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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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Assessing the economic impact of COVID-19 and policy responses in sub-Saharan Africa

Weltbank - 2020

The COVID-19 pandemic has taken a toll on human life and brought major disruption to economic activity across the world. Despite a late arrival, the COVID-19 virus has spread rapidly across Sub-Saharan Africa in recent weeks. Eeconomic growth in Sub-Saharan Africa is projected to decline from...

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Profiting from parity : unlocking the potential of women's businesses in Africa

Weltbankgruppe - 2019

-agricultural labor force classified as self-employed or employers. Yet most entrepreneurs are unable to grow their businesses beyond …, seeks to focus attention on the challenges that Africa’s women entrepreneurs face and identify practical solutions. The … to growth and profitability faced by women entrepreneurs. It goes beyond looking at contextual, endowment and household …

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Women, business and the law ...

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Women, business and the law ...

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Connecting Sub-Saharan Africa : a World Bank Group strategy for information and communication technology sector development

Guislain, Pierre; Ampah, Mavis A.; Besançon, Laurent; … - 2005

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