The latest Somalia economic update says making education a top priority will be critical to boosting the country’s human capital.
A partnership between development partners, the government and local communities helped millions recover from the 2016 drought.
Restoring economic resilience and strengthening service delivery are central to the first development strategy for the country.
This project supports increased access to basic digital financial and government services targeting entrepreneurship and employment, particularly for women.
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.
