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1 River Basin, 9 Countries, 1 Vision
1 basin, 9 countries, 1 vision was in a brochure of one of the Council of Ministers meeting of the Niger Basin. The first time I saw that brochure I smiled as I right away thought about 9-1-1, the...
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Relaunching Africa Can and Sharing Africa’s Growth
Dear Africa Can readers, we’ve heard from many of you since our former Africa Chief Economist Shanta Devarajan left the region for a new Bank position that you want Africa Can to continue highlighting...
View ArticleThe importance of linking development to peace and security
During the last week, we traveled in the Sahel region with UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and the leaders of the African Union Commission, the African Development Bank, and the European Union. The...
View ArticleRich Countries, Poor People: Will Africa’s commodity boom benefit the poor?
Travelling across Africa these days you are likely to run into increasing numbers of mining, oil, and gas industry personnel engaged in exploration, drilling, and extraction across the continent....
View ArticleThe King Baudouin African Development Prize
The King Baudouin Foundation has just announced that it is accepting nominations for its 2014-2015 African Development Prize. The Prize awards innovative initiatives that help local communities take...
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With an Eye Toward the Future: Building Resilience in a Changing World
Typhoon Haiyan, the Category 5 super storm that devastated parts of the Philippines and killed thousands late last year, continues to remind us, tragically, of how vulnerable we are to weather-related...
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Three Changes to the Conversation on Service Delivery
Back in 2003, when we were writing the 2004 World Development Report, Making Services Work for Poor People, we had no idea that it would spawn so much research, innovation, debate and changes in the...
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A Fragile Country Tale: Restrictions, Trade Deficits, and Aid Dependence
Part of the World Bank’s new vision is to step up its efforts to help fragile and conflict-afflicted states break the vicious cycle of poverty. But this is no easy task. The destruction of productive...
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Lives on the line: reducing under-five child mortality rates in Africa
As countries all across Africa recognize International Day of the African Child today, I thought it would be a timely opportunity to blog about the progress of under-five child mortality rates over the...
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In the Sahel, Accelerating the Demographic Dividend
As we observe World Population Day on July 11, there is new momentum in Africa’s Sahel region to achieve an important milestone in many nations’ path to economic prosperity – realizing the demographic...
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Future Development Forecasts 2015
Despite their mixed record last year, Future Development's bloggers once again offer their predictions for 2015. Eight themes emerge. 1. Global growth and trade. The US economy will strengthen far...
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Relaunching Africa Can and Sharing Africa’s Growth
Dear Africa Can readers, we’ve heard from many of you since our former Africa Chief Economist Shanta Devarajan left the region for a new Bank position that you want Africa Can to continue highlighting...
View ArticleThe importance of linking development to peace and security
During the last week, we traveled in the Sahel region with UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and the leaders of the African Union Commission, the African Development Bank, and the European Union. The...
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Relaunching Africa Can and Sharing Africa’s Growth
Dear Africa Can readers, we’ve heard from many of you since our former Africa Chief Economist Shanta Devarajan left the region for a new Bank position that you want Africa Can to continue highlighting...
View ArticleThe importance of linking development to peace and security
During the last week, we traveled in the Sahel region with UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and the leaders of the African Union Commission, the African Development Bank, and the European Union. The...
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Also available in: Français | العربية A boat trip from Port Elizabeth to Kingstown, in the Caribbean country of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, is a one-hour trip that locals take several times a...
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Economic diversification - the trillion dollar question: when and how?
This blog is part of an ongoing conversation on diversification When the World Bank helped Chad to receive oil revenue by supporting a 1,000km pipeline through Cameroon to the Atlantic in the early...
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Niger and Lake Chad Basin countries take important strides towards building...
Climate change imposes stark challenges in West and Central Africa, where droughts and floods are already frequent. Vast portions of the region’s populations are poor, dependent on natural resources...
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Free, French course on PPPs offers customized case studies, relevant regional...
As a former country manager in Benin, my team and I advised the national administration on the Public-Private Partnerships (PPP) Project Law then under consideration and engaged in PPPs. This effort...
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Quality education for all: measuring progress in Francophone Africa
Despite notable gains in expanding access, countries in West Africa still face a great challenge in providing a quality education for all. Photo: Ami Vitale / The World Bank Quality education is one...
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