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The Minister of Finance, Dr Mohammed Amin Adam, has said that the availability of high-quality and timely data is a major enabler for developing...

A two-day training work­shop for about 30 Chief Directors of the Minis­tries, Department and Agencies, Heads of State and International...

Development policies need to support the most vulnerable Central Africans, especially those who have been forcibly displaced by conflict. The outbreak of conflict in 2012 led to almost one million Central Africans being internally displaced. Despite some stabilization in the security situation since then, sporadic violence continues to displace people in certain parts of the country. Today, there are around 500,000 internally-displaced persons (IDPs) in CAR – more than 8% of the country’s po...

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations says Quality data in the agricultural sector is vital in informing effective policymaking and accelerating efforts toward sustainable development in Liberia.

On September 20, 2023, Statistics Sierra Leone released a preliminary report on the Census of Business Establishments conducted late last year and early this year.

On the 2nd of June 2023, a sad story emerged ons social media, which was a screenshot of a Snapchat conversation, where an anonymous lady complained about how her 39;sugar daddy 39; knowingly transmitted HIV to herself and her two friends.

Learn about risk screening, a key step in the process of adapting to climate change and building resilience to shocks.

The Harmonizing and Improving Statistics in West and Central Africa (HISWACA) Project, Phase 1, is aimed at building statistical capacity to improve the quality of data production, regional harmonization, data access and use, as well as modernize statistical systems in Benin, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Senegal, and The Gambia.

News and Press Release in English on Benin and 7 other countries about Coordination; published on 11 May 2023 by World Bank

Ghana projects over $1.5 billion revenue and 1.4 million jobs from tourism by 2027