Africa's Poor Numbers – new long post published! In this piece, I critically examine the quality and availability of data in Africa. I argue that much African data is highly unreliable. In particular, I look at economic data, criminal justice data, and population data.

In the piece, I argue that bad data extends well beyond population data. I also discuss some of the factors behind Africa's low statistical capacity. If you're interested, check it out. It's one of my longer pieces: