Of the African middle class as defined by assets, one quarter, or 4.3 million, live in South Africa. In Nigeria, only 922,000 of its 83.3 million adults are middle class, using this method of ...

As a series of discussions on class issues continues, the conversation focuses on the tenuous nature of the African-American middle class. Farai Chideya's guests include economist and author ...

Scholars have spilled much ink debating the size of the African middle class. Some definitions are so broad as to encompass almost anyone who is not living in poverty.

If you want to go fast, go alone; but if you want to go far, go together.” – African proverbOne of the most overlooked conversations about developing the African continent is the need for the middle ...

Henning Melber, The African middle class(es) – in the middle of what?, Review of African Political Economy, Vol. 44, No. 151 (March 2017), pp. 142-154 ...

Africa’s middle class tripled over the past 30 years, by some estimates, spurred by job opportunities in sectors like technology, tourism and manufacturing.

The middle class in Africa has experienced significant growth, reaching 34% over the last thirty years, according to figures from the The African Development Bank Group.

Africa's middle class will triple to more than one billion people in the next half-century and GDP growth will top 5% a year, but that still won't suffice to close the gap between the continent ...

The best by-product of a stable Africa has been an explosion of a middle class buoyed by market reforms and political stability. A report released this week by the African Development Bank at the ...

Africa's growing middle class and young population are driving a surge in domestic tourism, particularly in South Africa, where significant increases in travel and spending have been reported.