The World Bank and the Nigerian government are planning another $17 billion loan for poverty reduction through various social ...

The World Bank said on Wednesday it had approved a total of $1.08 billion in concessional financing for Nigeria to enhance education quality, build household and community resilience, and improve ...

An Ethiopian‑born American, Ethiopis Tafara has taken charge of the World Bank’s private‑sector arm on the continent.

A new World Bank report shows that poverty in Africa may be lower than current estimates suggest and no systematic increase in inequality, given the available data Challenges remain substantial: more ...

This incredible bridge, which cost £499 million to build, has connected two huge African countries and revolutionised travel ...

Africa's demographic advantage is no longer theoretical. The world is watching. Nigeria is ready to step into its role -- not as a recipient of aid, but as a co-architect of global growth.Africa doesn ...

Zambia will resume construction of a power line linking it to East Africa, creating one of the largest energy markets in the world, a senior World Bank official said on Friday.

The Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) and the World Bank on Monday launched a project aimed at ...

(Bloomberg) -- South Africa, with the help of the World Bank, has a $3 billion plan to reverse the decline in services and infrastructure in eight of its biggest cities. It will use a $1 billion ...

South Africa, with the help of the World Bank, has a R55 billion plan to reverse the decline in services and infrastructure in eight of its biggest cities. It will use a $1 billion loan from the ...

Nigerian economist Akinwumi Adesina will wrap up his tenure as the president of the African Development Bank Group (AfDB) in September this year. In an exclusive interview with the BBC, Dr Adesina ...