Africa

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 …

Budgets people can trust—because spending and revenues stay close to what was promised—are critical to delivering better economic outcomes. Yet across sub-Saharan Africa, it has become increasingly challenging to deliver …

Remarks by IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva at the Africa Forward Summit Your Excellencies, Presidents Ruto and Macron, distinguished guests—jambo! It is very appropriate that this Africa Forward Summit is …