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The Richest Africans is an annual ranking of the richest African people, compiled and published by the American business magazine Forbes. The list has been published since 2015. Dangote Group founder Aliko Dangote has topped the 2018 list. [1] In 2018, there was a record of 23 African billionaires on the list. [2]
In the last decades, the emigration pattern of women, men, and children from Africa fluctuated due to Western countries' policy changes and the overtaking of the Persian Gulf labor jobs by Southeast Asia workers. Emigration of North African people increased from 6.2 million to 9.3 million in 13 years from 2000 to 2013.
In addition, many Africans move to the United States for advanced training. For example, doctors from different African nations would move to the U.S. in order to gain more economic opportunities compared to their home country. [13] However, as more Africans emigrate to the United States, their reasoning and factors tend to become more complex ...
2024 South African general election: The ANC party fails to win a majority of the vote for the first time in South Africa's democratic history. [12] [13] 2024 Malagasy parliamentary election: President Andry Rajoelina's party, Tanora Malagasy Vonona, loses their majority at the National Assembly, winning only 80 seats out of 163. [14]
Some 19,000 migrants travelled to the Canary Islands in the first half of 2024. [14] In July 2024 an incident off the coast of Mauretania claimed some 90 lives from among a group heading for the Canary Islands; [13] 2024 saw a record number (9,757) of deaths and missing en route from the African coast to the Canary Islands. [10]
The US is still enjoying one of the best jobs markets in its labor history, but here’s a heads-up: there are signs of change around the corner. According to Goldman Sachs, the current pace of ...
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The table below presents the latest Human Development Index (HDI) for countries in Africa as included in the United Nations Development Programme's Human Development Report, released on 13 March 2024 and based on data collected in 2024. [1] As of 2024, all African UN member states are included in the report.