Promoting Peacebuilding and Development in Northern Mozambique: A Story of Hope

One of the most important challenges faced by development efforts around the globe, is the challenge of achieving climate resilience−and other development impacts−at scale. But what does this mean…

Discover how the World Bank and GFDRR are turning crises into opportunities for resilience building. Explore the impact of multidimensional crises on disaster risk reduction and recovery efforts.…

Recently, 12 delegates from Mozambique’s Ministry of Education visited Ceará state in Northern Brazil. They wanted to learn how Ceará, a relatively poor state, became a global reference for…

It is a well-established fact that due to its geography, Mozambique is highly exposed to extreme weather events, such as cyclones and flooding. As 60% of its population lives along the country…

In Mozambique's fast-growing capital city, the World Bank is using anonymized cell phone data to help understand how people move around and improve the local transport system.

Growing enough food for our rapidly increasing global population while mitigating climate change and its impact on landscapes and natural habitats are two urgent, often competing challenges many…

To discuss Intra-African trade, one must consider its informality, the small size of the traders, and the important role of women. Yet women traders face challenges in the form of tariff and non-…

It is my pleasure to visit Mozambique for the first time as Regional Vice President for Eastern and Southern Africa at the World Bank. I am eager to meet and engage with a range of stakeholders,…

One striking statistic puts in context the state of education in Africa today. According to the latest State of Global Education Update, nearly 9 in 10 children in Sub-Saharan Africa are unable to…