Agricultural technicians and farmers in Guinea, Ivory Coast and Liberia are gaining greater knowledge on the use of agricultural lime to enhance productivity and accelerate the restoration of…

Julie Mollins |

By speeding up information exchange and the tracing of shipments, ePhyto will enhance Côte d’Ivoire’s trade competitiveness and help Ivorian traders participate more fully in the global economy.…

Shane Sela, Maiko Miyake |

More than ever, governments need to tap private sector expertise and financing for deploying battery energy storage systems (BESS). A new report provides insights on their merits and…

Ludovic Delplanque, Kwawu Mensan Gaba |

Since 2012, with the return of peace after a period of civil conflict that lasted from 2002 to 2011, Côte d’Ivoire has been one of the fastest-growing economies in sub-Saharan Africa with real GDP…

Melanie Ahoba, Jeanne Coulibaly Y Epse Oyolola, Chakib Jenane, Jean-Philippe Tré |

Productivity is the ultimate driver of economic growth. Almost half of the difference in per capita income across countries is explained by differences in total factor productivity (TFP). The…

Nathalie Picarelli, Fiseha Haile Gebregziabher, Markus Kitzmuller, Amina Coulibaly |

Better road infrastructure can foster a better integration between the main coastal economies in West Africa.

Mathilde Lebrand |

A quarter of the population in Sub-Saharan Africa still lacks mobile broadband coverage. Affordability is the primary constraint to mobile broadband adoption.

Rogelio Granguillhome Ochoa, Samantha Lach, Takaaki Masaki, Carlos Rodríguez Castelán |

If you paid some of the highest electricity tariffs in the world, you would expect some of the most reliable electricity services. Unfortunately, this logic does not hold in West Africa, where…

Mustafa Zakir Hussain |

Today, on the occasion of the World Youth Skills Day , we are pleased to announce the winners of the Blog4Dev 2021 competition.

Hafez Ghanem, Ousmane Diagana |