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A list of datasets available on Africa (at different administrative level)
Economic, social and political developments of African countries.
African & Middle East Telecom news
Databases on Environmental Resources (MADE) – main geographic information layer and several additional layers that vary for each country (e.g. roads, rivers and water bodies):
Observatoire Economique et Statistique d’Afrique Subsaharienne
Financial and economic data for countries in the ECOWAS zone.
Données économiques et financières.
The World Factbook provides information on the history, people, government, economy, geography, communications, transportation, military, and transnational issues for 267 world entities.
Aim to raise levels of nutrition, improve agricultural productivity, better the lives of rural populations and contribute to the growth of the world economy.
This page is a depository for data developed through research at the Center for International Development at Harvard University (CID). Often the data are associated with a research paper and, thus, the paper is also available for downloading.
Provide timely and rigorous early warning and vulnerability information on emerging and evolving food security issues.
Selected datasets per country
A website with a collection of subnational, spatially explicit, poverty data sets.
Global population trends, links to historical population estimates,estimates of population, births, and deaths occurring each year, day, hour, or second.
Le portail Coût des Facteurs de Production permet de procéder à une analyse comparative des coûts des principaux facteurs de production.
1) Vers un plan stratégique du pole d’entreprise agricole oignon de korsimoro au burkina faso 2011 à 2014.
2) CÔTE D’IVOIRE : Perspectives des entreprises sur les mesures non tarifaires
Open Data portal for the developing world mobile industry.
Geofast is a web-based tool for the interactive exploration of mobile phone data in Ivory Coast and has been aggregated on different administrative levels. The temporal evolution of phone call traffic can be visualised as animation on a dayly, weekly and biweekly-base.
NB: The Ivory Coast data has been provided by Orange and covers the period from 12/01/2011 till 04/28/2012 The data has been aggregated on region and department level.
Statistics from the United Nation Conference on Trade and Development
The International Aid Transparency Initiative aims to make information about aid spending easier to access, use and undertsand.
UNECA's mandate is to promote the economic and social development of its member States, foster intra-regional integration, and promote international cooperation for Africa's development.
The OECD data portal.
Open By-laws South Africa is a project to help South Africans be more informed about the legislation that governs them.
The Telecommunication Development Advisory Group (TDAG) reviews priorities, strategies and financial matters of the ITU Telecommunication Development Sector.
Research on ICT policy and regulation that facilitates evidence-based and informed policy making for improved access, use and application of ICT for social development and economic growth.
The United Nations Statistics Division (UNSD) launched a new internet based data service for the global user community. It brings UN statistical databases within easy reach of users through a single entry point.
