Using lessons from the fight against Ebola, the World Bank is helping countries mitigate the impact of COVID-19 (coronavirus).
Learn how we are working with partners to support countries to manage the global health emergency.
Albert Zeufack, Chief Economist for the World Bank Africa Region, takes a look at Africa’s development over the past decade.
The World Bank is financing 10 projects in Congo, to the tune of $451 million to improve governance, strengthen human capital and diversify the economy.
The latest economic analysis for the region predicts the pandemic could cost as much as $79 billion in output losses for 2020.
Africa’s poorest countries saw little to no progress on average in improving the quality of their policy and institutional frameworks in 2018.
With IDA’s help, hundreds of millions of people have escaped poverty—through the creation of jobs, access to clean water, schools, roads, nutrition, electricity, and more.
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.
