Useful sources about Africa

UNODC adopts an evidence-based approach to quantify the extent and describe the patterns of corruption at the country level. Information on the experience of corruption is gathered through sample surveys on different targets - general population, business sector, civil servants - following strict methodological standards. This study, published in 2019, explores the patterns, experiences and manifestations of corruption in Nigeria.

Constituting the fifth part of the Global Study on Homicide 2019, this booklet gives an overview of the scope of gender-related killing of women and girls. It provides in-depth analysis of killings perpetrated within the family sphere and examines forms of gender-related killings perpetrated outside the family sphere, such as the killing of women in conflict and the killing of female sex workers. The booklet explores the scale of intimate partner/family-related killings of women and girls, and describes different forms of gender-related killings of women. It also looks at the characteristics of the perpetrators of intimate partner killings, the link between lethal and non-lethal violence against women, and the criminal justice response.

The World Prison Brief (WPB) is a unique database that provides free access to information about prison systems throughout the world. Country information is updated on a monthly basis, using data largely derived from governmental or other official sources. Each country page gives information on:

• total prison populations, and prison population rates per 100,000 of the national population
• the use of imprisonment for women, juveniles and foreign nationals
• the extent of pre-trial/remand imprisonment
• prison overcrowding, as indicated by occupancy levels
• news and official reports on prison conditions
• details of local organisations and other resources
• department or ministry responsible for prisons, with contact information