Shea butter comes from the shea tree, which grows naturally in sub-Saharan Africa. It is traditionally used for washing and for treating stomach ailments. Shea butter is extracted from the nut of the ...

A former biology teacher-turned-environmentalist is on a crusade in Uganda to save the once-flourishing trees from which shea ...

Shea trees grow in the wild from West to East Africa - a vast strip known as the "shea belt". But the shea tree population has dramatically plummeted in recent year, it says. This loss ...

A hard-won recovery in sub-Saharan Africa has been overtaken by recent events. The sudden shift in the global outlook has clouded the region’s short-term prospects and significantly complicated policy ...

Leading this market growth is Sub-Saharan Africa with a total of 1.1 billion registered accounts and more than 280 million active 30-day accounts, as recorded at the end of 2024. This is based on ...

IMF director of the African Department, Abebe Selassie, said on Friday the sentiment surrounding sub-Saharan Africa was cautiously optimistic six months ago, marked by the region's gradual ...

The World Bank has said in its Africa Pulse report that Economic growth in Sub-Saharan African countries, including Uganda, is showing some resilience despite uncertainty in the global economy and ...