The Kenyan government has announced a new World Bank-funded infrastructure project to install a high-capacity fibre optic cable along the Isiolo–Mandera corridor, aiming to boost digital connectivity ...

The alliance of emerging economies hopes to offer a counterweight to the United States and other Western powers. But military ...

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has authorized a $262.3 million disbursement for Ethiopia, taking total payments under Extended Credit Facility program to roughly $1.87 billion. • The new ...

Ethiopia said on Friday that it had signed a $1 billion financing agreement with the World Bank to support its economic ...

Ethiopia said on Friday that it had signed a $1 billion financing agreement with the World Bank to support its economic ...

In a region strained by forced displacement, poverty, and limited access to economic opportunities, an innovative initiative is leveraging the synergy between training, entrepreneurship, and support ...

Families in rural Ethiopia are transforming their lives with clean energy. Supported by the World Bank's Ci-Dev, biogas digesters replace firewood, cutting smoke and improving crop yields. Off-grid ...

The organization seems increasingly sidelined in discussions about world peace and conflict resolution. The initial efforts to create a culture of peace--focusing on national ownership and ...

The World Bank has approved $500 million in financing to help Bangladesh strengthen transparency, accountability, and stability in its public institutions and financial sector. The Strengthening ...

Ethiopia, Sudan, the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), and Sahel region, have been identified as among the world’s top conflict escalation hotspots, according to the Global Peace Index 2025. The ...

The World Bank's Board of Executive Directors has approved $250 million in financing to strengthen public sector performance in Bangladesh by enhancing transparency, accountability and efficiency ...

The World Bank is ending its long-standing ban on providing funding for nuclear energy projects - and will be open to supporting efforts to extend the life of existing reactors and accelerate the ...