Report on statistical activities

Abstract

The aim of the Commission in this field has been to promote and stimulate statistical development in all African countries and territories so that economic and social problems and programmes could be handled with fuller quantitative knowledge. The activities of the secretariat in this respect have been based on the recommendations of the Conference of African Statisticians as approved by the Commission at its annual sessions. They have continued to flow along the four main lines of training staff, carrying out methodological research aimed at the formulation of statistical standards adapted to African conditions, rendering direct assistance to governments at their request in specific fields and enhancing the exchange of experiences and the diffusion of statistical information in the Region.