mortality rates have declined in recent decades, they are still higher in West Africa than in other regions. Furthermore, the …

Africa's Pulse is a biannual publication containing an analysis of the near-term macroeconomic outlook forthe region … continent. It is produced by the Office of the Chief Economist for the Africa Region of theWorld Bank.Recent data point to a … weakening of economic growth in Sub-Saharan Africa in 2018, according to the newAfrica's Pulse, a bi-annual analysis of the …

Economic growth in Sub-Saharan Africa is estimated to have decelerated from 2.5 percent in 2017 to 2.3percent in 2018 … 2018 October issue of Africa's Pulse {0.4 percentage points lower). Thisslowdown was more pronounced in the first half of ….The special topic of this issue of Africa's Pulse argues that the digital economy can unlock new pathways forinclusive growth …

progress is Sub-Saharan Africa. The people of Africa are hard at work building a more hopeful future for their continent. There … good plans and good ideas. For Africa and the poorest countries in the world a critical source of development funding comes … responded with an 'Africa Action Plan.' Wolfowitz briefly discussed four key areas of focus: Education, Health, Private Sector …

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

The rapid transformation of agri-food value chains in Africa and other developing countries hasimportant implications …