Africa: The Implausible Regime Change in Iran and How the War Affects the World

Africa: World Bank Group Provides $137 Million to Help Accelerate Digital Integration and Job Creation in Benin, Liberia and Sierra Leone

Boosting broadband access to 5.2 million people, enabling 5.4 million new digital service users, nurturing 140+ startups, and unlocking thousands of digital jobs in a growing regional economy. WASHINGTON, March 10, 2026 – The World Bank Group (WBG) Board of Directors today approved a transformative regional initiative that will directly boost job creation in Benin,…

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Africa: The Implausible Regime Change in Iran and How the War Affects the World

Africa: China in Africa – Investment and Trade Work Well When There’s Strong Oversight, and Badly When There Isn’t

China’s economic footprint in Africa has grown fast over the last two decades. Across the continent, Chinese-backed mines, oilfields, railways and industrial zones have gone from being ambitious projects to central pillars of national development plans. This has been made possible by over US$181 billion in infrastructure loans and about US$50 billion in foreign direct…

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Africa: The Implausible Regime Change in Iran and How the War Affects the World

Africa: ‘You Are the Foundation-Shakers’ – UN Chief Answers Tough Questions At Townhall With Women’s Civil Society Groups

The UN chief on Tuesday applauded civil society groups for “shaking the foundations of privilege” in a male-dominated world, addressing a range of questions during a townhall meeting on the margins of the 70th session of the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW70) at UN Headquarters. “You are foundation-shakers,” UN Secretary-General António Guterres told…

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