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• Angola
• Botswana
• Burundi
• Comoros
• Congo, Democratic Republic of
• Eritrea
• Eswatini
• Ethiopia
• Kenya

• Lesotho
• Madagascar
• Malawi
• Mauritius
• Mozambique
• Namibia
• Rwanda
• Sao Tome & Principe
• Seychelles
• Somalia, Federal Republic of
• South Africa
• South Sudan
• Sudan
• Tanzania
• Uganda
• Zambia
• Zimbabwe

To meet this challenge, the World Bank Group is working with Eastern and Southern African countries in three priority areas to pave the way for more job creation and economic growth:

1. The first is building foundational infrastructure鈥攂oth physical and human capital鈥攆rom reliable and affordable energy, transport, and digital access to healthcare, education, and job-relevant skills for Africa鈥檚 growing population.
2. The second is working with governments to strengthen governance and support business-enabling policies and a predictable regulatory environment.
3. The third is mobilizing large-scale private sector investment, working as one World Bank Group to help unlock and de-risk financing.

Within this framework, we have identified five cross-cutting enablers that drive economic activity across all sectors, create local jobs, and integrate regional markets while crowding in private capital. These include energy access and regional interconnection, transport and trade corridors, digital access and connectivity, and water and sanitation鈥攅ach underpinned by continued investments in skills and human capital.

In addition, we are advancing two flagship initiatives: AIM2030, which supports local manufacturing of medical products, and Agriconnect, which strengthens agriculture and agribusiness value chains across the region.

Major regional World Bank Group programs are enabling transformation at scale:

• Under the Mission 300 initiative, we aim to connect 300 million Africans to electricity by 2030 in partnership with AfDB and other partners. As of September 2025, we鈥檝e connected over 31 million people to electricity, and through our , we aim to triple the rate of progress on energy access in Eastern and Southern Africa, providing life-transforming opportunities for 100 million people across 20 countries.
• Our proposed investments in trade corridors such as the Lobito, Central (Tanzania), and Northern (Kenya and Uganda) Corridors will advance regional integration, spur economic growth, lower transport costs and times, and strengthen trade competitiveness.
• Our program is setting out to revolutionize the region's digital landscape, supporting investments in digital infrastructure, skills, platforms, and regulatory frameworks. It is on track to provide digital access to 180 million people (half of whom are women) in 15 countries.
• Our aims to ensure that at least 30 million people are provided with improved water & sanitation services by supportingsector governance reforms, improving performance of service providers, and leveraging resilient water and sanitation investments.
• Forthcoming investments in聽medical manufacturing will expand capacity and ensure equitable access to affordable, quality-assured medicines, vaccines, and medical products.
• Under the Mission AgriConnect program, we aim to聽create jobs across agrifood聽value chains, transform the livelihoods of small-holder farmers and improve food security in the region.聽Through digital solutions, innovative financial instruments, and stronger cooperation with farmer organizations, we can equip farmers with the information, tools, and financing they need to grow and create jobs.
• 翱耻谤听Education Business Plan 2030 for Eastern and Southern Africa is preparing over 200 million children and youth to have the education and skills for jobs in high-growth-potential industries such as agribusiness, tourism, and information and communications technologies. Through our and the East Africa Girls Empowerment and Resilience program (EAGER), we are building skills, aligning education with labor market needs, and developing value chains with strong job potential.

Underpinning all this work are robust regional projects that are expanding trade, energy interconnectivity, and supporting the development of a common market under the AfCFTA to widen opportunities and increase the scale of investment and job creation.

The World Bank Group is supporting Eastern and Southern Africa through a portfolio of over $75.8 billion in financing for 24 countries. We are leveraging our development policy operations across the region to improve competitiveness and support business-enabling policies that are making it easier to do business and attract private sector investment. There are investment opportunities in sectors with high potential to create jobs. But the jobs agenda can only succeed through collaborative efforts: governments, private sector, educators, and families each have a role to play and if we act together, we can turn Africa鈥檚 working-age population growth into a true competitiveness dividend.

Through financing, policy advice, and partnerships with governments and the private sector, the World Bank Group is helping Eastern and Southern Africa create more鈥攁nd better鈥攋obs that can improve people鈥檚 lives. The region is home to the world鈥檚 next generation of workers, entrepreneurs, and innovators鈥攂ut only if we can unlock their potential today.