Inside a $35 Billion Loan Project, Led by World Bank, Aims to Expand Electricity in Africa

Inside a $35 Billion Loan Project, Led by World Bank, Aims to Expand Electricity in Africa

The leaders of more than half of Africa’s nations gathered this week in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania’s sprawling seaside metropolis, to commit to the biggest burst of spending on electric-power generation in Africa’s history. The World Bank, African Development Bank and others are pledging at least $35 billion to expand electricity across a continent where…

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In Visit to Pacific Palisades, Trump Praises Firefighters and Blames Democratic Officials

In Visit to Pacific Palisades, Trump Praises Firefighters and Blames Democratic Officials

President Trump repeated falsehoods about California’s firefighting efforts on Friday and blamed Democratic officials for a wide variety of issues affecting the response to wildfires as he toured areas of Los Angeles damaged by the disaster. In a meeting with state leaders in Pacific Palisades, a community that was heavily damaged by fire, Mr. Trump…

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