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Nigeria Secures $200 Million Deal to Power Rural Areas with Renewable Energy

March 11, 2025 Geraldine Boechat 0

Nigeria has signed on March 10 a $200 million agreement with WeLight, a pan-African Distributed Renewable Energy (DRE) company, to deploy hundreds of renewable mini-grids […]

Nigeria’s Economy Sees Strongest Growth in Three Years in Q4 2024

February 26, 2025 Steven Addamah 0

Nigeria’s economy experienced its fastest growth in three years during the fourth quarter of 2024, with a year-on-year increase of 3.84%. This marked a significant […]

Nigeria’s Inflation Rate Drops Following Major Statistical Overhaul

February 19, 2025 Steven Addamah 0

Nigeria’s annual inflation rate dropped significantly to 24.48% in January 2025, following the rebasing and updating of the country’s price index for the first time […]

World Bank Report Highlights Ghana’s Vulnerability to Global Economic Shocks

February 14, 2025 Steven Addamah 0

A recent World Bank report has warned that Ghana remains highly vulnerable to global economic shocks, largely due to its reliance on oil-driven growth and […]

Botswana faces surge in gender-based violence despite new laws

January 16, 2025 Khalid Al Mouahidi 0

Despite efforts by Botswana’s authorities to tackle gender-based violence, nearly 100 women were raped and 10 were murdered in December last year, 2024, officials have […]

World Bank to mobilize record $100 billion for world’s poorest Nations

December 9, 2024 Steven Addamah 0

The World Bank (WB) announced on Friday, December 6, in Seoul that it will mobilize an unprecedented $100 billion over the next three years to […]

World Bank unveils Egypt’s 2024-2025 external debt repayment plan

October 27, 2024 Geraldine Boechat 0

On October 24, the World Bank has outlined Egypt’s external debt repayment obligations for the current fiscal year, totaling $60.8 billion scheduled between July 2024 […]

World Bank will Focus on job creation and agricultural development in Africa

October 21, 2024 Steven Addamah 0

The World Bank (WB) and International Monetary Fund (IMF) kicked off their annual meetings on Monday, October 21, in Washington. These week-long sessions provide an […]

Cape Verde, Guinea-Conakry and Liberia join the World Bank’s health security program

October 4, 2024 Steven Addamah 0

Cape Verde, Guinea-Conakry, and Liberia are included in the initial phase of the Health Security Program (PSSA) for West and Central Africa, spearheaded by the […]

Cape Verde’s GDP per capita grew 7% between 2015 and 2021

October 2, 2024 Geraldine Boechat 0

Cape Verde’s National Statistics Institute (INE) reported on October 1 that the country’s GDP per capita, representing the total wealth produced per inhabitant in a […]

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