The “Future of Work” is currently one of the most popular terms searched on Google. Many technological breakthroughs are rapidly shifting the frontier between activities performed by humans and the ones performed by machines, transforming the world of work. Many studies and initiatives are...

Sehemu ya kwanza ya toleo la mwaka huu la mwelekeo wa uchumi wa bara la Afrika imefanya uchambuzi wa mwenendo wa uchumi na mabadiliko ya kimfumo barani Afrika, na kuainisha matarajio kwa mwaka 2018. Sehemu ya pili imejikita katika kufafanua umuhimu wa kuimarisha miundombinu na kupendekeza mikakati...

A wannan shekara ta 2018, tsarin tattalin arzikin nahiyar afirka, wanda aka fi sani da African Economic Outlook ya yi la’akari ne da sababbin nasarori manya-manya da aka samu a afirka [kashi na farko]. Baynhaka, nazarin ya shafi bukatar dake akwai ta yin manya-manyan ayyuka, musamman ma irin na...

Jorge Luis Borges famously said: “Don’t talk unless you can improve the silence.” We had his warning in mind when we thought about launching African Prospects, this new yearly publication from the African Development Bank Group. Why, indeed, do this? The answer is straightforward: Good knowledge is...

African forests span over 21 to 23 percent of the continent’s total land mass. However, forest endowments vary across the different regions and countries of Africa, with far higher proportions in the continent’s central and southern regions. The analysis in this paper provides greater evidence of...

This report aims to initiate the process of supporting timber-exporting African countries in combating illegal timber harvesting and trade. It focuses, in particular, on Forest Law Enforcement and Governance (FLEG) national strategies and the implementation of European Union Law Enforcement,...

African countries have outlined bold aspirations to build climate resilient and low-carbon economies in their Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) under the Paris Agreement, along with considerable financing needs to meet these objectives. Progress is being made globally towards mobilising...

The East Africa Economic Outlook reviews economic performance in 2017 and forecasts the next two years by highlighting the region’s key drivers of growth, opportunities, and challenges. It covers major macroeconomic developments in the region’s 13 countries and discusses structural issues affecting...