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Kenya gets $60 mln from World Bank to fight Covid-19 outbreak

Kenya is getting $60 million from the World Bank to help it battle the coronavirus outbreak that has spread to at least 30 countries...

World Bank cuts growth forecast for sub-Saharan Africa

Economic growth forecast for sub-Saharan Africa for 2019 to 2021 has been cut by the World Bank by 0.2 percentage points. Earlier projection by the...

Cyclone Idai: Affected nations to get aid worth $700 million

The World Bank on Friday announced that it was scaling up support fund for countries hit by recent cyclone Idai to $700 million. The World...

How Africa fared in latest IMF World Economic Outlook

The International Monetary Fund has released its regular assessment of the World Economic Outlook which forecasts global growth of 3.3% this year and 3.6%...

Sub-Saharan Africa records $46bn in remittances for 2018

Africa remains one of the major regions where remittances continue to form an integral part of the many economies. The World Bank in a brief...

Economic growth in Sub-Saharan Africa to slow in 2019

The World Bank has cut its growth forecast for Sub-Saharan Africa this year to 2.8 percent from an initial 3.3 percent, it said on...

Ghana to receive more World Bank support

The World Bank Group has pledged more commitment towards social projects in Ghana to alleviate poverty there. The bank's Vice President for Africa Dr Hafez...

Trump nominates Malpass for top World Bank job

US Senior Treasury Department Official, David Malpass has been nominated by US President Donald Trump to replace Jim Yong Kim as next president of...

President of World Bank quits job

World Bank President, Jim Yong Kim has made the surprise announcement that he is stepping down after six years in the post. His resignation will...

Ghana to export teachers to neighboring countries

Ghana says it will soon begin exporting teachers to neighboring countries. The country's education minister, Dr Mathew Opoku Prempeh says the plan is a priority...

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Nigerian High Commission apartments in Ghana demolished

Some new apartments built at the residence of the Nigerian High Commissioner in Ghana’s capital city Accra, have been demolished by bulldozers. The apartments have been constructed to...

Covid-19: Ghana records significant recovery numbers

Ghanaian health officials on Saturday said over 10,000 persons infected with the coronavirus have now recovered. The significant number of recoveries means the country now...

DR Congo: President’s ex-chief of staff jailed 20 years for corruption

The ex-chief of staff of the president of the Democratic Republic of Congo has been jailed 20 years by a high court. Vital Kamerhe was...

Covid-19: Zimbabwe’s health minister arrested, charged for graft

Zimbabwe's Health Minister Obadiah Moyo has been arrested over corruption allegations related to procurement of medical equipment worth $60 million. Moyo is accused of illegally...

Ghana’s new law that jails citizens not wearing facemask 10 years

Ghanaians who fail to wear the face masks in compliance with a presidential directive risk going to jail for ten years. They also face a...
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