World Bank

Djibouti is the most expensive country in Africa while its neighbour Eritrea in the Horn of Africa enjoys the lowest cost of living, according to data compiled by the World…

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 East Africa is 35.2 percent…

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 is also among top three…

Nigeria and Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) have for the first time each replaced India as countries with the largest population without access to electricity. In Nigeria, the largest and…

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 batters the continent. The global lender…

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 locust invasion and floods. The global…

The World Bank has faulted the lack of progress between Kenya and Ethiopia in putting in place measures to protect Lake Turkana from extinction as a result of construction of…

Population and economic growth is piling pressure on freshwater resources, with demand rising faster than supply and yet 80 percent of global wastewater still goes to waste. Whether it’s at…

The World Bank is encouraging construction of floating solar projects on water citing efficiency and cost-effectiveness. A floating solar plant comprises an array of solar panels installed on a buoyant…

The World Bank has rated Kenya, Ethiopia, Ghana and Mozambique’s labour pool in hydropower as most qualified on the continent. In a new report on operation and maintenance strategies for…