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A man accompanying his wife and daughter in the waiting room of a hospital in Burkina Faso, May 14, 2019. Photo: Olivier Girard/World Bank

CPIA 2025 REPORT

Improving Africa’s Public Services

📌 Note: This event will no longer be livestreamed. A recording will be streamed on Monday, July 14 at 8:00 AM UTC-4 on this page (local time)

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Join us live on July 10 for the launch of the 2025 Africa Country Policy and Institutional Assessment (CPIA) report, streaming from Monrovia, Liberia.

The event features a presentation by Andrew Dabalen, World Bank Chief Economist for the Africa region, and a panel of experts discussing reforms in public service delivery, governance, and private sector development.

This year’s CPIA highlights lessons from across Africa on improving services, including energy, digital, and private sector services necessary for job growth. The findings provide details on the key policy trends and solutions central to effective policy and institutional reform, relevant for IDA country officials, investors, and development partners worldwide.

Andrew Dabalen is the World Bank’s Chief Economist for the Africa Region, a position he has held since July 1, 2022. In this role, he provides strategic guidance on regional priorities and ensures the technical quality of economic analysis. He also leads the development of major regional economic studies and supports the World Bank’s research and policy engagement across Africa.

Gabriel Okeowo is the Country Director at BudgIT Nigeria, a civic organization that leverages technology to improve citizen engagement and drive institutional reforms. With over 13 years of experience in the NGO sector, he brings expertise in project management, data processing, and information systems.

Mary Duncan Dahn is a Monitoring, Evaluation, Research, and Learning (MERL) professional with more than 15 years of experience managing strategies, evaluations, and stakeholder engagement for domestic and international health programs. She is dedicated to building systems that generate data-driven insights to improve decision-making and the performance of global health initiatives, particularly in malaria, TB, and HIV.

Georgia Wallen has served as the World Bank’s Country Manager for Liberia since August 1, 2023. Her priorities include leading the Bank’s engagement in Liberia, advancing dialogue with the government on development reforms backed by analytical work, and managing the Monrovia office and Liberia country team.

Anthony Myers is the Deputy Minister for Fiscal Affairs at the Ministry of Finance and Development Planning, a role he has held since February 2024. He has led several key initiatives that have advanced Liberia’s fiscal and development agenda.

Nicholas Woolley is an economist in the Office of the Chief Economist, Africa Region at the World Bank specializing in issues related to macroeconomics and economic growth, with an emphasis on the importance of physical capital on productivity development.

Daniel Ankrah (Moderator) is a communications and media professional with over 15 years of experience in journalism, digital media, and public speaking. He currently serves as Senior Communications Officer at the Liberia Revenue Authority and lectures part-time at Starz University.

An agenda will be shared soon.

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