The Afristat Newsletter No. 12
During the first half of 2024, the Economic and Statistical Observatory for Sub-Saharan Africa (AFRISTAT) carried out various actions in terms of statistical coordination and resource mobilization, development and strengthening of partnerships, statutory meetings and direct technical assistance to Member States.
As part of the coordination and resource mobilization missions, five member states were visited. The revival of countries in arrears with the payment of their contributions to AFRISTAT Fund 2016-2025, the follow-up of recommendations of the Council of Ministers as well as negotiation of collaborations within the framework of the project for Harmonizing and Improving Statistics in West and Central Africa (HISWACA) constituted the main points of discussions.
Regarding partnerships, it was a matter of consolidating existing collaborations and developing new ones.
Their consolidation is observed through:
- The closing of the Regional Project to support the strengthening of digital economy statistics and support the use of data science by tax and customs administrations (DATAFID) in collaboration with Expertise France;
- The monitoring of the implementation of statistical programs and projects entrusted to AFRISTAT by WAEMU Commission, FAO, INSEE, Expertise France as well as Djibouti and Guinea;
- The participation in statutory meetings of partners as well as in the joint organization of activities. It is for this reason that the Observatory was represented at the following main meetings: the 55th session of the United Nations Statistical Commission, the regional workshop on the Statistical Business Register of the second Strategy for the harmonization of statistics in Africa (SHaSA 2), the 1st ordinary session of the Steering Committee (COPIL) of the project for, Harmonizing and Improving Statistics in West and Central Africa (HISWACA) of the WAEMU Commission.
