Uruguay, June 26 -- The World Bank Group approved a $163 million in additional financing to expand the Gulf of Guinea Northern Regions Social Cohesion (COSO) Project in Benin, Cote d'Ivoire, and Togo, strengthening resilience and boosting job creation for vulnerable communities affected by conflict, climate change, and displacement. The new financing will help scale up community-driven investments in some of the region's most fragile border areas, where limited economic opportunities, high poverty, climate shocks, and spillovers from Sahel insecurity are putting livelihoods and social cohesion under increasing strain.Across northern Benin, Cote d'Ivoire, and Togo, communities face a complex mix of insecurity, limited access to basic service...