From the bustling medical center of Batchenga to the ambitious hydropower project of Nachtigal, Cameroon is joining the ...

African heads of state, business leaders, and development partners will converge tomorrow in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, for the ...

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 ...

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

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Get a rapid rundown of three innovative tools—the Joint Monitoring Report (JMR), Real-Time Prices (RTP), and the World Food Security Outlook (WFSO)—that are helping the global community respond faster ...

In a region known for manufacturing, digitization is transforming services into the most dynamic part of many economies in the East Asia and Pacific region, according to new World Bank research. 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 ...

The World Bank Group (WBG) and the African Development Bank (AfDB), in collaboration with partners, have launched an ambitious mission to connect 300 million people to electricity in Sub-Saharan ...