Worldwide university partnerships help African Centers of Excellence students learn skills to boost the region’s development.
A new analysis of African economies shows the region’s growth is projected to reach 3.1% in 2018, and average 3.6% in 2019–20.
The Doing Business report provides objective measures of business regulations and their enforcement. See where your country ranks.
This project aims to increase access to early childhood development and basic education, as well as improve the quality of teaching and learning.
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The latest Africa’s Pulse says initiatives to empower poor people, women and girls are essential to progress.
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.
