimes actual beer.
The African phone market has witnessed rapid expansion in recent years with the International Telecom Union (ITU) forecasting the number of mobile phone users to hit 500 million in 2025.
Nigeria's erratic power generation is believed to be the bane of the country's economic growth as extra billions are spent on alternative energy sources to power homes and industries.
Despite the massive stash of natural resources in Africa – from oil and cobalt to diamonds, platinum, and uranium, most African countries still source their crude oil from the United States of America.
An airport has the "international" tag when it has the designated facilities and infrastructure to manage customs, immigration, and quarantine procedures for inbound and outbound passengers and cargo.
The movement of people from their countries of origin, especially in Africa, to other countries in search of better economic opportunities is fast becoming an economic issue in the continent.
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