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The Mobile Economy Sub-Saharan Africa - GSMA
www.gsma.comSub-Saharan Africa will almost double to reach 678 million by the end of 2025 – an adoption rate of 65%. The 5G era has begun in Sub-Saharan Africa Vodacom and MTN launched the first major 5G networks in Sub-Saharan Africa in 2020, offering 5G mobile and fixed wireless access (FWA) services in several locations across South Africa.
Is Aid Effective? - OECD
www.oecd.orgnot be achieved in sub-Saharan Africa. Even seemingly optimistic forecasts suggest that the MDG income poverty target will not be achieved in sub-Saharan Africa until 2147, some 132 years late. Prospects for the achievement of other MDG targets in sub-Saharan Africa by 2015 are just as dismal.
Sub-Saharan Africa - World Bank
databank.worldbank.orgSub-Saharan Africa April 2020 5.2 8.1 9.6 POVERTY Period Poverty Economist: Felicien Donat Edgar Towenan Accrombessy (million) Number of Poor 2015 2015 2015 49.5 76.2 90.6. KEY INDICATORS International Poverty Line(%) Non-Poor Poor Bottom 40 Top 60 Urban population 64 36 28 72 Monetary poverty (Consumption)
Africa Key Facts and Figures for Child Mortality
www.usaid.govSub-Saharan Africa has the highest risk of death in the first month of life and is among the regions showing the least progress. However, Sub-Saharan Africa has seen a faster decline in its under-five mortality rate, with the annual rate of reduction …
HIV/AIDS Health Profile: Sub-Saharan Africa
pdf.usaid.govOverall HIV Trends Sub-Saharan Africa continues to bear an inordinate share of the global HIV burden, though epidemics across countries in Africa vary considerably: 22.9 million people living with HIV/AIDS (PLWHA) live in the region, representing about 68 percent of the total worldwide. The number of new infections in
Standard Bank Group ANNUAL INTEGRATED REPORT 2020
www.standardbank.comAfrica Regions contributed 58% of banking activities’ headline earnings On-the-ground presence in 20 countries in sub-Saharan Africa Unrivalled, African-focused capabilities Our on-the-ground capabilities across 20 countries in sub-Saharan Africa, links to …
MAJOR TRENDS AFFECTING FAMILIES IN SUB-SAHARAN …
www.un.orgEmerging Fertility Transition in Sub-Saharan Africa,” World Development, vol. 26, no. 8, 1998, pp. 1431- 1461. 4 Michele Garenne and Veronique Joseph, “The Timing of …
Solar for Businesses in Sub-Saharan Africa
data.bloomberglp.comJan 24, 2019 · • On-site solar is cheaper than the electricity tariffs paid by commercial or industrial (C&I) clients in seven out of 15 markets in Sub-Saharan Africa studied by BNEF. Solar electricity for those customers can be generated for $0.10-0.14/kWh in Kenya, Nigeria and Ghana, according to BNEF analysis.
Zambia Country Analysis Summary - United Nations
zm.one.un.orgNov 04, 2014 · in sub-Saharan Africa, with about 40 per cent2 of its inhabitants living in urban areas. The number of people in urban areas rose from 3.5 million in 2000 to 5.1 million in 20103. Migration has always played a central role in the history of Zambia. The movement of people into, out of and inside Zambia is a crucial element of the social
2021 Budget Highlights - assets.kpmg
assets.kpmg• Sub-Saharan Africa is projected to grow at 3.2% in 2021, reversing a contraction of 2.6% experienced in 2020. •This growth is expected to be driven by improvement in exports and commodity prices as the world economy recovers. • Projected increases in both investment and private consumption will contribute to the growth.
The role of science, technology and innovation in ensuring ...
unctad.orgUndernourishment trends: Progress made in almost all regions, but at very ... Agricultural losses in sub-Saharan Africa across the value chain for different types ... genetic modification, methods for improving soil fertility, and irrigation technologies can increase food availability. Post-harvest and agro-processing technologies can address
The Role of Agriculture in African ... - Columbia University
iri.columbia.eduSaharan Africa. Agriculture’s proponents suggest that, in many African countries, only the agricultural sector has suffi-cient scale and growth-linkages to significantly influence aggregate growth. Moreover, to significantly reduce poverty, it will be necessary to …
Causes and Impacts of Land Degradation and Desertification ...
article.sapub.orgMar 02, 2013 · cover, erosion, and the depletion of soil fertility on a large scale in many parts of sub -Saharan Africa. 2.1. Land Degradation . Land degradation is, usually, the result of complex inter-relationships between biophysical and socio-economic issues which affect many people and their land, specially in the tropics and developing countries. The ...
20 Success Stories of Agricultural Innovation from the ...
www.fao.orgCIMMYT piloted the Drought Tolerant Maize for Africa (DTMA) project to breed drought-tolerant maize varieties for the region and particularly for Zimbabwe. The project involved the national maize breeding programmes of 13 sub-saharan African countries and private seed companies. Between 2007 and 2013, around 160
Theories and Models of Agricultural Development
juniperpublishers.comIn Sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia, women are vital contributors to farm work, but because they have less ... Agricultural development is a sub-set of rural development. However, rural areas cannot attain development without its agriculture being ... improved food security and social sustainability are important
Cereal Crops: Rice, Maize, Millet, Sorghum, Wheat
www.afdb.orgsub-Saharan Africa (SSA). The central role of maize as a staple food in SSA is comparable to that of rice or wheat in Asia, with consumption rates being the highest in eastern and southern Africa (ESA). Of the 22 countries in the world where maize forms the highest percentage of calorie intake in the national diet, 16 are in Africa.
Climate-Smart Agriculture
www.worldbank.org20 percent by 2050 in Africa (Jones and Thornton, 2009). This overall projection translates into much more severe losses in certain places and does not account for extreme events: pests and diseases; droughts, heat stress and floods. In Sub-Saharan Africa, 250 million people went hungry in 2010 – almost a third of the population.
Empowering Women in the Rural Economy
www.ilo.orgnutrition security at the household level. The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) figures indicate that women provide up to 90 per cent of rice cultivation in South-East Asia and produce as much as 80 per cent of basic foodstuffs for household consumption and for sale in sub-Saharan Africa.22 Overall, women provide
INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY (ICT) …
uis.unesco.orgBox 2. Various ICTs in primary schools in sub-Saharan African: Evidence from the Southern and Eastern Africa Consortium for Monitoring Educational Quality (SACMEQ), 2007..... 7 Box 3. Supporting learning in schools and communities through broadcast community radio:
Africa’s Automotive Industry: Potential and Challenges
www.afdb.orgindustry, but with sub-Saharan Africa’s rapidly expanding market and automotive trade deficit of $16.3 billion, it is important that ways are found to efficiently attract investment especially into parts of the sector, which are more appropriate for lower-income countries. A …
FOOD AND AGRICULTURE ORGANIZATION OF THE UNITED …
www.un.orgThat is almost as much as the entire net food production of sub-Saharan Africa. However, it would be overly simplistic to suggest that eliminating food losses and waste will solve the
World Fertility 2019 - United Nations
www.un.orgpopulation levels and trends, including trends of fertility, nuptiality and family planning, changes in ... in sub-Saharan Africa (16), Northern Africa and Western Asia (2), Central and Southern ...
OIL AND GAS FORECAST TO 2050 - OurEnergyPolicy
www.ourenergypolicy.orgDec 29, 2014 · greater focus in mature markets on producing cleaner, higher-grade transport fuels. Indian and Sub-Saharan Africa markets will likely concentrate on building scalable and operationally flexible refinery capacity. We predict a 30% decline in petrochemicals production levels over 30 years, driven by regional
New Methodology Shows that 258 Million Children ... - UNESCO
uis.unesco.orgSub-Saharan Africa 57.5 54.5 60.5 1.10 37.0 17.7 19.3 Oceania 24.6 23.1 26.2 1.12 0.4 0.2 0.2 World 35.2 34.9 35.5 1.02 137.8 70.8 67.0 Out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary, lower secondary and upper secondary age Region Out-of-school rate (%) Out-of-school number (millions) ...
Amartya Sen: Development as Freedom
eprints.qut.edu.auseparated but linked, as seen in South Asia and Sub-Saharan Africa where people suffer from both dire economic poverty in the form of below subsistence earnings and capability poverty in the form of high infant mortality rates. Throughout the book, Sen highlights the key role of women in development. Sen cites
Policy Brief Food Security - Food and Agriculture Organization
www.fao.orgCommittee on World Food Security (CFS) 2005, Assessment of the World Food Security Situation, Rome Devereux, S. and Maxwell, S. (eds) (2001). Food security in sub-Saharan Africa, London: ITDG McClain-Nhlapo (2004) Implementing a Human Rights Approach to Food Security. 2020 Africa Conference IFPRI, Policy Brief 13
A ca E cc B - African Development Bank
www.afdb.orgUsing this measure, sub-Saharan Africa has the shallowest fi-nancial depth among the various regions as shown in Table 1. At 24%, domestic credit to the private sector is about half the ave-rage ratio for North Africa and Latin America & Caribbean and less than a quarter of that of OECD countries. Within the sub-regions,
World Mortality 2019 - United Nations
www.un.orgwith timely and accessible population data and analysis of population trends and development outcomes for ... (fertility, mortality and migration). ... and sub-Saharan Africa are
IMPACT OF AGRICULTURAL EXPORT ON ECONOMIC …
www.eajournals.orgcountries in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), has experienced a dramatic decrease in export growth in general, and agricultural exports in particular, causing problems that need to be solved urgently (Amin, A.A 2002). There are two main largely opposing schools of thought explaining the decline in agricultural exports.
ADOLESCENT AND YOUTH DEMOGRAPHICS: A BRIEF …
unfpa.org2 sub-Saharan Africa.5 Despite some regional variations, there is commonality in the causes of adolescent deaths worldwide. The causes of adolescent death include communicable diseases (HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis, and lower respiratory-tract infection) and non-communicable diseases related to problem
List of developing countries 2022 according to the ... - DAAD
static.daad.deSub-Saharan Africa Mali Dominican Republic Maledives Papua New Guinea Angola2 Mauritania El Salvador Myanmar Samoa Benin Mauritius Grenada Nepal Solomon Islands Botswana Mozambique Guatemala Pakistan Tokelau Burkina Faso Namibia Haiti Sri Lanka Tonga Burundi Niger Honduras Tajikistan Tuvalu Cameroon Nigeria Jamaika Turkmenistan Vanuatu
Guidelines for Overseas Presumptive Treatment of ...
www.cdc.govFeb 06, 2019 · • All sub-Saharan African refugees who originated from or resided in countries where . Loa loa: infection is endemic (Box 1), with exceptions noted in this document, should receive presumptive therapy with: o Albendazole, single …
God, divinities and spirits in African traditional ...
scihub.orgthe sub-Saharan Africa is one country with one religious belief and practice. This misunderstanding continued until indigenous African scholars like John S. Mbiti and E. Bolaji Idowu, in 1970s and 1980s, set out to refute some of the erroneous claims about African religions. They echoed the fact that “Africans had known God before
Strategic Framework 2022-31
www.fao.orgLatin America -7.4%, Middle East and Central Asia -3.2%, and sub-Saharan Africa -2.6%) and cause lasting damage to output loss,6 labour productivity and jobs. This will potentially increase the number of extreme poor by between 88-115 million in 2020 with an additional potential increase of between 23 million and 35 million in 2021.7 5.
Climate Smart Agriculture in the African Context
www.afdb.orgof cumulated needs for agriculture investment in sub-Saharan Africa, North Africa, and the Near East over the period 2005/7-2050, amounting to approximately US$ 2.1 trillion, or USD 48.5 billion per year. The amount of annual investment needed to adapt agriculture to
Social security: Issues, challenges and prospects
www.ilo.orgIn sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia, statutory social security personal coverage is estimated at 5 to 10 per cent ... 4 Social security: Issues, challenges and prospects financing social needs, with adverse effects on their quality of life. That burden may
2021 Government of Ghana Budget Statement and ... - Deloitte
www2.deloitte.comGDP growth: Global vs. major markets (%) Global and regional developments Changes in commodity prices per products Global Economy Advanced Countiries Emerging markets and developing economies Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) Source: 2021 Budget Statement, EIU and Deloitte analysis 5.50 2020 Actual 2021 Forecast 4.90 4.30 2.40 6.30 2.60 3.20 3.50 2020 ...
GHANA PHARMA MARKET & REGULATORY REPORT
pharmexcil.com1 Region Western Africa 2 Country Republic of Ghana 3 Capital Accra 4 Population 29,340,248 (July ... main source of income from Petroleum has taken a major hit). Latest Updates ... growth rate is characteristic of many pharmaceutical markets in Sub-Saharan Africa, where
AFRICA AGRICULTURE STATUS REPORT 2017 - Alliance for …
agra.orgAug 28, 2017 · in Sub-Saharan Africa. Africa Agriculture Status Report 2017 ... prospects for African agriculture looks favorable, despite the recent slowing in economic growth across much of the continent mainly due to the sharp drop in the global prices of oil and minerals. The African food market continues to
Contribution of Agriculture to Economic Growth in ... - …
www.aaawe.orgThe relationship between agriculture and development, especially in Sub-Saharan Africa, cannot be overemphasized. As a roadmap to attaining development, the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) 2 was adopted in year 2000 and in Africa, 70% of the development
Kenya: Nutrition Profile
www.usaid.govin Sub-Saharan Africa (World Bank 2017). This growth was supported by a stable macroeconomic environment, low oil prices, a rebound in tourism, strong remittance practices, and government-led infrastructure development. However, political turmoil during the presidential elections in 2017, in which at least 55 Kenyans died, may slow growth (World
World Population Ageing 2019 - United Nations
www.un.orgJun 03, 2019 · characteristics and of all three components of population change (fertility, mortality and migration). ... located in sub-Saharan Africa (16), Northern Africa and Western Asia (2), Central and ...
Demographics and Development in the 21st Century ...
www.cgdev.orgSep 05, 2008 · Very high fertility rates. Across regions, only sub-Saharan Africa’s fertility still averages above 5 (classified as very high), ensuring continuing population growth there into the 21st century.3 High fertility rates persist principally in 35 of the world’s poorest countries, with Afghanistan, Nigeria, Uganda, and Yemen on course to see their
INSECT DAMAGE - Food and Agriculture Organization
www.fao.orgIn sub-Saharan Africa, three quarters of the total production of maize is consumed as human food, which is also the case with other cereals such as sorghum and millet. The area planted by sorghum in Africa accounts for 21.8 million hectares with an average yield of 0.78 ton/ha, while 18.5 million hectares are planted with different types of
The Climate Crisis - UNICEF
www.unicef.orgSub-Saharan Africa hosts several climate change hotspots, where strong physical and ecological effects of climate change intersect with large populations of poor and vulnerable communities. Recent years have seen serious climate-related crises including the severe ongoing crisis in the Sahel region of West Africa since 2012 in which a drought ...
World Fertility and Family Planning 2020: Highlights
www.un.orgContinued rapid population growth presents challenges for achieving the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, particularly in sub-Saharan Africa where countries must provide health-care services,
Global Economic Prospects, January 2022
openknowledge.worldbank.orgGLOBAL ECONOMIC PROSPECTS | JANUARY 2022 CHAPTER 1 3 ... EMDE policy makers also face the challenges of heightened inflationary pressures, spillovers from prospective advanced-economy monetary tightening, and constrained fiscal ... Sub-Saharan Africa 2.5 -2.2 3.5 3.6 3.8 0.7 0.3 0.0 ...
THE STATE OF FOOD SECURITY AND NUTRITION IN THE …
www.unicef.orgFund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), the World Food Programme ... and their impact on food security and nutrition 51 ... sub-Saharan Africa 11 5 Western Asia is the only subregion in Asia where
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