Proposed medium-term statistics plan of the African Centre for Statistics for the period 2025–2027

Abstract

The present proposed medium-term statistics plan for 2025–2027 is submitted by the Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) to the Statistical Commission for Africa. The purpose of the plan is to guide the contribution that ECA will make to data and statistics in Africa between 2025 and 2027. Following the present introduction, the rationale for the plan is set out in section II. Changes that should be made are explained in section III. Section IV contains a summary of the broad areas of intervention for the period 2025– 2026. In section V, potential partnerships between ECA and other pan-African institutions and stakeholders are suggested. Section VI contains a brief discussion of the mobilization of resources needed to implement the activities outlined in the plan. The final section contains a request for the Statistical Commission for Africa to express its views and provide guidance on the conclusions and discussion points.