African Statistical Yearbook 2009

The 2009 African Statistical Yearbook was prepared under the overall umbrella of the African Statistical Coordination Committee set up by major continental organizations dealing with statistical development namely the African Development Bank (AfDB), the African Capacity Building Foundation (ACBF), the African Union Commission (AUC), and the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA) in the framework of the implementation of the Reference Regional Strategic Framework for Statistical Capacity Building in Africa (RRSF).

It was prepared under the overall guidance of Prof. Ben Kiregyera, Director of the African Centre for Statistics (ACS) of the UNECA, Dr. Charles Lufumpa, Director of the Statistics Department of the AfDB, Dr. Kouassi Réné Nguettia, Director of Economic affairs (AUC) and the leadership of Mr. Kokil Beejaye, Division Manager at the AfDB, Dr. Dimitri Sanga, Senior Statistician at the ACS and Mr. Yeo Dossina, Head of Statistics Unit at AUC.