Zambia: World Bank Provides Water, Sanitation Aid
The World Bank has approved a $33 million grant aimed at improving water supply and sanitation services in Zambia, with a strong focus on governance, operational efficiency, and expanding access in underserved areas. Development Diaries reports that the initiative – Water Supply and Sanitation Services in Growth Centers Programme, is financed by a $33 million […]
World Bank Poverty Report: Time for Urgent Action
The latest projection by the World Bank, forecasting a 3.6 percentage point rise in poverty in Nigeria by 2027, signals a deepening socioeconomic crisis that cannot be ignored. Development Diaries reports that the World Bank, in its Africa’s Pulse report 2025, states that despite some recent gains in economic activity, especially in the non-oil sector […]
RePlanet Africa’s World Bank Call Timely
RePlanet Africa’s call on the World Bank to rethink its scale and pace of investment in clean energy access in Africa is timely as the continent grapples with the impact of climate change. Development Diaries reports that Africa is the continent most susceptible to the effects of climate change in all scenarios, with temperatures exceeding […]
Apply: World Bank Administrative Officer
Deadline: 04 December, 2023 Location: Abuja, Nigeria The World Bank is seeking to fill the position of Administrative Officer. The World Bank is one of the largest sources of funding and knowledge for developing countries; it is a unique global partnership of five institutions dedicated to ending extreme poverty, increasing shared prosperity and promoting sustainable […]
Uganda: World Bank’s Action Puts Refugees at Risk
World Bank‘s decision to suspend Uganda’s financial aid is worrying considering the high number of refugees and other vulnerable groups in the East African country. Development Diaries reports that World Bank, in a statement, said funding is being frozen until authorities in Uganda provide adequate policy protecting minorities, including lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and other […]
Apply: World Bank Africa Fellowship Programme
Deadline: 25 August, 2023 World Bank Africa has opened applications for the 2024 World Bank Group Africa Fellowship Programme. The fellowship aims to build the capacity of the next generation of African changemakers in development research and policymaking and assist poverty reduction in the continent. Benefits Full sponsorship to Washington, D.C. Attractive allowances Eligibility Applicants […]
Morocco: World Bank Provides Climate Change Aid
Morocco is set to receive a $350 million loan from the World Bank to support its efforts to combat climate change. Development Diaries reports that the funding, which is under Programme-for-Results financing, is aimed at helping the government of Morocco to accelerate the implementation of its Nationally Determined Contributions (NDC). Morocco has been identified as […]
Zambia: World Bank Funding to Boost Economy
Zambia has received $100 million from the World Bank for the strengthening of the country’s nature-based economy. Development Diaries reports that Zambia is expected to increase its economic opportunities in Liuwa Plains National Park, Source of the Zambezi, and Kasaba Bay. It is understood that in Zambia, the nature-based economy spans many sectors and offers […]
Apply: AERC-World Bank Scholars Programme
Deadline: 30 June, 2023 African Economic Research Consortium (AERC) has opened applications for the AERC-World Bank Visiting Scholars Programme. The programme seeks to help researchers spend time at the World Bank to work on their own research relevant to economic development in Africa Benefits Interact with the World Bank’s researchers Fully utilise the World Bank’s […]
Subsidy: CISLAC Questions World Bank Loan
Civil Society Legislative Advocacy Centre (CISLAC) has questioned Nigeria’s decision to take a World Bank loan of $800 million as a palliative to cushion the effect of the proposed fuel subsidy removal. Development Diaries reports that the Minister of Finance, Budget, and National Planning, Zainab Ahmed, in April 2023 disclosed that Nigeria had secured the […]