How to ensure that core procurement principles are not traded for expediency in COVID-19 pandemic disbursements?
The rapid growth of Lagos has led to high rates of illness and premature death caused by unhealthy air. But there are solutions.
Blog4Dev winner Ebuka Mathais Itumoh says cutting off child marriage will take community, sociocultural institutions and the law.
This project supports rehabilitation and improvement of service delivery infrastructure and livelihood opportunities, strengthening of social cohesion and providing response to crises.
Stronger oil prices in early 2017 mean signs of economic recovery but this will remain fragile until new policies are in place.
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.
