Tag: World Bank

Africa to get 'stronger voice' at IMF: Georgieva

The World Bank has also announced that it will create a third seat for African n...

More than 330 mn children still in extreme poverty: UNICEF

The report from the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) and the World Bank f...

Bobi Wine responds to Museveni about World Bank suspension

World Bank halts new loans to Uganda over anti-gay law. The move comes after pre...

Four arrested in Uganda over 'acts of homosexuality'

The law -- considered one of the harshest of its kind in the world -- contains p...

World Bank halts new loans to Uganda over anti-gay law

The move comes after pressure from human rights organisations and members of the...

'Wasted money': Rwanda splurges on sports despite criti...

The impoverished country, where per capita income is estimated at just $822 acco...

African leaders meet to push for free trade zone

The African Continental Free Trade Agreement (AfCFTA), billed as the biggest fre...

Sudan names new military chief for conflict-hit Blue Nile

Blue Nile, which borders South Sudan and Ethiopia, is awash with guns & is still...

World Bank signs off $300m grant to Mozambique after sc...

Mozambique's Finance Minister Max Tonela said the money will be used to finance ...

From coffee to toothpaste, Nigerians buy small as hards...

Consumer brands behind this "sachetisation of the economy" see it as a creative ...

Profile of Uganda's new Minister of Justice and constit...

Norbert Mao is a Ugandan political activist and lawyer and has been appointed by...

DR Congo drug manufacturing plan sparks safety concerns

About 73% of the DRC's population of 90 million lives on under $1.9 a day, accor...

African economies see reasons for optimism despite crises

Africa already showed some resilience during the pandemic as its economic contra...

World Bank slashes 2022 global growth forecast to 2.9%

The slump comes after growth recovered to 5.7% in 2021 following the downturn ca...

Angola suspends pay for striking doctors

Angola on Thursday suspended the pay of doctors who launched a strike last week ...

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