Africa: Remarks By Unicef Executive Catherine Russell On World Water Day 2026 – Where Water Flows, Equality Grows

Africa: Remarks By Unicef Executive Catherine Russell On World Water Day 2026 – Where Water Flows, Equality Grows

New York — As delivered “Excellencies, distinguished delegates, and colleagues, good morning. “For millions of girls around the world, the global water crisis is not abstract. It is the reason they wake before dawn to collect water, the reason they miss school when they are menstruating the reason their safety, their health, and their futures,…

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Africa: Remarks By Unicef Executive Catherine Russell On World Water Day 2026 – Where Water Flows, Equality Grows

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 leads the world in stablecoin adoption

Africa leads the world in stablecoin adoption

BVNK co-founder Chris Harmse The use cases for stablecoin adoption are stronger in Africa, where formal banking channels are weaker than in more developed markets. A new report from BVNK and YouGov has found that Africans are more likely to hold, use and want to be paid in stablecoins compared to people in other regions…

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World hit by worst oil shock since the 1970s

World hit by worst oil shock since the 1970s

Share markets nosedived in Asia on Monday as the inflationary jolt from surging oil prices threatened to raise living costs and interest rates across the globe, while investors desperate for liquidity fled to the US dollar. Brent crude soared 27% to US$117.58/barrel, the biggest daily gain since at least 1988, which came on top of…

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