The Gambia: Development news, research, data

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Coming back stronger

While business confidence has returned, governance reforms and public financial management will be key to securing the future.
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The Gambia´s SOE sector

The Gambia has made significant progress in reforming State-Owned Enterprises, but efforts are still required.
Energy Trade, Climate Change

West Africa Electricity

A trusted regional electricity trade is key to support economic transformation in West Africa.

The Gambia At-A-Glance

The Gambia is a small, fragile country in West Africa. Stretching 450 km along the Gambia River, the country (all 10,689 square kilometers of it) is surrounded by Senegal, except for a 60-km Atlantic Ocean front. The country has a population of 2.1 million. With 176 people per square kilometer, it is one of the most densely populated countries in Africa.

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Education Sector Support Program

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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Nathan Belete

Country Director

Feyi Boroffice

Resident Representative

Wilfried Kouamé

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In Depth

Apr 13, 2022

Africa’s Pulse

Since emerging from its first recession in 25 years, economic growth in Sub-Saharan Africa is estimated at 4% in 2021, up by 0.7 percentage point from the October 2021 projections, and up from -2.0% in 2020.
Apr 13, 2022

CPIA Africa

The overall 2019 Country Policy and Institutional Assessment (CPIA) score for the region’s 39 IDA-eligible countries came in at 3.1, the same as in the previous three years, in a context of moderating per capita growth. ...
IDA in Africa

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.
World Bank Africa Multimedia

Watch, listen and click through the latest videos, podcasts and slideshows highlighting the World Bank’s work in Sub-Saharan Africa.