 In a move to tackle the century-old TB scourge among mineworkers, the governments of Lesotho, Mozambique, South Africa, and Swaziland will meet with mining industry, union representatives, development partners and other stakeholders, at a Ministerial Meeting on March 25, 2014, in Johannesburg, South Africa, to discuss a standardized approach to the management of TB in the mining industry across all four countries.

South Africa - TB Mines Launch

Legendary broadcaster Georges Collinet sits down with one of the researchers from the Conditional Cash Transfer project in Tanzania and the head of the Tanzania Social Action Fund to discuss the program, the study, and the results in this ten-minute podcast. 

Tanzania Conditional Cash Transfers

Economic growth in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) continues to rise from 4.7 percent in 2013 to a forecasted 5.2 percent in 2014. This performance is boosted by rising investment in natural resources and infrastructure, and strong household spending, according to the World Bank’s new Africa’s Pulse, a twice-yearly analysis of the issues shaping Africa’s economic prospects.

Africa's Pulse Spring 2014

The latest World Bank review of government policies and institutions in Africa shows that 20 percent of countries improved their policy environment to boost growth and cut poverty in 2013.

CPIA Africa

 In this first episode of a 2-part podcast on the economic empowerment of young women, broadcaster Georges Collinet discusses entrepreneurship, technical training and soft skills training for young women in Liberia, with the Liberian Deputy Gender Minister, and two World Bank gender specialists. 

Preparing Young Women for Entrepreneurship and Jobs (LIBERIA)

In this second episode of a 2-part podcast on the economic empowerment of young women, broadcaster Georges Collinet discusses the importance of employment training and the reproductive empowerment of young women in Uganda with an expert from the world’s largest NGO, BRAC, and two World Bank gender specialists.

Preparing Young Women for Entrepreneurship and Jobs (UGANDA)

The world bank group committed a record breaking US$15 Billion to Sub-Saharan Africa's development during the 2013 and 2014 fiscal year.

The Bank supported job training programs for youth, the prevention of malaria and other tropical diseases as social protection for poor families across the region.  

Africa Region Year End Review

A new World Bank supported project, the first of its kind in Africa, will provide integrated services to survivors of sexual and gender based violence in the DRC, Rwanda and Burundi. Survivors will receive health services, mental health counseling, legal aid, and economic opportunities. In Burundi and the DRC, they will also receive much-needed maternal and reproductive health services. 

Improving health outcomes for women and survivors of sexual based violence in Africa's Great Lakes

Initiative sans précédent en Afrique, un nouveau projet soutenu par la Banque mondiale va offrir une prise en charge intégrée aux victimes de violences sexuelles ou d’autres formes de violences liées au genre, en RDC, au Rwanda et au Burundi.  
Les survivants bénéficieront ainsi de soins de santé, d’un soutien psychologique, d’une aide juridique et d’une offre de débouchés. Au Burundi et en RDC, les femmes pourront aussi accéder à des services de santé maternelle et génésique qui font aujourd’hui cruellement défaut. 

Améliorer les services de santé et aider les victimes de violences dans l'Afrique des Grands Lacs

The World Bank is working with the World Health Organization, the United Nations and other development partners to support the governments of Sierra Leone, Liberia and Guinea, as they work to contain the spread of the Ebola Virus. 

Ebola: Tackling The Outbreak in West Africa

Welcome to the World Bank Africa Region. Fighting poverty with passion and professionalism for lasting results.

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