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Pour une urbanisation diversifiée

L’urbanisation ne se limite pas à l’extension d’une seule ville dans un pays. En fait, on peut considérer les villes d’un pays comme un portefeuille d’actifs qui se distinguent les uns des autres par...

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Building African nations and communities’ financial resilience to climate and...

Sub-Saharan Africa is making significant economic and development strides. Yet, natural disasters, combined with the effects of climate change, rapid urbanization, and conflict situations are...

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7 facts about population in Sub-Saharan Africa

As Africa faces the potential for a demographic dividend, certain facts about Africa’s population offer cause for both excitement and concern.  The population of sub-Sahara Africa has grown from 186...

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20 in 5: How the Agence Française de développement and the World Bank...

A sense of vibrancy and optimism is permeating the world’s youngest continent. You can see it in Addis Ababa, where the first metro system in Sub-Saharan Africa just opened its doors. You can feel it...

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20 en 5 : Comment l'Agence Française de Développement et la Banque mondiale...

L’ambiance est au renouveau et à l’optimisme sur le plus jeune des continents. Cela se voit à Addis Abeba, où le premier système de métro d’Afrique subsaharienne vient d’être inauguré. Cela se ressent...

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Is muscle or machine the future of agriculture in Africa?

Most of Sub-Saharan Africa’s (SSA) economies are dominated by the agriculture sector. On average, agriculture accounts for 32% of gross domestic product and employs 65% of the labor force. In some...

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Will Africa get a schooling dividend?

Will Africa benefit economically from its current fertility transition?  Between 1990 and 2010, Africa’s birth rate fell from 6.2 to 4.9 births per woman. Such a decline was expected to enhance the...

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Six critical areas for stability in West Africa

This blog was first published on September 15, 2015 by Alexandre Marc, Chief Specialist for Fragility, Conflict, and Violence at the World Bank and author of the recently published book, “The Challenge...

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Six axes d’action essentiels pour la stabilité en Afrique de l’Ouest

Ce blog a été publié pour la première fois le 15 septembre 2015 par Alexandre Marc, spécialiste en chef fragilité, conflit, et violence à la Banque mondiale et auteur d'un ouvrage récemment publié «...

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L’Afrique connaîtra-t-elle un dividende éducatif ?

La transition actuelle de la fécondité dans les pays d’Afrique sera-t-elle profitable à l’économie ? Entre 1990 et 2010, le taux de natalité est passé de 6,2 à 4,9 enfants par femme. Un recul qui, en...

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Défis agricoles africains

L’ouvrage Défis agricoles africains est paru en 2008 chez Karthala. Il est publié en anglais par la Banque mondiale en 2011, dans le cadre de la série Africa Development Forum, en partenariat avec...

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Challenges for African Agriculture

Challenges for African Agriculture was first published in 2008 in French by Karthala, and then in English by the World Bank in 2011 as part of the Africa Development Forum Series, in partnership with...

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Sustaining structural reforms in Africa in good and tough times

The recently-published Regional Economic Outlook for Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) by the International Monetary Fund underscores the enduring view of  international financial institutions that the depth,...

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“Industrial-strength” poverty reduction? Thoughts on Africa Industrialization...

Leading up to the 26th anniversary of “Africa Industrialization Day,” a big new report by the UN Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA) puts the structural transformation of African economies through...

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Is Africa Aging?

SUBMITTED BY AKSHAR SAXENA Is Africa aging? Especially when fertility in Africa has been historically high? With continued focus on maternal and child health policies, an increasing proportion of...

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Climate change and Africa’s Infrastructure: Adapt now, but do so wisely

In less than a week, the leaders of more than 190 countries will meet in Paris to reach a new agreement to prevent the warming of the earth’s atmosphere from exceeding two degrees above pre-industrial...

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L’Afrique vieillit-elle ?

SOUMIS PAR AKSHAR SAXENA L’Afrique est-elle en train de vieillir ? Alors même que le taux de fécondité y atteint des sommets historiques ? En raison de politiques soutenues en faveur de la santé...

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Changement climatique et infrastructures en Afrique : puisqu’il faut...

Dans moins d’une semaine, les dirigeants de plus de 190 pays se retrouveront à Paris pour finaliser un nouvel accord visant à éviter un réchauffement de l’atmosphère terrestre supérieur à 2 °C par...

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Financing Africa’s cities: The local investment challenge

The 2009 financial crisis demonstrated how closely local government finances and housing policies are intertwined with the financial systems and the economy as a whole. The ramping up of efforts to...

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Financer les villes d’Afrique : l’enjeu de l’investissement local Villes...

La crise financière de 2009 avait mis en évidence l’imbrication profonde des finances des collectivités territoriales et des politiques de l’habitat avec l’ensemble des systèmes financiers et de...

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