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Africa ranks 5th globally in total reserves. The continent’s $375B in reserves lags behind most regions, surpassing only Oceania.
Asia leads with $8.24T, over half of global reserves, maintaining the strongest reserve and continent buffer driven by China, Japan, and India.
Europe holds nearly five times Africa’s reserves, with $3.68T.
South America’s $590B reserves is 57% more than Africa’s.
Oceania remains the lowest with $84.8B.

DR Congo holds the largest forest area in Africa, but it declined by nearly 33,000 km² from 2019 to 2022.
Angola lost over 16,000 km² of forest, decreasing from 671,624 km² to 654,972 km².
Tanzania, Zambia, and Mozambique forests recorded declines, though at different rates.
Mozambique has the smallest forest area among the top countries, standing at 362,673 km² in 2022.

Egypt and Algeria dominate the top spots, reflecting their significant military investments and strategic importance in North Africa.
Nigeria and South Africa follow, representing West and Southern Africa, respectively.
Countries like Ethiopia, Angola, and the DRC have notable military capabilities but face internal challenges that may impact their effectiveness.
Kenya and Chad have relatively weaker militaries, though they still play important roles in their respective regions.

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Africa’s wealthiest individual, Aliko Dangote, is approximately twice as rich as Johann Rupert and Nicky Oppenheimer.
Each of the three richest men in Africa have a net worth exceeding $10 billion.
Aliko Dangote maintains his status as Africa's wealthiest man, with a fortune that surpasses his closest rival by more than $9 billion.
The cumulative net worth of the five richest men in Africa is around $65.2 billion.
The difference in net worth between Africa's richest man and the fifth richest man is $17.1 billion.

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Mozambique has the fewest individuals requiring support from the United Nations.
The UN plans to help 3.6 million of the 7.8 million people in Nigeria who require assistance.
Sudan is the only Northern African country recorded by the UN as having people in need.
In East and Southern Africa, the countries with the highest and lowest numbers of individuals in need are Ethiopia and Zimbabwe, respectively.
The Democratic Republic of Congo and Niger have the highest and lowest number of individuals needing assistance, respectively, in West and Central Africa.

Africa's labour force continues to grow significantly, with several countries exceeding 10 million workers in 2023.
South Africa, despite its developed economy, has a labour force of 27 million, ranking below Tanzania and Egypt.
Nigeria, Ethiopia, and the Democratic Republic of Congo have the largest labour forces in Africa.
East Africa remains a major hub, with Kenya and Uganda featuring prominently in the top ten.

Key takeaways:

Sudan is the highest recipient of UN humanitarian aid among African nations in need of humanitarian support and the only North African country receiving such assistance.
Nigeria is among the top nine African nations that will each receive humanitarian aid worth more than $700 million.
Zambia and Malawi will receive humanitarian support of less than $100 million each.
Six countries among the African countries facing humanitarian crises are to receive UN support worth more than $1 billion each.

Key takeaways:

Mozambique and Chad exhibit the greatest coverage rates for individuals in need of support.
Less than half of those in need in Nigeria and Zimbabwe are projected to receive UN assistance.
At least 40% of individuals in need across African nations are expected to receive UN support.
No nation benefits from full support for individuals requiring humanitarian aid within its borders.

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Tunisia ranked the highest in Africa with a remarkable life expectancy of about 77 years, surpassing Africa's value of 64 years.
Five North African countries are among the top 8 countries with the highest life expectancy at birth in Africa.
There is a significant 22-year difference between the life expectancy in Tunisia (77 years) and Nigeria (55 years).
Sub-Saharan countries generally have lower life expectancy rates.
Nigeria is ranked among countries with the lowest life expectancy in Africa and the world.

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Economic development in Africa often relies heavily on carbon-intensive energy sources.

Emissions by South Africa were more than twice Algeria's.
The top four countries have been the highest contributors to carbon emissions in the past four years.
Sixty-nine percent of carbon emissions in Africa in 2023 were from the top four African countries.

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