#YouAsked Elections & political parties How many voters will be participating in the 2020 Ghana election? Source The Electoral Commission Short answer How many voters will be participating in the 2020 Ghana election? Ghana’s electoral register has 17,027,655 registered voters.The West African nation went to the polls on December 7 to elect a president and 275 members of parliament.More: ELECTION 2020: EC publishes voters register again... Back Full answer
Agriculture Has Nigeria banned the importation of rice? Source Dubawa fact check: Osofo Kyiri Abosom’s claim about Nigeria banning importation of rice fact-checked Short answer Has Nigeria banned the importation of rice? While Nigeria has banned the importation of rice through its land borders, the country still imports rice via its shipping ports in order to meet local demand.... Back Full answer
#YouAsked Welfare & population How many indigenous languages are spoken in Kenya? Source Language in Education Policy in Kenya: Intention, Interpretation, Implementation 2018 Short answer How many indigenous languages are spoken in Kenya? The number of indigenous languages spoken in Kenya remains speculative with most sources saying that there are over 40 different indigenous languages and dialects.... Back Full answer
Health What are the leading unnatural causes of death in South Africa? Source Mortality and Causes of Death 2017 (Statistics South Africa) Short answer What are the leading unnatural causes of death in South Africa? Assault (15%) and transport accidents (11.5%) were among the leading unnatural causes of death in 2017.Note that insufficient detail on death notification forms affects this data.Related: Africa’s leading causes of death in 2016... Back Full answer
Sex & gender What share of South African women have experienced intimate partner violence in their lifetime? Source South Africa Demographic and Health Survey 2016 Short answer What share of South African women have experienced intimate partner violence in their lifetime? According to 2016 data, 26% of South African women who had ever had a partner had experienced physical, sexual and/or emotional violence. Physical violence was the most common form of violence experienced by these women, at 21%. This was followed by emotional violence (17%) and sexual violence (6%).... Back Full answer
Education Health Where does Zimbabwe rank based on the human capital the average child can expect to achieve? Source World Bank Human Capital Index Short answer Where does Zimbabwe rank based on the human capital the average child can expect to achieve? The World Bank’s Human Capital Index measures “the amount of human capital that a child born today can expect to attain by age 18”. It expresses this as a value between zero and one. An economy in which the average worker achieves both full health and full education potential will score a v... Back Full answer
Education Health Where does Nigeria rank based on human capital the average child can expect to achieve? Source World Bank Human Capital Index Short answer Where does Nigeria rank based on human capital the average child can expect to achieve? The World Bank’s Human Capital Index measures “the amount of human capital that a child born today can expect to attain by age 18”. It expresses this as a value between zero and one. An economy in which the average worker achieves both full health and full education potential will score a... Back Full answer
Environment Why did the Zimbabwean government announce changes to the country’s agro-ecological boundaries in 2020? Source Cabinet statement Short answer Why did the Zimbabwean government announce changes to the country’s agro-ecological boundaries in 2020? On September 15 2020, the Zimbabwe government announced changes to the country’s agro-ecological boundaries, which had been in place since the 1960s. Agro-ecological zones are identified based on the “distribution of soil, land surface and climate”, says the United Nations’ Food and... Back Full answer
Covid-19 Health When is someone with Covid-19 considered to have recovered? Source Meedan Digital Health Lab Short answer When is someone with Covid-19 considered to have recovered? There isn’t a single definition of recovery. According to a team of global health experts at the Meedan Digital Health Lab, a review of Covid-19 recovery guidelines shows that two criteria are common when determining if a patient has recovered: the patient no longer has symptoms and the p... Back Full answer