New IDA Loan to Connect 36,000 Liberians to electricity
The World Bank Board of Executive Directors approved a new $60 million International Development Association (IDA) credit for the Government of Liberia, in West Africa. […]
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Brussels Airlines to double its flights to Sierra Leone and Liberia
Brussels Airlines will double its flights to Freetown (Sierra Leone) and Monrovia (Liberia), the company said in a statement on June 24. The two West […]
Liberia: Post-Ebola agenda needs support to avoid “a global menace”
Liberia has lifted the overnight curfew that has been in place since August and also opened its border with Sierra Leone as the country prepares […]
Guinea: President Conde seeks IMF Ebola compensation
President Alpha Conde of Guinea has said that he is not worried about the upcoming presidential elections because he is focused on overcoming Ebola which […]
Sierra Leone: Britain declines U.S military support against Ebola
After reports that Ebola cases have not been falling down in Sierra Leone compared to neighboring Liberia, there were calls for more help to be […]
Kenya: Nairobi-Accra relations boosted by ambitious agreements
Kenya and Ghana have stated their desire to renew the ties between them with the pre-independence bonds established by Ghana’s first President, Dr. Kwame Nkrumah […]
Liberia: President Ambitions Zero New Cases by December 25
Liberia has renewed its determination to fight the Ebola virus as President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf said in a radio address that the goal is not […]
Ebola : WB Forecasts over $32 Billion in Economic Loss by End of 2015
A new WB study revealed on Wednesday that if the Ebola epidemic lasts longer and spreads to other countries in West Africa, it will entail […]
Over $ 1 Billion to Improve Access to electricity in Sub-Saharan Africa
The U.S. government announced last week it will invest more than $ 1 billion to improve energy access for underserved communities across sub-Saharan Africa. The […]
U.S. Earmarks a $7 billion investment to double access to electricity across sub-Saharan Africa
President Barack Obama announced over the weekend Washington will earmark a $7 billion investment over the five coming years to double populations’ access to electricity […]