Housing Is there any data available on housing affordability in Africa? Source The Centre for Affordable Housing Finance in Africa (CAHF): Housing Finance in Africa Yearbook 2022 Short answer Is there any data available on housing affordability in Africa? Housing affordability is based on three things: household income, the price of the house, and the terms of the finance. Across Africa, a combination of low urban household incomes, high mortgage interest rates and a lack of access to finance, results in very low housing affordability. In 2022, th... Back Full answer
Housing Which countries have the largest housing shortages in Africa? Source The Centre for Affordable Housing Finance in Africa (CAHF): Housing Finance in Africa Yearbook 2022 Short answer Which countries have the largest housing shortages in Africa? African cities become new homes to over 40,000 people a day. According to the latest statistics from the CAHF, Africa faces a shortfall of at least 51 million housing units. Nigeria has a housing deficit of 28 million units, the Democratic Republic of Congo has a deficit estimated at 3.9 million (or... Back Full answer
Migration Welfare & population How many foreign-born people are there in South Africa? Source Human Sciences Research Council (HSRC): Migration scholars release statement on international migration situation in South Africa Short answer How many foreign-born people are there in South Africa? According to the most recent data from Statistics South Africa, there were approximately 3.95 million foreign-born persons living in South Africa at the mid-point of 2021. ... Back Full answer
Migration How many internally displaced people are there in Nigeria? Source Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre: Nigeria Short answer How many internally displaced people are there in Nigeria? By the end of 2022, Nigeria was home to 3.6 million internally displaced people, 1.9 million of whom were living in protracted displacement in the north-eastern state of Borno. ... Back Full answer
Sex & gender Which African countries criminalise same-sex sexual activity? Source ILGA World – Our Identities Under Arrest Report (Dec 2021) Short answer Which African countries criminalise same-sex sexual activity? According to the International LGBTI Association (ILGA), 33 of the 54 African countries recognised by the United Nations have laws that criminalise same-sex sexual acts and diverse gender expressions. These are Algeria, Angola, Botswana, Burundi, Cameroon, Comoros, Egypt, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gambia, ... Back Full answer
Sex & gender Where in Africa is same-sex marriage legal? Source ILGA Database: Legal Frameworks – Same-Sex Marriage and Civil Unions Short answer Where in Africa is same-sex marriage legal? South Africa is the only country in Africa where same-sex marriage is legal. ... Back Full answer
Sex & gender Where in Africa can transgender people legally change their sex description and gender marker? Source ILGA Database: Legal Frameworks - Legal Gender Recognition Short answer Where in Africa can transgender people legally change their sex description and gender marker? Namibia and South Africa are the only countries in Africa that have legal procedures to change a person’s name and gender marker on identity documents. These two processes give trans and gender diverse people the ability to hold identity documents that match their identity and expression, whi... Back Full answer
Agriculture What is Kenya’s largest farming sector? Source Economic Survey 2023 (Kenya National Bureau of Statistics) Short answer What is Kenya’s largest farming sector? In 2022, cut flowers had the largest recorded marketed agricultural production in Kenya at KSh 103.5 billion, followed by tea at KSh 156.7 billion and cattle and calves at KSh 84.7 billion. ... Back Full answer
Agriculture How much wheat does Kenya produce and consume? Source Economic Survey 2023 (Kenya National Bureau of Statistics) Short answer How much wheat does Kenya produce and consume? Wheat production fell by 13% from 349,000 tonnes in 2021 to 271,000 tonnes in 2022, according to the Economic Survey 2023. The country consumed 2.1 million tonnes of wheat as food. A total of 11 tonnes were used as seed and 122 tonnes had “other” uses. Another 40 tonnes were lost. ... Back Full answer