April 08
Africa: Sub-Saharan Africa's Growth Holds, but Downside Risks Mount
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April 07
West Africa: Sahel - the World Bank Group Launches a New Country Partnership Framework for Burkina Faso, Chad, Mali, and Niger to Promote Jobs, Growth, and Resilience
The World Bank Group has supported new Country Partnership Frameworks (CPF) with Burkina Faso, Chad, Mali, and Niger for the 2026-2031 period. These frameworks aim to stimulate job… Read more »
Nigeria: Shaping Nigeria's Future Through Early Childhood Development
Nigeria has made meaningful progress in restoring macroeconomic stability, but inclusive growth must accelerate substantially to improve livelihoods--this partly depends on how… Read more »
April 06
Africa: From Fiscal Burden to Job Engine - Ethiopia's State-Owned Enterprise Transformation
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April 02
Zambia: Building Climate Resilience to Drive Growth, Jobs, and Poverty Reduction in Zambia
World Bank Group report finds that with smart and cost-effective development investments, Zambia can address climate risks and get on a path of inclusive, private sector-led… Read more »
Niger: How Community Shelters Protect Children and Help Women Restore Degraded Lands in Niger
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March 31
Africa: How Stronger Financial and Digital Services Are Supporting Women's MSMEs and Jobs in Somalia
Somali women are prolific micro-entrepreneurs and job creators. They own more than half of all household businesses, which account for a quarter of paid female jobs. Yet, without… Read more »
Africa: World Bank Supports Uganda's Cities and Municipalities to Build Climate-Smart Infrastructure and Create Jobs
The World Bank Board has approved a six-year urban development program to improve the management of cities and municipalities and expand access to climate-smart infrastructure,… Read more »
Tanzania: World Bank Approves Programs to Support Skills, Jobs, and Social Protection for Three Million Tanzanians
More than three million Tanzanians are expected to benefit from two new World Bank-supported programs in the high-need sectors of education and social protection. The new programs… Read more »
March 30
Africa: World Bank Approves Project to Expand Agricultural Value Chains and Jobs
The World Bank has approved a $500 million International Development Association (IDA) credit for the Nigeria Sustainable Agricultural Value-Chains for Growth (AGROW) Project,… Read more »
March 26
Africa: Leadership As a Lever to Strengthen Project Outcomes in Burundi
Creating more and better jobs is central to reducing poverty and driving sustainable growth. In countries like Burundi, this depends on sound investments and on the ability to… Read more »
March 24
Central Africa: From Potential to Skills and Real Jobs - How Young Women Are Powering Change in Western and Central Africa
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Morocco: The Power of Co-Financing - Voices From Casablanca
Developing countries are under intensifying pressure to create jobs, strengthen resilience, and keep growth alive--just as budgets tighten, and development aid comes under strain.… Read more »
March 19
Uganda: Building Livelihoods and Trust in Uganda's Refugee-Hosting Communities
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Africa: Milking Opportunity - One Farmer's Journey Reflects the Job Potential of Ethiopia's Dairy Sector
In rural Ethiopia, smallholder farmer Ayelech Tarekegn Mekebo transformed a single local cow into a productive dairy enterprise with support from the World Bank-financed Livestock… Read more »
March 12
Congo-Kinshasa: Beyond the 72 Hours - Strengthening Care for Survivors of Violence to Secure a Better Future for Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo
In eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, ongoing conflict and displacement continue to place women, girls, and children at extreme risk of violence and has triggered an enduring… Read more »
March 10
Burkina Faso: A New Project to Accelerate the Transformation of the Agricultural Sector
The World Bank today approved a project totaling $215.9 million (about CFAF 118.7 billion) to support the development of the agricultural sector. The Burkina Faso Agricultural… Read more »
Africa: World Bank Group Provides $137 Million to Help Accelerate Digital Integration and Job Creation in Benin, Liberia and Sierra Leone
Boosting broadband access to 5.2 million people, enabling 5.4 million new digital service users, nurturing 140+ startups, and unlocking thousands of digital jobs in a growing… Read more »
March 09
Africa: From Enterprise to Impact - Supporting Women-Led Businesses Across South Sudan
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March 05
Africa: How a World Bank Program Is Turning Creativity Into Jobs for Women in Sierra Leone
By pairing a Creative Economy Diagnostic with a women-focused accelerator, Sierra Leone's CreatiFi program is helping translate creative talent into an economic development… Read more »
Africa: For Somalia, Building Climate Resilience Is Key to Unlocking Long-Term Growth and Jobs
A new World Bank Group report finds that cost-effective and smart development investments, particularly in climate-smart agriculture, resilient cities, disaster risk management,… Read more »
March 03
Africa: Ethiopia - a New Phase of Support for Safety Nets Will Foster Resilience and Create Pathways to Decent Jobs
The World Bank's Board of Executive Directors approved a new phase of support for safety nets in Ethiopia under the Productive Safety Net Project 6 (PSNP 6), a project designed to… Read more »
February 26
Africa: From Classroom to the Sound Desk - Nicole and the Isep Revolution in Senegal
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Southern Africa: New Program to Equip 18 Million Youth and Enable Jobs in Eastern and Southern Africa
Millions of young people across Eastern and Southern Africa stand to gain skills they need to thrive through a new regional program that is designed to support job creation at… Read more »
February 24
Africa: What Do My Students Know? Using Early Grade Assessment Data to Inform Teaching in the Kingdom of Eswatini
In Eswatini, a new project equips teachers with formative assessment tools to track student progress in English, mathematics, and siSwati. By identifying learning gaps early,… Read more »
