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World Bank
Environmental Responsibility
Flower Farm to Build Kenya’s First Floating Solar Station
Kenya’s first floating solar power station is set to be constructed by a flower farm, opening a new chapter in the country’s green energy...
Economic Responsibility
Uganda to Top Africa in Economy Growth This Year
Uganda is on course to posting the largest economic growth in sub-Saharan Africa this year despite being marred by the Covid-19 shock, according to...
Economic Responsibility
World Bank Ranks Djibouti Most Expensive Country in Africa
Djibouti is the most expensive country in Africa while its neighbour Eritrea in the Horn of Africa enjoys the lowest cost of living, according...
Social Responsibility
Report: Tanzania More Urbanised Than Kenya
Tanzania is the most urbanised country in East Africa, according to data compiled by researchers at Yale and Columbia universities.
The second largest economy in...
Social Responsibility
Kenya Posts Fastest Electrification Rate In Africa
Kenya leads Africa in the pace at which it is electrifying its population through a mix of grid and off-grid power connections.
Kenya connectivity pace...
Social Responsibility
Nigeria Now Has Largest Population Without Electricity Globally
Nigeria and Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) have for the first time each replaced India as countries with the largest population without access to...
Economic Responsibility
Revealed: 70pc Of Sub-Saharan African Countries Apply For World Bank Loans Amid Covid-19 Crisis
At least 70 percent of sub-Saharan African economies have approached the World Bank for loans to finance their budget shortfalls as the Covid-19 crisis...
Economic Responsibility
Kenya Gets $1bn World Bank Loan
The World Bank has approved release of $1 billion loan towards meeting Kenya’s budget shortfalls as the country battles multiple crises – Covid-19, desert...