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New Country Representative for Botswana

�Ӱ��̳ appoints Mr. Liang Wang as the new Country Representative for Botswana, effective November 15, 2022.
VACCINATIONS

COVID-19 Vaccination Journey

In Eastern and Southern Africa - Unlocking supply, building capacity and overcoming hesitancy.
REPORT

Inequality in the SACU

A new diagnostic reveals that overall inequality in Southern African Customs Union countries is driven by inherited circumstances.

Botswana At-A-Glance

The country is at the center of Southern Africa, positioned between South Africa, Namibia, Zambia, and Zimbabwe. One of the world��s poorest countries at independence in 1966, it rapidly became one of the fastest-growing economies. Significant mineral (diamond) wealth, robust institutions, prudent economic management, and a relatively small population of about 2.5 million (2022), have made it an upper-middle-income country with an aspiration of becoming a high-income country.?

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This project aims to improve the availability of water supply in drought vulnerable areas, increase the efficiency of water utilities corporation, and strengthen wastewater management.

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Satu Kahkonen

Country Director for South Africa, Botswana, Namibia, Lesotho and Eswatini

Liang Wang

Country Representative for Botswana

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Oct 14, 2024

Africa��s Pulse

Short term economic prospects for the continent, its current development challenges.
Jul 17, 2024

CPIA Africa

The 2024 Africa Country Policy and Institutional Assessment (CPIA) report covers the period January to December 2023. In 2023, the average CPIA score for IDA-eligible countries in Sub-Saharan Africa remained broadly like ...
Apr 21, 2025

IDA Impact in Africa

With IDA��s help, hundreds of millions of people have escaped poverty��through the creation of jobs, access to clean water, schools, roads, nutrition, electricity, and more.
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