The World Bank Group, the African Development Bank, and The Rockefeller Foundation launched a new Mission 300 Private Sector Council to mobilize the billions in private investment needed to connect 300 million Africans to electricity by 2030 while unlocking job creation across the continent. Fourteen leaders from diverse sectors will help drive strategies to crowd…
Washington D.C. — The World Bank has approved a $500 million International Development Association (IDA) credit for the Nigeria Sustainable Agricultural Value-Chains for Growth (AGROW) Project, aimed at increasing smallholder farmers productivity, strengthening agricultural value chains, and creating jobs while improving food and nutrition security. Agriculture remains Nigeria’s largest source of employment, yet low productivity,…
– Liberia joined policymakers, development partners and youth leaders from across Africa at the Jobs for Youth in Africa Community of Practice (COP) 2026 in Nairobi, where the country highlighted its progress in youth employment while calling for stronger continental partnerships to expand opportunities for young people. The high-level forum, organized by the World Bank…
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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 catalyst. Amena is a young fashion designer based in Sierra Leone’s bustling Freetown. With their alluring patterns and vibrant colors, it is impossible to look away from Amena’s designs. When she first…
Nairobi — A new World Bank Group report finds that cost-effective and smart development investments, particularly in climate-smart agriculture, resilient cities, disaster risk management, and stronger institutions, could cut projected economic losses for Somalia by half and deliver more stable, productive jobs for its people. Launched today by the Government of Somalia and the World…
Washington — 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 create jobs, enhance food security, build climate resilience, and support vulnerable households. Across Ethiopia, families are working hard to make ends meet…
Jack Dorsey is not the first CEO to say AI will transform work. He may be among the first to act as if it already has — and to say so openly. “Intelligence tools have changed what it means to build and run a company. We’re already seeing it internally. A significantly smaller team using…
Washington — 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 scale. By 2034, 18 million young people in the region are expected to receive better education and skills, unlocking opportunities in key economic…
Zethu Lubisi, ICT manager for planning and governance at the University of the Witwatersrand. A lack of data literacy, not artificial intelligence (AI), poses the biggest threat to today’s workforce, according to Zethu Lubisi, ICT manager for planning and governance at the University of the Witwatersrand. Speaking yesterday at the ITWeb Data Insights Summit at…
