Poverty
As the sub-region faces various threats—including COVID-19—finance ministers vow to advance regional policies and investments.
As the sub-region faces various threats—including COVID-19—finance ministers vow to advance regional policies and investments.
Learn more about the World Bank Group’s response to COVID-19 in Sub-Saharan Africa.
An agricultural project encourages farmers to practice homestead gardening and diversify crops for household consumption.
Country Director, Eritrea, Ethiopia, South Sudan and Sudan
The latest economic analysis for the region predicts predicts economic activity will decline by 3.3 percent in 2020, confirming the region’s first recession in 25 years.
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.