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Over the next 25 years, Sub-Saharan Africa will add 748 million people to its urban areas, by which time nearly 80 percent of its population will be urban. This report addresses how Africa's policymakers can best leverage this rapid urbanization to generate both transformative economic growth and new jobs for its young expanding workforce.

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The World Bank came into formal existence in 1945 following the international ratification of the Bretton Woods agreements. It is a vital source of financial and technical assistance to developing countries around the world. The organization's activities are focused on education, health, agriculture and rural development, environmental protection, establishing and enforcing regulations, infrastructure development, governance and legal institutions development. The World Bank is made up of two unique development institutions owned by its 185 Member Countries. The International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD) focuses on middle income and creditworthy poor countries and the International Development Association (IDA), which focuses on the poorest countries in the world.

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