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Lebanon to sign $250 million reconstruction loan with World Bank in coming days
Lebanon’s Finance Minister Yassine Jaber revealed that the signing of a $250 million World Bank reconstruction loan will take place in the coming days, after the Cabinet authorized him to sign during its most recent session.Jaber also…
Azerbaijan surpasses self-employment targets through World Bank partnership
More than 24 thousand people in Azerbaijan have successfully
established their own small businesses under the "Employment…
500,000 Palestinians in Gaza at brink of famine
New York - Saba:The United Nations World Food Program confirmed on Monday that half a million Palestinians in the Gaza Strip are on the brink of famine, calling for a ceasefire to expand aid to the besieged…
Kenya Ranked 8th in Africa, 93rd Globally in AI Readiness
Kenya has been ranked 8th in Africa and 93rd globally in its readiness to adopt and leverage artificial intelligence (AI), in the 2024 Oxford Insights Government AI Readiness Index.
The report went to note that Sub-Saharan…
AfricAI Launches to Build Sovereign AI Solutions for Africa
Four global tech companies — Lakeba Group (Australia), Next Digital (Nigeria), AqlanX (UAE), and Agentic Dynamic (Netherlands) — have joined forces to launch AfricAI, a new joint venture dedicated to developing enterprise-grade artificial…
Seriti’s nursery establishment initiative is a tool to combat poverty and strengthen the local food…
Seriti’s nursery establishment initiative is a tool to combat poverty and strengthen the local food system in marginalised communities | George Herald
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Africa launches homegrown AI venture to drive digital sovereignty
Four global tech leaders—Lakeba Group (Australia), Next Digital (Nigeria), AqlanX (UAE), and Agentic Dynamic (Netherlands)—have formed AfricAI, a joint venture aimed at developing and…
Has extreme poverty really plunged since the 1980s? New analysis suggests not
Data from the World Bank suggests that extreme poverty has declined dramatically over the past four decades, from 47% of the world’s population in 1981 to around 10% today.
This narrative is based on the World Bank’s method of…
Only 250,000 jobs created for 2.7m new workers in 10 yrs – World Bank
By Joshua Worlasi AMLANU
Ghana’s economy has expanded over the past decade, but job creation has lagged sharply behind the pace of its growing workforce, the World Bank has said in its latest Ghana…