June 23
Africa: World Bank Group Endorses New Country Partnership Framework for Guinea and Investments to Boost Jobs and Growth
The World Bank Group today endorsed a new Country Partnership Framework (CPF) for Guinea, and approved three financing operations: $116 million for the second phase of the… Read more »
June 24
Africa: Angola's Agriconnect Compact Targets Food Security, Jobs, and Agricultural Growth
Angola and the World Bank Group today launched the country's AgriConnect Compact, a national framework to boost domestic food production, create employment, and mobilize private… Read more »
Africa: New Regional Drive to Equip Youth With Skills and Jobs in Cabo Verde, Cote d'Ivoire and Guinea - SIRA
$642 million program to reach 5.4 million young people with market-relevant skills, education, and job opportunities Read more »
Africa: World Bank Group Report - Pathways for Unlocking Productivity-Led Private Sector Growth in Guinea-Bissau
Guinea-Bissau's economy demonstrated notable resilience in 2025, according to the World Bank Group's Guinea-Bissau Economic Update (Spring 2026), released today. Read more »
June 18
Africa: World Bank Approves $40 Million to Boost Agricultural Value Chains and Job Creation in Sierra Leone
The World Bank Group today approved a $40 million International Development Association (IDA) grant to support the Sustainable Agricultural Value-chains Intensification for Growth… Read more »
June 04
Africa: World Bank Group Launches Ten-Year Strategy to Drive Jobs and Prosperity in Uganda
The World Bank Group (WBG) Board of Executive Directors today endorsed a new Country Partnership Framework (CPF) for Uganda, a 10-year strategy (2026-2035) designed to accelerate a… Read more »
June 03
Africa: Ghana Launches Agriconnect Compact to Strengthen Food Security, Create Jobs, and Mobilize Investment
The Government of Ghana, with support from the World Bank Group and development partners, today launched its AgriConnect Compact, a national framework to strengthen food security,… Read more »
May 28
Africa: World Bank Approves $500 Million to Improve Rural Roads and Market Access in Ghana
The World Bank today approved $500 million in financing for the Ghana Market Access and Connectivity Project (GMACP), a major initiative to improve rural road connectivity,… Read more »
May 27
Africa: Response to Ebola Outbreak in Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and Uganda
How is the World Bank Group responding to the Ebola Outbreak Read more »
May 28
Africa: Building Ethiopia's Logistics Future - From Bottlenecks to Flow
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Africa: Making Water Work in Mozambique for Economic Growth, People, Food and the Planet
Water drives over half of Mozambique's economy, 90% of exports, and 84% of jobs--yet floods and droughts cost 6.7% of GDP each year. A new World Bank Water Security Diagnostic and… Read more »
May 26
Africa: Building Ethiopia's Pharmaceutical Future - From Strong Regulation to Local Production
Ethiopia is transforming from an import-dependent market into a pharmaceutical manufacturing hub. After becoming the 9th African nation to reach WHO Maturity Level 3, local… Read more »
Africa: Niger's Service Delivery Shift - Reduced Stockouts, Faster Financing, and Improved Staffing
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May 19
Africa: World Bank Strengthens Livelihoods and Service Access in Western Côte d'Ivoire
The World Bank approved today a $100 million project that will enable approximately 1.8 million people in the Western Montagnes District to access inclusive basic services and… Read more »
May 20
Africa: Transforming Lives in Benin - a Unique Identification System
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May 13
Africa: In Malawi, Expanded Electricity Access Is Improving Livelihood and Creating Business Opportunities
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May 12
West Africa: Sahel Adaptive Social Protection Program Launches Next Phase to Accelerate Job Creation and Boost Resilience in the Sahel
The Sahel Adaptive Social Protection Program (SASPP) today announced the launch of its third phase (2025-2030), with an ambitious objective to expand sustainable national adaptive… Read more »
May 06
Africa: New World Bank Group Support for Seychelles Advances Reforms to Strengthen Resilience, Transparency, and Job Creation
The World Bank Group has approved $30 million in financing under the Second Seychelles Sustainable and Inclusive Growth Development Policy Operation (DPO) to help address… Read more »
May 07
Africa: World Bank Group Approves New Grant to Unlock Sustainable Finance for the Cubango-Okavango River Basin
The World Bank Group today announced the approval of a $10 million grant from the Global Environment Facility (GEF) Trust Fund to support the Cubango-Okavango River Basin:… Read more »
May 11
Africa: From Bureaucracy to Bytes - Digitalization Reshaping Tanzania's Procurement Future for Economic Growth
Public procurement reform rarely makes headlines. But when a single digital system begins to demonstrably reduce costs, shorten timelines, and open up contracting opportunities to… Read more »
May 05
Africa: Western and Central African Leaders Launch a Roadmap to Tackle Health Crisis in the Region
dozen ministers of health and finance, alongside representatives of development partners, the private sector, civil society, regional institutions and youth leaders from Western… Read more »
May 04
Central Africa: Fit to Prosper - Investing in Health for Jobs and Development in Western and Central Africa
Excellencies, distinguished guests, and partners, we have convened here in Accra today to discuss, quite literally, the health of Western and Central Africa. It is a matter of… Read more »
May 05
Africa: Building Resilience, Powering Jobs and Growth for the Gambia's Future
The World Bank Group today released its Country Climate and Development Report (CCDR) for The Gambia, placing jobs, livelihoods, and economic opportunity at the center of the… Read more »
Africa: After Cyclone Gezani - Madagascar's Resilient Response to Restoring Energy and Connectivity in Public Higher Education
Students woke up on February 11, 2026, to a campus unrecognizable. At the Public University of Barikadimy in Toamasina, roofs had vanished, classrooms were flooded, books drifted… Read more »
May 04
Africa: Western and Central Africa Regional Conference On Early Childhood Nutrition
LOME, May 4th, 2026 - Africa's potential for human capital development and economic growth is severely undermined by inadequate progress in improving maternal nutrition and early… Read more »
