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Africa Regional Integration

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Feature Stories

Cattle drinking

East-African Countries Bet on a Regional Approach to Improve Resilience and Sustainability of Pastoral Livestock

2023
Women and Girls in Science

Did you say, “Women and Girls in Science”? Meet Sally, who proves that women can succeed in STEM

2023
Dignity factory workers producing shirts for overseas clients, in Accra, Ghana

Free Trade Deal Boosts Africa's Economic Development

2022
Food and Nutrition Security in West Africa

Responding to the Food Crisis in the Sahel by Addressing the Food Emergencies and Structural Challenges of the West African food system

2022
Expanding African Trade to Boost Growth and Reduce Poverty

Expanding African Trade to Boost Growth and Reduce Poverty

2022
@World Bank/Vincent Tremeau

Three Paths to Accelerating Digital Access in West and Central Africa

2021
Virtual Journey to the Sahel

A Virtual Tour of the Sahel: Sustainable Solutions for People, Climate, and Infrastructure

2021
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Economic Integration in West Africa Starts with Road Corridors

2021
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Fostering a New Generation of Scholars in Eastern & Southern Africa

2021
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Strengthening Epidemic Preparedness and Response in West and Central Africa

2021
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Africa’s Scientific Solutions and Innovation in the Fight Against COVID-19

2021
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Responding to COVID-19 Across the Horn of Africa

2021
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Supporting Africa’s Sahel Pastoralists to Secure a Resilient Future

2021
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Leveraging the Power of Energy to Light Up Africa

2021

        

Cattle drink from a trough

Where Climate Change Is Reality: Supporting Africa’s Sahel Pastoralists to Secure a Resilient Future

2020
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The African Continental Free Trade Area

2020
"The first woman to give birth here was so happy she named her daughter after me." Fatoumata Diallo, Mali. Photo: © Vincent Tremeau/World Bank

Coming Together to Help African Girls Create a Brighter Future

2019

Blogs and Opinions

Adaouia Birema works at installing electricity at a client's house in Chad. Photo: Vincent Tremeau/World Bank

Boko Haram, women, climate change and insurgency: Unraveling common myths about the Lake Chad region

2023
Building a Connected Africa: The Path to a Single Digital Market and a Prosperous Future

Building a Connected Africa: The Path to a Single Digital Market and a Prosperous Future

2023
Can African trade integration be a game changer?

Can African trade integration be a game changer?

2023
African Continental Free Trade Agreement - AfCFTA

Good news to build upon: Africa is converging

2023
Livestock in Somalia. Photo by: Somalia Ministry of Livestock, Forestry, and Range

How drought insurance and value chains can support Somalia’s livestock economy

2022
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Better transport can bring African countries closer together and support their economies

2022
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How does infrastructure investment promote economic development in fragile regions of Africa?

2022
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Regional integration in the Middle East and North Africa: A call to action

2021
@World Bank/Vincent Tremeau

Three Paths to Accelerating Digital Access in West and Central Africa

2021
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Tapping regional integration to bolster resilience in the Horn of Africa

2021

        

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Regional Integration: A gateway to economic prosperity for Africa’s youth

2021

The key to affordable power in West Africa? Knit together the region’s abundant lower carbon resources with shared planning, policies and trust

2021
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Small-scale trade in the Great Lakes Region: Eight emerging effects of the COVID-19 pandemic

2021
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Towards a more sustainable future in the Sahel Region

2021

Videos

Coming Together to Benefit Each Other: Regional Integration in Africa

Coming together to benefit each other

Boosting Regional Connectivity and Resilience in Cameroon and Chad

Improving Regional Connectivity and Resilience in Cameroon and Chad

Meet Mama Africa, an exceptional female truck driver in West Africa

Meet Mama Africa, an exceptional female truck driver in West Africa

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Africa Higher Education Fair Connects Schools and Students

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In Search of Greener Pastures: on the Road with Sahel’s Pastoralists

Improving Regional Connectivity and Resilience in Cameroon and Chad

An upcoming 5,000 km network for a regional electricity market in West Africa

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Boosting Liberia's Power Sector through Improved Energy Access

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Today Everyone is Proud of me: Pastoralists in the Sahel Look Forward to a Better Future

The First Girl in her Family to Go to School, Innayatou Has Big Plans for the Future

The First Girl in her Family to Go to School, Innayatou Has Big Plans for the Future

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What Goes on Inside the Husbands’ Schools of Burkina Faso

How a 32-Year-Old Mother of Eight Started a Successful Solar Panel Business in Chad

How a 32-Year-Old Mother of Eight Started a Successful Solar Panel Business in Chad

Press Releases

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Africa Regional Integration

Coming together to benefit each other

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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