Corruption in land management hits the poorest people the hardest, creating situations that deny people's rights and damage livelihoods. Land is a vital resource that sustains livelihoods across ...

This Economic Issue is based on IMF Working Paper 99/51 "Adjustment and Growth in Sub-Saharan Africa ... notably poor weather conditions and a deterioration in the terms of trade, have led to some ...

Fortunately, policy in this area evolved in ... and exports in that region. Another factor that inhibits private investment and growth in sub-Saharan Africa—by increasing the cost of investing in ...

Electricity access is a persistent issue across Africa, particularly in the sub-Saharan region that is home to most of the ...

Despite rapid growth in many African economies over the past two decades, Sub-Saharan Africa remains the world’s poorest region. Even before the COVID-19 pandemic, more than a third of the population ...

Improving the delivery of public goods and services, particularly in vulnerable areas, is key to ... distress as of June 2023. Sub-Saharan Africa’s growth has delivered poor job creation and slow ...

The 2023 data is based on interviews with nearly 146 000 adults in 142 countries and areas. Sub-Saharan Africa is one of the ...

It is possible for Sub-Saharan Africa’s poor to get access to affordable electricity and ... for millions of people in Sub-Saharan Africa who need it most, and have the region’s cash-strapped power ...

Decades of caste discrimination have contributed to India having higher levels of child stunting rates than across Sub-Saharan Africa, new research has revealed. The two regions together are home ...