Makhtar Diop, a former Senegalese Economy and Finance Minister, is the World Bank’s Vice President for its Africa region. Under his leadership, the World Bank Group committed a record-breaking $11.6 billion to Sub-Saharan Africa in FY 2015 to help tackle development challenges such as increasing food security and agricultural productivity; improving access to affordable, reliable, and sustainable energy, creating economic opportunities for Africa’s youth; and responding quickly and effectively to emergency situations such as the recent Ebola epidemic. Before taking up this position, Diop was World Bank Country Director for Brazil, based in Brasilia, between January 2009 and April 2012; he previously held the positions of Director of Strategy and Operations, and Sector Director for Finance, Private Sector and Infrastructure, both in the Latin America and the Caribbean Region. Between 2002 and 2005, Mr. Diop was the Bank’s Country Director for Kenya, Eritrea, and Somalia, based in Nairobi. Before joining the World Bank, Mr. Diop worked at the International Monetary Fund, focusing on the Central African Republic.
Almost half of those living in sub-Saharan Africa — approximately 500 million people — do not have proof of legal identity. The repercussions of this are huge.
The great majority of African refugee movements happen within Africa, with the burden of caring for these migrants falling on neighboring countries
A critical first step is to be able to measure education quality credibly, writes Makhtar Diop.
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