The World Bank in Africa

Driven by the economic fallout of the COVID-19 pandemic, growth in Sub-Saharan Africa is predicted to fall to -3.3% in 2020, pushing the region into its first recession in 25 years.

Kenya Economic Update

Services-Led Growth Leads Economic Transformation

As Kenya pursues an inclusive and resilient economic recovery, accelerating job creation will be essential, new analysis shows.
BLOG

Tackling Gender-Based Violence, Once and for All

While the 16 Days of Activism help remind us of urgent action needed, GBV is a global pandemic that needs our attention every day.
© The World Bank

GROUNDSWELL AFRICA SERIES

Climate Migration in Africa

Urgent action to support green development can reduce the scale of climate migration, new report shows.

Countries

Home At-A-Glance

Sub-Saharan Africa, home to more than 1 billion people, half of whom will be under 25 years old by 2050, is a diverse continent offering human and natural resources that have the potential to yield inclusive growth and wipe out poverty in the region, enabling Africans across the continent to live healthier and more prosperous lives. With the world’s largest free trade area and a 1.2 billion-person market...

Overview

Data

Project

Helping African Girls Create a Brighter Future

The Sahel Women’s Empowerment and Demographic Dividend Project (SWEDD), aims to empower women and adolescent girls in Benin, Burkina Faso, Chad, Cote d’Ivoire, Mali, Mauritania and Niger.

View All Projects

FOCUS AREAS

Eastern & Southern Africa

This diverse region of 26 countries is home to about half a billion of Africa’s people.
Western & Central Africa

Helping the 22 countries of the sub-region deliver strong development outcomes.

Research

View All research

Blogs

View All Blogs

Experts

Hafez Ghanem

Vice President, Eastern and Southern Africa

Ousmane Diagana

Vice President, Western and Central Africa

View All Experts

Stay Connected

News & Events

What's New

View All What's New

Latest Events

View All Events

In Depth

Oct 06, 2021

Africa’s Pulse

Sub-Saharan Africa is set to emerge from the 2020 recession sparked by the COVID-19 pandemic with growth expected to expand by 3.3 percent in 2021, one percent higher than the April 2021 forecast.
CPIA Africa

Africa’s poorest countries saw little to no progress on average in improving the quality of their policy and institutional frameworks in 2018.
IDA in Africa

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.
Africa’s Human Capital Plan

Read the World Bank’s plan to support African countries to strengthen the quantity, efficiency and impact of investments in people.