The World Bank approved US $250m to improve the operational performance of the electricity sector utilities and Angola’s electrification in selected cities of Angola. The Electricity Sector Improvement and Access Project will ...
Guinea's fast-growing bauxite mining industry is threatening the livelihoods of thousands of Guineans. Mining has destroyed ancestral farmlands, damaged water sources, and coated homes and trees in dust. Last week, ...
A Canadian mineral exploration company, Thor Explorations, aims to bring Nigeria’s first large-scale gold mine online in early 2020, as the West African country seeks to diversify its economy away from ...
After the two Bretton Woods entities, the World Bank and International Monetary Fund (IMF), resolved to stop financing the development of coal-fired power plant projects globally, African Development Bank (ADB) ...
2017 saw Emerging Markets (EMs) become the engine of global growth, creating a “demand shock” that must be welcomed for its potential to contribute to global inclusive growth and new ...
The World Bank has predicted that things might have to get worse before they get better for the mining sector. According to the institution’s latest update, this is on the ...
The World Bank, Australia and Canada recently launched a two-year program to support Mines and Steel development in Nigeria. The project is financed by the governments of Australia and Canada ...
