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A gateway to data and information on Africa's social, economic, territorial and environmental development, developed by the Joint Research Centre of the European Commission.
This platform features Joint Research Centre (JRC) data, tools, partnerships, and stories developed in-house or with African and international partners. It provides a single entry-point to the wealth of European Commission knowledge on Africa and aims to support the European Union (EU) objective of deepening the partnership with Africa.

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Regional Centres of Excellence for the Green Transistion Program

This platform serves as the Knowledge and Information hub for the Regional Centers of Excellence program. It underpins its Transversal component helping foster knowledge exchange and strengthen the science-policy interface, covering the priority topics linked to the Green Transition:

Biodiversity & Forest
Water
Food Security & Agroecology
Climate and Disaster Resilience
Oceans
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Water footprint
Water Footprint in Africa, considered as the sum of both the green and blue WF and defined as the ratio between evapotranspiration (in m3 per hectare) and crop yield (in ton per hectare). The values a...
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Terrestrial Fibre Status
Terrestrial Fibre Status is derived from the African Terrestrial Fibre, a map of African terrestrial fiber optic infrastructure initiatives supported by the Network Startup Resource Center. It is an ...
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Affordability of PV electricity
Electricity expenditure per day, in US$. Data are from ongoing JRC research. Higher levels of electricity expenditure may indicate that the country has a greater proportion of people with electricity ...
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Estimated number of jobs created (divided by labour force)
Estimated number of jobs created directly related to the deployment of PV mini-grids. The indicator was calculated using data on the total MWh of electricity output anticipated if the total number of ...
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International Wealth Index
The International Wealth Index is an asset-based wealth index that runs from 0 (no assets) to 100 (all assets) and is comparable across place and time. The lower the level of the Index, the greater th...
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Area equipped for irrigation, m2 x GWh/m2
Area equipped for irrigation with groundwater, expressed in m2 multiplied by GWh/m2. Lower values of the indicator indicated that electricity could improve the number of areas equipped for irrigation,...
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Sustainable Development Goals
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SDG Goal 1

End poverty in all its forms everywhere.

SDG Goal 2

End hunger, achieve food security and improved nutrition and promote sustainable agriculture

SDG Goal 3

Ensure healthy lives and promote well-being for all at all ages.

SDG Goal 4

Ensure inclusive and equitable quality education and promote lifelong learning opportunities for…
SDG Goal 5

Achieve gender equality and empower all women and girls

SDG Goal 6

Ensure availability and sustainable management of water and sanitation for all

SDG Goal 7

Ensure access to affordable, reliable, sustainable and modern energy for all

SDG Goal 8

Promote sustained, inclusive and sustainable economic growth, full and productive employment and…
SDG Goal 9

Build resilient infrastructure, promote inclusive and sustainable industrialization and foster…
SDG Goal 10

Reduce inequality within and among countries

SDG Goal 11

Make cities and human settlements inclusive, safe, resilient and sustainable

SDG Goal 12

Ensure sustainable consumption and production patterns

SDG Goal 13

Take urgent action to combat climate change and its impacts (Acknowledging that the United Nations…
SDG Goal 14

Conserve and sustainably use the oceans, seas and marine resources for sustainable development
SDG Goal 15

Protect, restore and promote sustainable use of terrestrial ecosystems, sustainably manage forests…
SDG Goal 16

Promote peaceful and inclusive societies for sustainable development, provide access to justice for…
SDG Goal 17

Strengthen the means of implementation and revitalize the global partnership for sustainable…