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27Nov/15

World Bank sets out plan to bolster Africa against climate change

November 27, 2015EnvironmentAnimal ecology, Articles, Climate change adaptation, Climate change in Africa, Climate change policy, Energy development, Gabon, Global warming, Jamal Saghir, Low-carbon economy, Makhtar Diop, Natural environment, Nature, Niger, Plant ecology, Renewable energysmbale

The World Bank Group has unveiled a new plan that calls for 16 billion U.S. dollars in funding to help African people and countries adapt to climate change and build up the continent’s resilience to climate shocks.

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09Oct/15

Africa’s GDP growth to slow to 3.7 pct this year, World Bank

October 9, 2015EconomyAcademic disciplines, Africa, Angola, Articles, Biofuels, Botswana, Burundi, China, Economy, Economy of Africa, Equatorial Guinea, Ethiopia, Geography of Africa, Ghana, Global Economic Prospects, Ivory Coast, Kenya, Makhtar Diop, Mauritania, Mozambique, Nairobi, Nigeria, Peak oil, Poverty, Price of oil, Punam Chuhan Pole, Rwanda, South Africa, Sub-Saharan Africa, Tanzania, World Bank, World economy, Zambiasmbale

Economic growth is set to slow in Sub-Saharan Africa to 3.7 percent this year from 4.6 percent in 2014, its weakest pace since 2009, mainly due to the drop in commodity prices, the World Bank has said in its latest Africa pulse report.

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