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Natural resources & energy

Database on global nuclear energy

The Nuclear Energy Agency's Nuclear Energy Data is an annual collation of statistics and country reports on nuclear power in all NEA member countries. Where available it includes government projections, fuel cycles and current nuclear production.
29 October 2020
Database on global nuclear energy
Natural resources & energy

Public spending on water and sanitation in sub-Saharan Africa

A 2011 World Bank reports that includes aggregated data and trends for public spending on water and sanitation in Sub-Saharan Africa.
29 October 2020
Public spending on water and sanitation in sub-Saharan Africa
Welfare & population

Scrutiny of data on older people in Africa

A study that evaluates the quality of nationally representative data on older Africans. It examines the accuracy of age data collected from different sources.
29 October 2020
Scrutiny of data on older people in Africa
Welfare & population

Gender data portal

The World Bank's gender data portal provides labour force and income level data by gender.
29 October 2020
Gender data portal
Welfare & population

Global database with religion by country

The World Religion Database provides demographic statistics and data sources on international religious information, including for the African continent.
29 October 2020
Global database with religion by country
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Covid-19

World Health Organization Covid-19 updates, FAQ and research database

Coronavirus resources provided by the United Nations’ health agency include:

Myth busters

FAQ

Daily updates on the number of cases

A dashboard of global cases

A database of research

29 October 2020
World Health Organization Covid-19 updates, FAQ and research database
Education
Housing

World Bank Human Capital Index

 

29 October 2020
World Bank
Crime & justice

Global Terrorism Index 2020

This is the eighth edition of the Global Terrorism Index (GTI). The report provides a comprehensive summary of the key global trends and patterns in terrorism over the last 50 years, placing a special emphasis on trends over the past decade. This period corresponds with the rise and fall of the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL).

The GTI report is produced by the Institute for Economics & Peace (IEP) using data from the Global Terrorism Database (GTD) and other sources. Data for the GTD is collected and collated by the National Consortium for the Study of Terrorism and Responses to Terrorism (START) at the University of Maryland. The GTD contains over 170,000 terrorist incidents for the period 1970 to 2019.

18 January 2021
Global Terrorism Index 2020
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BBC country profiles Africa

An instant guide to history, politics and economic background of countries and territories, and background on key institutions.

25 January 2021

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