Open Data for Africa Launched by AfDB
From the post:
The African Development Bank Group has recently launched the ‘Open Data for Africa‘ as part of the bank’s goal to improve data management and dissemination in Africa. The Open Data for Africa is a user friendly tool for extracting data, creating and sharing own customized reports, and visualising data across themes, sectors and countries in tables, charts and maps. The platform currently holds data from 20 African countries : Algeria, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Democratic Republic of Congo, Ethiopia, Malawi, Morocco, Mozambique, Namibia, Nigeria, Ghana, Rwanda, Republic of Congo, Senegal, South Africa, South Sudan, Tanzania, Tunisia, Zambia and Zimbabwe.
Not a lot of resources but a beginning.
One trip to one country isn’t enough to form an accurate opinion of a continent but I must report my impression of South Africa from several years ago.
I was at a conference with mid-level government and academic types for a week.
In a country where “child head of household” is a real demographic category, I came away deeply impressed with the optimism of everyone I met.
You can just imagine the local news in the United States and/or Europe if a quarter of the population was dying.
Vows of to “…never let this happen again…,” blah, blah, would choke the channels.
Not in South Africa. They readily admit to having a variety of serious issues but are equally serious about developing ways to meet those challenges.
If you want to see optimism in the face of stunning odds, I would strongly recommend a visit.