Ethiopia Champions African Data Sovereignty to Shape the Continent’s Development
Addis Ababa, October 21, 2026 (FMC) — Ethiopia is championing an African statistical system capable of independently measuring the continent’s progress, safeguarding the integrity of its data and ensuring that development decisions are grounded in reliable evidence, President Taye Atske-Selassie has said. Addressing the 10th Session of the Statistical Commission for Africa (StatCom-Africa) in Addis…
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