Digital G2P payments offer more than convenience—they offer financial inclusion. Explore how the World Bank's G2Px initiative is transforming recipient experiences globally.

Georgina Marin, Minita Varghese, Ambrose Wong |

Moussa bought his first SIM card in 2011 to keep in touch with his family Kati, a rural community in Mali. He had moved to Timbuktu, and the mobile phone was his only connection to home. Almost a…

Maimouna Gueye |

According to the 2023 World Bank Economic Update for Mali, entitled “Strengthening Financial Resilience of Pastoralists to Drought,” Mali’s economy showed signs of resilience despite ECOWAS…

Xun Yan, Qhelile Ndlovu, John Luke Plevin, Eliakim Kakpo |

At the recent Global Forum on Transboundary Water Cooperation for Climate and Development hosted by the World Bank in Washington, D.C., River Basin Organizations (RBOs) from all continents came…

Saroj Kumar Jha, H. E. Mohamed Abdel Vetah |

The agriculture sector in Africa must become more resilient under climate change. Science and technology will be key to achieving this. Learn how the World Bank Group works with CGIAR and its…

Simeon Ehui, Loraine Ronchi, Katie Kennedy Freeman, Ana Maria Loboguerrero |

It is commonly thought that a shock affecting agricultural production will translate into food insecurity a few months later––during the next lean season. However, high-frequency data from the…

Emma Frankham, Jonas Heirman, Marcus Holmlund, Patrick Premand, Jennifer Waidler |

As climate change diminishes the availability of surface water in Africa, groundwater has emerged as a vital untapped resource. But in the Sahel, a global hotspot for climate change and one of the…

François Bertone, Mariam Sou |

In April 20202, Action Against Hunger published a report presenting a set of measures designed to mitigate the impacts of the upcoming food crisis. The report started with a statement that is…

Stephanie Brunelin, Jonathan Lain |

When 24-year-old Niamoye Dicko decided to take classes at the Missabougou Vocational Training Center in Mali in 2020, she already had a Baccalaureate degree, a Master’s degree in private law, and…

Dena Ringold |

The Western and Central Africa (WCA) region is home to an estimated half a billion people and more than 40% of the population is under the age of 15, as shown by the data from the United Nations…

Ekua Nuama Bentil, Yoko Nagashima, Himdat Bayusuf, Jamil Salmi, Assane Dieng, Venkatesh Sundararaman |