IDA21 Summit: African leaders seek US$120 billion from World Bank

Writes Nhau Mangirazi Nineteen African leaders attending an International Development Association (IDA 21) summit in Nairobi have targeted an ambitious and robust replenishment pegged at $120 billion to support the continent’s development. The current IDA replenishment cycle comes at a time when African countries are grappling with challenges including the debt crisis, severe impacts of…