The application period for the 2020 cohort of the World Bank Group Africa Fellowship Program is now open! Deadline: August 25
The WB and national electricity company mixed social science, gender analyses and behavior change to respond to commercial losses
Growth in Sub-Saharan Africa has been downgraded to 2.3 percent for 2018, down from 2.5 percent in 2017.
The World Bank finances a number of projects for removing the main constraints to economic development in the Comoros, notably in the sectors of electricity, regional communications infrastructure, fisheries and social protection.
While fragility is holding back economic growth, the latest Africa’s Pulse says that digital transformation is the way forward.
The CPIA for Africa is an annual diagnostic tool which measures the quality of policies and institutional frameworks.
Human capital, the total of a country’s potential, is a primary factor in spurring economic growth and enhancing competitiveness.
With help from IDA, between 2012 and 2015, the share of people living on less than $1.90/day dropped from 43% to 35%.
Watch, listen and click through the latest videos, podcasts and slideshows highlighting the World Bank’s work in Sub-Saharan Africa.
The Doing Business report provides objective measures of business regulations and their enforcement. See where your country ranks.
