The city of Gondar, one of 117 Ethiopian cities that benefited from the World Bank’s Ethiopia Urban Institutional and Infrastructure Development Program (UIIDP). Photo: Adobe Stock With World Bank ...

China’s limited success in managing the political risks of the BRI has resulted in reputational costs and played a role in ...

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The end of colonisation did not dismantle the BBC’s operation – the style was already embedded in the broadcasting system.

With Aid Under Pressure, New Study Shows What It Takes to Get Millions of Africa’s Out-of-School Children into Education ...

Côte d’Ivoire launches 5-year DICEFA program worth CFA28.5 bln ($51 mln) Initiative targets 105,000 households, 200 businesses, and 10,500 cooperatives Women expected to generate CFA50 bln in annual ...

TACLOBAN CITY, LEYTE, Philippines — A section of a flood control structure in Matag-ob town in Leyte province was damaged on Monday amid heavy rains brought by a low pressure area, raising concerns ...

A single flooding incident on August 15, 2025 tore through multiple flood control structures which were completed only a year before CEBU CITY, Philippines – Multiple portions of flood control ...

MANILA, Philippines — A town mayor in Leyte has called for an investigation into the flood control structure in his municipality, which “failed at the first sign of flood” amid crackdown on alleged ...

CEBU, Philippines — Mandaue City Councilor Carlo Fortuna urged the Cebu 6th District Engineering Office (DEO) of the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) to implement corrective measures on ...

LAST week, I wrote that Sen. Panfilo Lacson’s investigation revealed that Bulacan has emerged as the “most notorious” province for anomalous flood control projects, with approximately 30 ghost ...