The application period for the 2020 cohort of the World Bank Group Africa Fellowship Program is now open! Deadline: August 25
In Benin, 17,000 young school dropouts have successfully started a business with the help of a grant and training.
Building human capital is important because investing in health, education, and youth skills development can help end poverty.
Community-led projects rehabilitated schools for 81,000 students and improved access to water and sanitation services for 10,000 people.
While fragility is holding back economic growth, the latest Africa’s Pulse says that digital transformation is the way forward.
In Five Charts: Understanding the Africa Country Policy and Institutional Assessment report for 2017.
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.
