Africa’s Pulse is a bi-annual publication of the Office of the Chief Economist in the World Bank Africa Region. It analyzes the short term economic prospects for the continent and current development challenges, as well as a special development topic.
Office of the Chief Economist, Africa Region
Africa's Pulse
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NO. 29 Apr 08, 2024
Tackling Inequality is Necessary for Growth and Poverty Reduction
The report projects that growth will accelerate from a low of 2.6% in 2023 to 3.4 % in 2024. However, the recovery remains fragile due to uncertain global economic conditions, growing debt service payments, frequent ...
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NO. 28 Oct 04, 2023
Delivering Growth to People through Better Jobs
The October 2023 edition of Africa’s Pulse shows that even with receding inflation, the rising instability, weak growth in the region’s largest economies, climate shocks, and lingering uncertainty in the global economy ...
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NO. 27 Apr 05, 2023
Leveraging Resource Wealth During the Low Carbon Transition
Economic growth in Sub-Saharan Africa slowed to 3.6 percent in 2022, from 4.1 percent in 2021 but may be bottoming out. Weak investment growth and macroeconomic instability are weighing on economic activity.
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NO. 26 Oct 15, 2022
Food System Opportunities in a Turbulent Time
African economies are facing a series of challenges to their post-pandemic recovery. Economic activity in the region is slowing to 3.3 percent amid global headwinds, including weak global growth and tightening global ...