WASHINGTON, March 18, 2026—The World Bank Group (Bank Group) today announced the 21-month debarment with conditional release of Mauritius-based PricewaterhouseCoopers Associates Africa Ltd. (PwC Associates), PricewaterhouseCoopers Limited, Kenya (PwC Kenya), and PricewaterhouseCoopers Rwanda Limited (PwC Rwanda), in connection with collusive and fraudulent practices as part of the Eastern Electricity Highway Project under the First Phase of the Eastern Africa Power Integration Program in Ethiopia. This conduct constitutes collusive and fraudulent practices under the Bank Group Consultant Guidelines. The debarment makes PwC Associates, PwC Kenya, PwC Rwanda, and any affiliates they control ineligible to participate in Bank Group-financed projects and operations. The companies also commit to continue to fully cooperate with the Bank Group Integrity Vice Presidency. The debarment of PwC Associates, PwC Kenya, and PwC Rwanda qualifies for cross-debarment by other multilateral development banks under the Agreement for Mutual Enforcement of Debarment Decisions that was signed on April 9, 2010.

Source: Ethiopian News March 18, 2026 23:21 UTC