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.
As the mobile money market in Somalia grows, a new economic analysis recommends government regulations to protect consumers.
Somalia’s federal government needs to build up its tax base if it wants to provide services and get outlying regions to back it.
Country Director
Program Leader and Lead Economist for the Equitable Growth, Finance, and Institutions (EFI)
While fragility is holding back economic growth, the latest Africa’s Pulse says that digital transformation is the way forward.
In Five Charts: Understanding the Africa Country Policy and Institutional Assessment report for 2017.
With help from IDA, between 2012 and 2015, the share of people living on less than $1.90/day dropped from 43% to 35%.
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.
