# 2025 Rewind: The Year's Must-Listens | People First Podcast

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Podcast: [People First Podcast I Western and Central Africa I World Bank Group](https://stenobird.com/podcast/people-first-podcast-i-western-and-central-africa-i-world-bank-group-5985111)
Published: 2025-12-16T09:00:00+00:00
Episode link: https://www.worldbank.org/en/news/podcast/2025/12/18/2025-rewind-the-year-must-listens-people-first-podcast
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Duration seconds: 670

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As 2025 comes to a close, we’re celebrating in this last episode of the year, the milestones, innovations, and people driving change in this incredible region. Our conversations focused on the World Bank Group’s core priorities: accelerating electrification in Sub‑Saharan Africa, creating quality jobs in the context of dynamic demographics, and modernizing and improving the profitability of the agricultural sector. The People First podcast is available online , on Spotify , and on Apple Podcast . For more updates, follow us by subscribing, and don’t forget to rate and comment on this episode. Sequences 00:00 Introduction 0:20 Mission 300 is not just a number 02:41 Impact evaluation for real project results 05:13 Agriculture and Women : Drivers of the Local Economy 07:16 ACEs: Celebrating A Decade of Innovation 09:05 Empowering Youth: Jobs and Opportunities 10:17 Conclusion About People First Podcast People First Podcast provides a human angle to concrete development topics as they affect people in Western and Central Africa. It also features World Bank Group projects and initiatives. Join us for a sustainable and inclusive development! About World Bank Group The World Bank Group is one of the world's largest sources of funding and knowledge for low-income countries. Its five institutions share a commitment to reducing poverty, increasing shared prosperity, and promoting sustainable development.

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