The civil war between the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and the rival Rapid Support Forces (RSF) that has been raging in Sudan ...

The day before several trade unions held a nationwide strike, which mainly hit the transport sector and educational institutions ...

The Canadian military top brass recently signed off on a plan to create a 300,000-strong supplementary reserve.

The fragmentation of Africa into more than fifty states along colonial borders was not the “inevitable” outcome of a ...

Do you behave more like an ape or a human? If you have to share some money (or some raisins!), do you give away as little as possible and keep as much as you can for yourself, or do you share equally?

The Mortgage Bankers' Association compiles various mortgage loan indexes. The purchase applications index measures applications at mortgage lenders. This is a leading indicator for single-family home ...

China became the world's economic powerhouse under reforms by Deng Xiaoping. Yet, decades later, its growth story faces significant headwinds. Explore what’s next for the world's second-largest ...

The government shutdown that began Wednesday will deprive policymakers and investors of economic data vital to their decision-making at a time of unusual uncertainty about the direction of the U.S.

High tariffs, lingering inflation and more trouble finding a job apparently haven’t thrown consumers into a funk. Americans increased spending again in August to help keep the U.S. economy chugging.

From South Carolina to Tokyo, Gov. Wes Moore’s 2025 traveling sales pitch to bring more businesses to Maryland has focused on a few key areas — “lighthouse” industries, as he calls them, that could ...

Workers clinging to their jobs in a weak labor market may be hesitant to job-hop in search of a bigger raise. But they won’t necessarily be rewarded for their company loyalty, either. As many workers ...

•A high-speed train helps to power a $1tr economy by 2030. It must happen. Exciting news: the prospects of a bullet train, linking Nigeria’s three prime economic centres, Lagos, Kano and Port Harcourt ...