How Africa Works: Success and Failure on the World’s Last Developmental Frontier by Joe Studwell. Atlantic Monthly Press, 435 pages.

Africa's domestic capital base has reached a scale that now exceeds external financing flows over the past decade, marking a turning point in how the continent funds its growth and industrialisation, ...

As the world gathers for the 79th United Nations General Assembly, Africa's unique challenges and opportunities take center stage in a pivotal side event that will serve to discuss two central issues ...

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres urged world leaders on Wednesday to prioritize Africa and promote peace, security and sustainable development on the continent. Our world is in turmoil, rocked by ...

The Africa Development Forum (ADF) book series is a partnership between the World Bank’s Africa Chief Economist Office and Agence Française de Développement, coordinated by World Bank Publications. To ...

Ghana and Zambia’s official creditors are pressing them to default on loans to two African multilateral financial institutions: the African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) and the Trade and ...

Africa holds abundant private savings, but much of it remains informal. As a result, its contribution to development financing is limited. Researcher Florian Léon is one of the authors of a recent ...

1. What is Development Policy Financing? World Bank assistance can be provided through development policy financing (DPF), which provides non-earmarked funds for development policy operations (DPO).