Thirty African Heads of State and governments today committed to concrete reforms and actions to expand access to reliable, affordable, and sustainable electricity to power economic growth, improve ...

117.3 million people are forcibly displaced from their homes across the world, with most of them displaced within their own countries as of June 2023. The escalation of new conflicts and the ...

DAR ES SALAAM, January 25, 2025 – African heads of state, business leaders, and development partners will converge tomorrow in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, for the Mission 300 Africa Energy Summit where ...

New research highlights South Sudan's natural resources, focusing on its vast ecosystems like the Sudd wetland, which is the world's second-largest seasonal wetland. It details the reliance of over 75 ...

South Sudan, January 27, 2025- A new South Sudan Natural Resource Review (NRR) report released today by the World Bank reveals that South Sudan has abundant natural resources potential that can be ...

ダルエスサラーム、2025年1月25日 – アフリカ各国の国家元首、ビジネス・リーダー、開発パートナーが26日、タンザニアのダルエスサラームで開催されるミッション300アフリカ・エネルギー ...

SUVA, January 24, 2025 – A new World Bank project will strengthen the resilience of four major bridges on the main island of Viti Levu in Fiji against natural hazards and climate change benefiting ...

Ethiopia has made significant progress in energy access in recent years; however, despite a 94% electrification rate in urban ...

WASHINGTON, January 24, 2025 - The World Bank today approved a €142 million ($150 million equivalent) credit from the International Development Association (IDA) and a $17 million grant from the ...

Global growth is expected to hold steady at 2.7 percent in 2025-26. However, the global economy appears to be settling at a low growth rate that will be insufficient to foster sustained economic ...

01:08 Interview with guest, Franz Drees-Gross, World Bank Regional Director for Infrastructure, Western and Central Africa 07:05 Electrification success story and progress from Côte d'Ivoire 09:50 ...