Search
Sign in
North Africa
Central Africa
East Africa
West Africa
Southern Africa

World Bank Approves $1.6 Billion for West Africa Electricity Market

Breaking News
© Allen Dreyfus

Joshua Worlasi Amlanu

Joshua Worlasi Amlanu is a seasoned business and financial journalist with a decade of expertise.
  • Funding to advance energy security and regional power integration.
  • Part of the West Africa Regional Electricity Market Program (WA-REMP)

The World Bank’s Board of Directors has approved $1.6 billion to support the West Africa Regional Electricity Market Program (WA-REMP), an initiative aimed at enhancing energy security and fostering power integration across the region.

Stay ahead with Real time Updates

Recent Business

Fish market in Cairo, Egypt. Photo by Mohamed Abdel Latif @ Pixabay
Egypt inflation cools unexpectedly to 12.3% in November
12/12/2025
1 hour ago
Justice Nwafor
Read More »
The Central Business District of Kigali, Rwanda. Photo by Andreas @ Pixabay
Rwanda rolls out multicurrency trading to attract global investors
11/12/2025
17 hours ago
Alex Ngarambe
Read More »
Farm products being transported to the city. Photo by Beat Roth @ Pixabay
Tanzania overtakes Kenya in Uganda trade, redrawing East Africa’s economic map
11/12/2025
19 hours ago
Esther Mubiru
Read More »
Custom Research

Recent Politics

African military exercise. Photo by Alexander McKinley @ Unsplash
Can a US-brokered deal finally end the DRC - Rwanda conflict?
09/12/2025
2 days ago
Wanderi Kamau
Read More »
Patrice Talon, President of Benin Photo @Patrice Talon/Facebook
Benin coup attempt foiled as ECOWAS warns of regional force deployment
07/12/2025
4 days ago
Kent Mensah
Read More »
William Ruto, President of The Republic of Kenya. Photo: @ William Ruto/Facebook
Ruto strengthens 2027 re-election bid as UDA sweeps key Kenya by-elections
02/12/2025
1 week ago
Wanderi Kamau
Read More »

Latest Posts

Latest news insights

Fish market in Cairo, Egypt. Photo by Mohamed Abdel Latif @ Pixabay
Read More »
Egypt inflation cools unexpectedly to 12.3% in November
The Central Business District of Kigali, Rwanda. Photo by Andreas @ Pixabay
Read More »
Rwanda rolls out multicurrency trading to attract global investors
Farm products being transported to the city. Photo by Beat Roth @ Pixabay
Read More »
Tanzania overtakes Kenya in Uganda trade, redrawing East Africa’s economic map
Sunrise in Pretoria, South Africa. Photo by Kyle-Philip Coulson @ Unsplash
Read More »
South Africa’s $3.5bn Eurobond surge boosts global investor confidence
The Central Business District of Kigali, Rwanda. Photo by Andreas @ Pixabay
Read More »
Rwanda rolls out multicurrency trading to attract global investors
Farm products being transported to the city. Photo by Beat Roth @ Pixabay
Read More »
Tanzania overtakes Kenya in Uganda trade, redrawing East Africa’s economic map
Sunrise in Pretoria, South Africa. Photo by Kyle-Philip Coulson @ Unsplash
Read More »
South Africa’s $3.5bn Eurobond surge boosts global investor confidence
Busy street of Accra, Ghana. Photo by Jozua Douglas @ Pixabay
Read More »
Ghana scraps COVID-19 levy as Mahama fulfils campaign pledge
Farm products being transported to the city. Photo by Beat Roth @ Pixabay
Read More »
Tanzania overtakes Kenya in Uganda trade, redrawing East Africa’s economic map
Sunrise in Pretoria, South Africa. Photo by Kyle-Philip Coulson @ Unsplash
Read More »
South Africa’s $3.5bn Eurobond surge boosts global investor confidence
Busy street of Accra, Ghana. Photo by Jozua Douglas @ Pixabay
Read More »
Ghana scraps COVID-19 levy as Mahama fulfils campaign pledge
IMF Deputy Managing Director Nigel Clarke and Ahmed Shide, Ethiopian Finance Minister. Photo @Ministry of Finance - Ethiopia/Facebook
Read More »
Ethiopia secures IMF deal to unlock $261mn as reforms gain global backing