Africa

Across Eastern and Southern Africa, one opportunity stands out above almost every other for creating jobs at scale: agribusiness. In nearly every conversation I have — with government officials, farmers, …

Artificial intelligence can boost productivity, create better jobs, and improve public services in sub-Saharan Africa, but realizing these gains will require reliable power, affordable internet, stronger skills, and rules people …

Reaffirmations and observations Reaffirming that water is the foundation of life, health, human dignity, food security, water security, economic growth, job creation, food systems transformation, climate resilience, peace and sustainable …

For 15 years, the World Bank’s Africa Chief Economist Office and the Agence Française de Développement (AFD), coordinated by World Bank Publications, have worked together to bring evidence into policy …

The first surprising idea in Joe Studwell’s How Africa Works was an unfamiliar-to-me explanation for low economic growth in the post-independence decades. Whereas usually high African population growth rates are framed as …

Cabo Verde will head to the FIFA World Cup 2026 with one of the more impressive stories from the expanded 48-team qualification campaign. One of four debutants alongside Jordan, Curaçao and Uzbekistan, the …

From Africa to Latin America and the Caribbean This initiative supports current UNESCO and International Union of Geological Sciences (IUGS) priorities to strengthen geoscience research, capacity-building, and international scientific cooperation. …

Eliud Kipchoge kicked off his ‘World Tour’ in Africa on Sunday (24 May), finishing the Cape Town Marathon in 02:13:29. Competing in his first marathon in more than six months, the two-time marathon champion from Kenya …

At current growth rates, per capita income in sub-Saharan Africa would take roughly half a century to double. Our chapter in the IMF’s latest Regional Economic Outlook for Sub-Saharan Africa shows that implementing well-designed …

Designed as a “network of networks”, the MIL Alliance led by UNESCO — a global community of organizations and experts promoting media and information literacy — connects stakeholders from around the world …