Mardi, 19 juin 2018, 6h00 du matin, nous sommes au cœur de l’hiver à Antananarivo. Dehors, le soleil ne s’est pas encore levé et il fait froid. J’enfile mon blouson et je m’en vais retrouver…

It’s 6 o’clock in the morning on Tuesday, June 19, 2018, and we’re in the dead of winter in Antananarivo. It is still dark out, and cold. I don my jacket and go in search of Patricia Ravaoarisoa,…

As the Malagasy government finalizes its “Plan émergence” to generate high, sustainable and more inclusive growth, it faces a crucial question: how will it finance the associated scaling up of…

Alors que le gouvernement malgache met la dernière main à son « Plan émergence » dans le but de stimuler une croissance robuste, durable et plus inclusive, il doit répondre à une question cruciale…

Madagascar's tax collection as a share of GDP is just under 11 percent. Poor compliance by citizens who owe taxes remains a major reason for low tax collection. Mobile text reminders had a…

Computer science is a superpower. With coding knowledge, a little funding, a few laptops and their creative brains, a small team of African developers could create the next big thing. Why not? A…

  The Richtersveld Community Conservancy on the south border of the Richtersveld National Park in the Northern Cape Province of South Africa. Photo: John Hogg/World Bank  This week I was at the G7…

In nearly 20 years, the majority children entering in primary school around the world today will likely work as adults in jobs that do not exist yet. If Africa fails to prepare our youth, we will…

Dans près de 20 ans, la majorité des enfants entrant à l’école primaire cette année dans le monde auront sans doute, à l’âge adulte, des métiers qui n’existent pas encore. Si l’Afrique échoue à…

Last October, I participated in End Poverty Day (EPD)  from the Zambia Country Office, where I had the opportunity to exchange with a host of young brilliant minds from Zambia and around the…