Koko Networks, one of Africa's largest clean cooking companies, has entered administration after Kenya's government declined to issue a key approval needed to sell its carbon credits in international ...

The People First Podcast is back for Season 4! In this first episode, we explore one of Africa's most pressing challenges with Andrew Dabalen, Chief Economist for the World Bank Africa region. Andrew ...

The World Bank is aiming to provide Mozambique with $6 billion of mostly concessional financing for its public investment projects over the next five years, a senior bank official said on Monday.

WASHINGTON, September 26, 2025 - Ousmane Diagana, the World Bank Regional Vice President for Western and Central Africa will undertake a three-country visit to the region from September 27 to October ...

The digital transformation of Africa will foster economic growth and reduce poverty the World Bank Vice-President for Africa, Mr Hafez Ghanem, has said. Ghanem expressed the view on Saturday at the ...

Please join the World Bank Chief Economist for Africa, Albert Zuefack for a discussion on Africa’s recent economic progress and future challenges in sustaining Africa’s economic growth in a changing ...

Nigeria’s exposure to the World Bank’s concessional lending window has risen sharply, underscoring the country’s growing ...

Nigeria’s push to recapitalise its banks could help unlock credit to businesses and households, narrowing a long-standing ...

By Colleen Goko JOHANNESBURG, Feb 19 (Reuters) - Standard Bank Group Ltd has raised 2 billion rand ($123.76 million), it said on Thursday, through the continent's first issuance of a type of bond ...