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African leaders advised to exploit the ‘new oil’

October 24, 2018October 24, 2018 by newbusinessethiopia

African leaders advised to exploit the 'new oil'

African leaders are advised to exploit statistics, the ‘new oil’. “Statistics is the new oil that our leaders must, henceforth, harness to engineer business processes on the continent,” said Oliver Chinganya, Director of the African Centre for Statistics (ACS) at the UN Economic Commission for Africa (ECA).

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Western scholar urges Africa to own its statistics

October 4, 2018October 4, 2018 by newbusinessethiopia

Western scholar urges Africa urged to own its statistics

Statisticians are urged to do more to explain and sell their work to ensure their product helps African governments to make informed policies that can change communities and democracies for the better.

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