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World’s leading source of high-quality data & analysis on what Africans are thinking. Research network, headquarters in Accra, partners in 40 African countries.
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Joined May 2012
Africans strongly support women’s autonomy in marriage and reproductive decisions, but they are divided on access to contraceptives. Head over to our website to read more in our latest Pan-Africa Profile: https://t.co/tVSpFojrah
#VoicesAfrica #Gender #ReproductiveHealth
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Zimbabwe is the most recent African country to abolish the death penalty, bringing the total to 24 - for now. Ahead of Human Rights Day, we explore how many citizens across 37 countries say capital punishment is never justified. See our latest in @thecontinent_ for more.
All Protocol Observed Welcome to Issue 223 of The Continent In this dumpster fire of a year, we’re still finding what’s worth saving — sport, art, community, and joy across Africa. Read it here: https://t.co/2iMC7ZewJF
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Does corruption shape how people see the legitimacy of watchdog journalism? Evidence from Africa says yes. Read more in our latest working paper: https://t.co/wcAqRVZV2i
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In Episode 4 of our Online Data Analysis training series, we walk you through exactly how to read and interpret frequency tables and charts using the Afrobarometer ODA tool. Watch now, and start transforming numbers into stroies: https://t.co/EFcT2gfX0x
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The impacts of climate change are widely felt across Africa, with drought and crop failure representing the most commonly reported effects. Explore Afrobarometer’s latest Pan-Africa Profile on climate change for more insights: https://t.co/SsCvzqKCYI
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#InfographieDelaSemaine : En moyenne, à travers 38 pays africains, environ la moitié (49%) des citoyens estiment que la contraception devrait être accessible à toute personne sexuellement active, quel que soit son âge. L’accès à la contraception, quel que soit l’âge, est moins
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#InfographicOfTheWeek: On average across 38 African countries, about half (49%) of citizens say contraceptives should be made available to anyone who is sexually active, regardless of age. Access to contraceptives regardless of age is less popular among rural residents, older
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Over the past three days, our Capacity Building team has been training students and faculty from the Agostinho Neto and Jean Piaget universities in Luanda. The tailor-made programme equips participants with the skills to understand, analyse, and apply public-attitude data in
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Among Africans who are climate-change aware, about two-thirds (64%) cite “human activity,” while 21% attribute climate change to “natural weather patterns or natural processes.” Find out more in Afrobarometer’s latest Pan-Africa Profile on climate change: https://t.co/SsCvzqKCYI
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Climate change is reshaping the world’s weather patterns, ecosystems, and economic systems. Its interconnected impacts make it not just an environmental crisis but also a socio-economic one. Effective adaptation not only protects lives and livelihoods but also helps countries
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Who is responsible for causing climate change? Climate-change-literate Africans attribute responsibility equally to domestic and international actors. More in @afrobarometer latest report: https://t.co/R3GVtRsQku
#VoicesAfrica #ClimateChange #IDSResearchAgenda
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Should sex education be taught in Ghanaian schools? My @afrobarometer paper shows that 77% of Ghanaians support sex education in schools with higher support among youth, urban residents, and wealthier citizens. Read the full paper: https://t.co/xzb3f8FltH
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Did U know? 6 in 10 Africans say their family has had to adapt to climate changes in one or more ways: by changing their water or food consumption, crop planting, livestock rearing, and/or where they live. @Afrobarometer’s latest report on #ClimateChange: https://t.co/ESTXLTk2qW
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(5/5) Josephine Appiah-Nyamekye Sanny (@JAppiahNyamekye) is director of communications at Afrobarometer. She is a bilingual strategic communications expert with extensive experience leading communication initiatives across Africa. She has authored extensively on economic
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(4/5) Sibahle Magadla (@SibahleMagadla) is an economic development specialist, and career coach with over a decade of experience spanning the private sector, academia, government, and international development organizations. Her expertise sits at the nexus of labour markets,
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(3/5) Jim Cust is a Senior Economist in the Office of the Chief Economist at the @WorldBankAfrica. His work and research focuses on the macroeconomics of natural resources, climate change and sustainable development. He co-founded and manages the World Bank’s Think Africa
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Amina Oyagbola (@AminaOyagbola) is a seasoned Nigerian legal and business leader with over 35 years’ experience in corporate management, human resources, and women’s empowerment. She is Afrobarometer’s board chair, a managing consultant of AKMS Consulting, and founder of Women
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(1/5) Our upcoming webinar, in collaboration with Think Africa Partnership’s Evidence for Transformation (E4T) Network, brings together leading voices from research, policy, and economic development to engage in a dialogue on how young Africans are navigating today’s economic
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Plus des trois quarts (77%) des Tchadiens expriment un accord au retrait des troupes françaises du pays. Rendez-vous sur notre site web pour en savoir plus : https://t.co/rhvjw5tBHO
#VoicesAfrica #Sécurité #Tchad
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6 in 10 Africans say their family has had to adapt to climate changes in one or more ways: by changing their water or food consumption, crop planting, livestock rearing, and/or where they live. More in @afrobarometer's latest report on #ClimateChange 👉 https://t.co/bGoXxUdvbk
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