The COVID-19 pandemic is posing an existential threat to the air transport sector globally, including in Africa. Due to … another airline fills the void left by a defunct airline in Africa. This challenge is further compounded by the difficulty of … competitive air transport sector in the aftermath of the COVID-19 crisis in Africa. It focuses on four broad areas: it provides a …

capabilities are built to develop and implement locally appropriate strategies. The Africa Transport Policy Program (SSATP) aims to …

part of the digital economy for Africa (DE4A) initiative, the World Bank commissioned a feasibility study to develop an … of the African union digital transformation strategy for Africa (2020-2030), aims to digitally enable every African …

top priority policy consideration. The higher education sector in Africa falls far behind the rest of the world in …

of competition frameworks in Africa and examines competition issues that affect market performance in three important … sectors for Africa's competitiveness: cement, fertilizers, and telecoms. It uses the WBG's Markets and Competition Policy … additional annual gross domestic product growth. While the benefits of competition are clearly observable in Africa, considerable …

people in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) live without access to electricity: only 35 percent of the population in SSA has access …

Addressing water-challenges is central to building climate resilience. In Africa, all major waters are transboundary … on a substantial body of empirical evidence from five major basins in Africa - including the Nile, Zambezi, Limpopo, Lake … systemic resilience to climate change in Africa …

Favorable global economic conditions supported a turnaround in economic activity in Sub-Saharan Africa in 2017, easing …