From remote rural areas to bustling cities across the country, Ethiopia’s safety net programs–some of the largest in Africa–are helping more than 9 million poor and vulnerable people meet their…

Tewodros Tassew Kebede, Francesco Di Salvo, Loza Kibret Admassu |

This year’s 16 days of Activism Against Gender-based Violence (GBV) is an opportunity for us to reflect on what the World Bank has learned about preventing and responding to GBV and the…

Helene Carlsson Rex, Alys Willman, Michael Christian Mahrt |

When it comes to entrepreneurship, Habtamu Tafesse is usually the one doing the talking. As a Business Studies teacher at one of Addis Ababa’s public high schools, lecturing to budding…

Adiam Hagos Hailemicheal, Sreelakshmi Papineni, Toni Weis |

Human capital development is essential for sustained and inclusive growth. The wealth of modern nations depends not only on their natural resources: it also depends on their human resources.…

Nathalie Lahire, Ioana Botea, Eliane Mbende |

Over 60% of The Gambia’s population is at most 25 years old. Youth (15 -24 years) is a pivotal age at which core life decisions are made, and investments made in human capital materialize into…

Anne Hilger, Odyssia Ng, Obaa Akua Konadu |

As I head to Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia on my first official visit as Vice President for Eastern and Southern Africa at the World Bank, I am eager to meet and engage with various…

Victoria Kwakwa |

Tackling fragility and promoting integration in the Horn of Africa through ‘development diplomacy’

Vijay Pillai, Miguel de Corral |

Asgedech, a farmer in the Ethiopian highlands, has several decisions to make to ensure her crops thrive despite shifts in climate. Should she follow the extension worker’s advice and invest in…

Yalemzewud Simachew Tiruneh, Nigel Ross Hughes, Kalyani Kandula |

Getting older is a natural process, and one that I would like to go through. However, in the community where I am living, getting older is the most challenging part of life. This is because people…

Tesfaye Tilahun Workineh |

In 2020, the economies of Djibouti, Ethiopia, Kenya and Somalia together grew by 0.88%, despite the significant downside risks precipitated by the COVID-19 (coronavirus) pandemic and the…

Deborah Wetzel |