This report considers the challenges and opportunities of the Fourth Industrial Revolution for sub-Saharan Africa as the region attempts to create jobs for its increasing population, address the effects of climate change, and face an external environment that may become less supportive.
Sub-Saharan Africa has little or no chance of achieving the UN target of having not more than three percent of its population living in extreme poverty by 2030, according to a new World Bank report.
But while renewable energy auctions in predictably sun-drenched locations like Saudi Arabia have been making headlines for years, less media attention has focused on "energy leapfrog" countries in Sub-Saharan Africa, where low-price renewable generated electricity can mitigate potential carbon emissions while providing reliable first-time energy access and opportunities for low-carbon economic growth.
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