The World Bank is collaborating with African countries and regional institutions to empower people, unleash trade, and optimize shared natural resources and economies of scale to achieve Africa’s transformation.
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Press Release
Jun 25, 2026
World Bank Scales Up Support to Boost Jobs and Resilience in Northern Gulf of ...
The World Bank Group today approved a $163 million in additional financing to expand the Gulf of Guinea Northern Regions Social Cohesion (COSO) Project in Benin, Côte d’Ivoire, and Togo, strengthening resilience and boosting job creation for vulnerable communities affected by conflict, climate change, and displacement.
Press Release
Jun 24, 2026
Expanding Electricity Access and Job Creation in Togo and The Gambia
The World Bank Group today approved a $160 million financing to help expand access to reliable, affordable, and clean electricity in Togo and The Gambia, while strengthening regional energy integration across West Africa. The Regional Access Increase and Sustainable Energy Project (RAISE), implemented with the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), is part of the broader West Africa Regional Electricity Market Program (REMP).
Press Release
Jun 22, 2026
World Bank Supports Regional Program to Expand Renewable Energy Access and ...
The World Bank Group today approved a $200 million financing package to help expand access to reliable, affordable, and clean electricity across Benin, the Central African Republic, Liberia, and Sierra Leone, as part of the first phase of the broader $853 million Regional Program for Distributed Access through Renewable Energy Solutions (Regional DARES).
Feature Story
May 20, 2026
Transforming lives in Benin: a unique identification system
In Benin, undocumented citizens now have access to education, credit, and essential services thanks to a national ID reform. The government-led “C'est Moi” card, supported by the World Bank's WURI project, has already reached more than 7.7 million people. By facilitating access to legal identity, the project is paving the way to employment, entrepreneurship, and economic inclusion for millions of Beninese people.
Results Brief
May 11, 2026
Connecting West Africa through Regional Power Integration and Expanded ...
The West Africa Regional Power Integration and Electricity Access Program is delivering more affordable, reliable, and sustainable electricity, helping create jobs, empowering women, and reducing climate impacts.
Press release
Apr 01, 2026
A New World Bank-Funded Program to Transform Forest Economies and Drive Jobs ...
The World Bank Group today approved a new operation that will transform forest economies in Central Africa. The International Development Association (IDA)-funded Sustainable Congo Basin Forest Economies Program (SCBFEP) –$394.83 million for Phase 1—, will improve forest management, strengthen forest value chains, and will generate 220,000 jobs across the Republic of Cameroon, the Central African Republic (CAR), and the Republic of Congo (RoC).
Feature Story
Mar 24, 2026
From potential to skills and real jobs: how young women are powering change ...
Young women are acquiring practical skills and transitioning into stable employment, with more than 255,000 individuals participating in SWEDD/SWEDD+ training and economic empowerment programmes. Examples from Benin to Chad demonstrate that newly acquired competencies, such as solar installation and midwifery, enable young women to generate income and contribute to their communities.
PRESS RELEASE
Mar 17, 2026
Safeguarding Coasts, Driving Jobs: WACA+ to Protect 530,000 People and ...
WACA+ is a new $240 million World Bank Group program that will help Benin and Mauritania protect vulnerable coastlines while creating about 13,000 better paid jobs across fisheries, aquaculture, ecotourism, hospitality, logistics, and nature based restoration. By combining coastal protection, large scale ecosystem restoration, and direct support to small businesses, the program will reduce climate risks for over 530,000 people and expand opportunities for women, youth, and coastal communities—laying the groundwork for long term resilience and sustainable growth.
Press Release
Mar 10, 2026
World Bank Group Provides $137 Million to Help Accelerate Digital Integration ...
With a $137 million boost, the World Bank Group is powering the next leap in West Africa’s digital transformation, expanding high speed broadband to 5.2 million people, enabling 5.4 million new users to access digital services, and backing over 140 startups poised to create thousands of new jobs across Benin, Liberia, and Sierra Leone.
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The World Bank is collaborating with African countries and regional institutions to empower people, unleash trade, and optimize shared natural resources and economies of scale to achieve Africa’s transformation.
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Oct 29, 2025
Africa's Eastern Electricity Highway
Thanks to the World Bank-financed Eastern Electricity Highway Project (EEHP) Kenya is now importing cheaper renewable electricity from Ethiopia. The 1,065 kilometers power transmission line is helping Kenya balance its electricity supply and demand.
Regional Programs in action
Meet an exceptional female truck driver in West Africa, Maissata Cisse, also known as Mama Africa. She says “We must be united.”
Meet the new generation of Africa’s scholars learning at Eastern & Southern Africa Higher Education Centers of Excellence (ACE).
