Africa
Government:
African Union (AU): au.int
Population: 1.216 billion (2016)
The secretariat of the African Union: Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
African Union: Agenda 2063
Agenda 2063 must be seen as a part of the African Renaissance which calls for changes in attitudes, mindsets to inculcate the right set of African values, i.e,, discipline, focus, honesty, integrity, transparency, hard work and love for Africa and its people. Agenda 2063 provides the opportunity for Africa to break away from the syndrome of “always coming up with new ideas but no significant achievements” and set in motion high levels of productivity, growth, entrepruenership and transformation.
› agenda2063.au.int
Africa Human Development Report 2016
Advancing Gender Equality and Women’s Empowerment in Africa
Gender inequality is costing sub-Saharan Africa on average $US95 billion a year, peaking at US$105 billion in 2014– or six percent of the region’s GDP – jeopardising the continent’s efforts for inclusive human development and economic growth, according to the Africa Human Development Report 2016.
› Africa Human Development Report 2016
Human development progress and trends
Human development in Africa is rising and low human development countries are catching up, despite persisting inequality within countries and between women and men.
17 African countries across the 5 regions have attained medium and high human development – Southern Africa (6), North Africa (5), Central Africa (4), West Africa (2), and East Africa (5).
Women on average achieve 87% of the human development outcome of males mainly due to less command over economic resources but also due to poorer health and education outcomes.
African Economic Outlook 2016
The African Economic Outlook (AEO) presents the current state of economic and social development in Africa and projects the outlook for the coming two years. The AEO is a product of collaborative work by three international partners: the African Development Bank, the OECD Development Centre and the United Nations Development Programme.
The website provides comprehensive and comparable data and analysis of 54 African economies. An international team of researchers, economists, statisticians and other experts analyse economic, social and political statistics and present them in a format accessible to the public. The report is supported by recent available data drawn from several sources: national statistics offices, ministries, multilateral development institutions, investors, civil society and the media.
AfricanEconomicOutlook.org is the only resource on Africa which employs a cross-country, macro-economic framework, allowing for comparative analysis both over time and across countries. It also undertakes in-depth studies of sectors critical for the continent’s development. Beyond the country outlooks, you will find important resources such as ongoing research, news and events.
› africaneconomicoutlook.org
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