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From oil to cities : Nigeria's next transformation

Weltbankgruppe - 2016

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Democratic Republic of Congo urbanization review : productive and inclusive cities for an emerging Congo

Weltbank - 2018

need to make cities more productive by addressing the lack of concentrated economic activity. The Urbanization Review of … (East, South, Central, West and Congo Basin) that present specific challenges and opportunities. The Urbanization Review …

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From oil to cities : Nigeria's next transformation

Weltbankgruppe - 2016

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Greening Africa's cities : enhancing the relationship between urbanization, environmental assets, and ecosystem services : urbanization, the environment and green urban development...

White, Roland; Turpie, Jane; Letley, Gwyneth - Weltbankgruppe - 2017

Africa is urbanizing late but fast. This brings many benefits but, as this report shows: thus far, urbanization in …

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Madagascar urbanization review : leveraging cities as drivers of growth and structural transformation : final report

Weltbankgruppe - 2024

The Madagascar Urbanization Review aims to: - Contribute to the 2019 National Policy for Urban Development (Politique …. Think strategically about the opportunities offered by urbanization; ii. Address key bottlenecks that are holding back the … potential benefits of urbanization; iii. Develop plans to address cities' most pressing issues; and iv. Build consensus between …

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Sharing higher education's promise beyond the few in sub-Saharan Africa

Darvas, Peter; Gao, Shang; Shen, Yijun; Bawany, Bilal - Weltbank - 2017

Despite a spectacular expansion of the higher education sector in Sub-Saharan Africa, the supply of tertiary education has generally failed to keep pace with demand and the region continues to lag all other regions in terms of access to tertiary education. This is in part a consequence of deeply...

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From mines and wells to well-built minds : turning sub-Saharan Africa's natural resource wealth into human capital

DeLaBriere, Benedicte; Filmer, Deon; Ringold, Dena; … - Weltbankgruppe - 2017

Sub-Saharan Africa's natural resource-rich countries have poor human development. Children in these countries are more likely to die before their first birthday, more likely to be stunted, and less likely to attend school than children in other countries with similar income. Despite the current...

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Mitigating drought impacts in drylands : quantifying the potential for strengthening crop- and livestock-based livelihoods

Carfagna, Federica (ed.); Cervigni, Raffaello (ed.); … - Weltbank - 2018

Drylands account for three-quarters of Sub-Saharan Africa's cropland, two-thirds of cereal production, and four-fifths of livestock holdings. Today frequent and severe shocks, especially droughts, limit the livelihood opportunities available to millions of households and undermine efforts to...

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Acceptance of COVID-19 vaccines in sub-Saharan Africa : evidence from six national phone surveys

Kanyanda, Shelton; Markhof, Yannick; Wollburg, Philip; … - Weltbankgruppe - 2021

Recent debates surrounding the lagging COVID-19 vaccination campaigns in low-income countries center around vaccine supply and financing. Yet, relatively little is known about attitudes toward COVID-19 vaccines in these countries and in Africa in particular. This paper provides cross-country...

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Industrialization in sub-Saharan Africa : seizing opportunities in global value chains

Abreha, Kaleb Girma; Kassa, Woubet; Lartey, Emmanuel; … - Weltbank; Agence Française de Développement; … - 2021

Industrialization drives the sustained growth in jobs and productivity that marks the developmental take-off of most developed economies. Yet, academics and policy makers have questioned the role of manufacturing in development for late industrializers, especially in view of rapid advancements...

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