BBC World Service gets funding boost

Air Tanzania Company Limited (ATCL) has received a second CRJ-100 jet aircraft as the national air carrier strategizes to increase fleet and travel frequencies amid a competitive market.

The World Bank has suspended disbursement of funds to two road projects in Uganda until government addresses environmental and social issues that were occasioned on the communities of Kamwenge, which resulted in the World Bank canceling its financing of the Transport Sector Development Project (TSDP).

BBC launches Ebola public health information service on WhatsApp

The BBC's Director general Tony Hall proposed to introduce a news service for Eritrea and Ethiopia, as well as expanding digital services for Nigeria.

The BBC Great Lakes service, part of the BBC World Service, is celebrating its 20th anniversary. Here's the story - in 15 seconds.

World Bank Group President Jim Yong Kim.

Significant new assistance planned for hardest-hit countries

Following alarming evidence of the spread of the Ebola epidemic in West Africa, the World Bank Group today announced that it will nearly double its financing to $400 million to help the worst-affected countries address the emergency and build stronger health systems for the years ahead

This represents $170 million in new funding. With today’s announcement, the Bank will put $230 million...

BBC World Service has announced new digital investment aimed at reaching new audiences in Africa – the launch of the Africa edition of the bbc.com website. The new edition ensures that English-speaking internet users on the continent will see far more African news stories, features and video on the bbc.com front page, while the bbc.com/Africa section, dedicated to African news, will also see significant enhancements.
With its newsgathering presence in 48 countries of the continent, the BBC...

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Brazil’s hosting of the World Cup has been far from perfect but it has gone more smoothly than many expected, boosting President Dilma Rousseff’s chances for re-election in October.