In Bamou, in Niger’s Maradi region, Issaka Bakoye works at the forge he inherited from his father. For 35 years, the 53-year-old blacksmith has shaped iron to support his family. …
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Economy & Development
Reliable Electricity is Helping Communities Across Somalia Access Health Services and Expand Job Opportunities
by NNW Bureauby NNW BureauWhen Faiza Abdirahman Ibrahim arrived at Suuqa Xoolaha Health and Maternity Centre in Baidoa to give birth, her only concern was the safe delivery of her baby. What followed demonstrated …
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Economy & Development
The Missing Ingredient: How Power Is Fueling Madagascar’s Economic Future
by NNW Bureauby NNW BureauAt first glance, the only thing that connects Nantenaina Randrianasolo, a scrappy 25-year- old farmer, and Lucie Ramiarinarivo, the regional manager of Jacarandas, a large spice exporting business, is a …
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Economy & Development
World Bank Group Supports Zambia–Malawi Interconnector to Power Growth, Jobs, and Regional Energy Trade
by NNW Bureauby NNW BureauWASHINGTON, July 23, 2026—Zambia and Malawi are set to strengthen energy security and expand regional power trade through new cross-border electricity transmission infrastructure that will support business growth, improve productivity, …
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Economy & Development
Under Mission 300, A New Way of Doing Business Connects Over 50 Million People to Electricity Across Africa
by NNW Bureauby NNW BureauMission 300 is now delivering electricity access at nearly double the pace recorded at the initiative’s launch — proof that coordinated action can drive large-scale change CAPE TOWN, June 16, …
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Global Affairs
Memories of My Youth – If I could go back in time to Fix the Struggle for Water
by NNW Bureauby NNW BureauThe setting is Odighi – a village in Southwest Nigeria. It seems like yesterday—walking barefoot along winding narrow footpaths lined with shrubs, damp with early morning dew brushing cold and …
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Economy & Development
Under Mission 300, A New Way of Doing Business Connects Over 50 Million People to Electricity Across Africa
by NNW Bureauby NNW BureauCAPE TOWN, June 16, 2026 — The World Bank Group and the African Development Bank Group announced today that Mission 300 has connected over 50 million people to electricity across 40 countries — …
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Governance & Politics
Spring Meetings 2026: Strengthened strategic dialogue for Africa Group II.
by NNW Bureauby NNW BureauOn the sidelines of the 2026 Spring Meetings of the World Bank Group (WBG) and the International Monetary Fund, the Office of the Executive Director for the Africa Group II …
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Economy & Development
Lighting Up Malawi: Electricity Access for Nearly Two Million People Sparks Entrepreneurship and Opportunity
by NNW Bureauby NNW BureauLaunched in 2019, the Malawi Electricity Access Project expanded grid connections and scaled private-sector-led solar home systems to bring electricity to nearly two million people — far exceeding its target …
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Economy & Development
The Gambia: How Rural Electrification is Transforming a Welder’s Life in Jah Kunda
by NNW Bureauby NNW BureauEvery spark of metal used to come at a price Muhammed Kandeh could barely afford. As a young welder in Jah Kunda — a small off-road village in the Upper …
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