The World Bank has insisted it will only support Tanzania's educational programs with funding if pregnant girls are allowed into schools.
The bank had suspended...
Tanzania's President John Magufuli on Friday said his country has not been abandoned by the World Bank.
The bank suspended a planned $300 million educational...
The World Bank has suspended a planned $ 300 million educational loan to Tanzania amid concerns about the country's policy of banning pregnant girls...
The World Bank is asking the three largest economies in Africa namely Nigeria, South Africa and Angola to undertake reforms.
The bank made this call...
The World Bank has condemned Tanzania’s new law that jails persons who question government’s official statistics.
The law allows for people to face a fine...
The World Bank has now disbursed a $500 million loan to support Tunisia’s budget, Reuters reports.
According to Reuters news of the disbursement was confirmed...
Remittances to low- and middle-income countries rebounded to a record level in 2017 after two consecutive years of decline, says the World Bank’s latest Migration and Development Brief.
A World Bank Group report examining laws in 173 economies finds that 90% of economies still have laws restricting women’s economic empowerment. Violence and lack of jobs are amongst the key barriers for women in developing countries.
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...
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...
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...
