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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]
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.
Countries in Africa are sorted according to data from the International Monetary Fund. [1] The figures presented here do not take into account differences in the cost of living in different countries, and the results can vary greatly from one year to another based on fluctuations in the exchange rates of the country's currency. [2]
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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.
Separatist movements: The Indigenous People of Biafra, Biafra Zionist Movement, Movement for the Actualization of the Sovereign State of Biafra; Militant organization: Eastern Security Network; Government in exile: Biafran Government in exile [79] Biafra is a charter member of the Organization of Emerging African States [6] Republic of Oduduwa
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2024. As of December 2024, South African billionaire Johann Rupert is the richest person in Africa, and the African countries with the most billionaires are South Africa (6), Egypt (5), Nigeria (4), and Morocco (2). Algeria, Tanzania and Zimbabwe each have one billionaire. [3]