Factsheets

President Muhammadu Buhari was enthusiastic as he launched the continent’s first central bank digital currency. But what is it all about?

The latest data from the World Health Organization is likely to be the last major update not to feature Covid-19 statistics.

Ahead of the local government elections, our factsheet answers voters’ questions about housing.

We answer these and other sanitation questions in the run-up to the 2021 municipal elections.

We unpack how poverty is defined in South Africa ahead of the November local elections.

We look at the South Africa's unemployment figures, which are among the highest measured in the world

Ahead of South Africa’s local government elections, we look at access to water and delivery problems in metropolitan municipalities.

We look at what the statistics reveal about grid electricity supply in our nine provinces, and how it has changed since 1994.

This factsheet takes a closer look at gun-related deaths in South Africa.

With analysts saying there is little respite on the horizon for Nigerians, we take a closer look at the challenge of rising consumer prices.

This factsheet looks at greenhouse gases and how African countries’ emissions compare with the rest of the world.