Are$African$Governments$Ready$3$For$Global$Post$2015$Sustainable$Development$Goals?$And$The$Evolving$AU$Africa$2063$Development$Agenda?

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1 symbol sign for no TV television allowed - Google Search Information & Analysis on Health, Population, Human & Social Development Are$African$Governments$Ready$$For$Global$Post$0$Sustainable$Development$Goals?$And$The$Evolving$AU$Africa$0$Development$Agenda?$ symbol signs for reading - Google Search Pre 0 Multisectoral - Population, Governance, Poverty & Development Scorecard Reflecting Gaps & Required Investment & Policy Focusing on Governance Capacity & Outreach: Literacy; Civil Registration; Households with TV; Access to Electricity; Local Government symbol signs for reading Web Images Sign in Shopping News Videos More Search tools SafeSearch Summaryhighlights,findingsofscorecardandstudyatbottomofscorecard,withkeyissuesandpoints.(Dataspansseveralyears,&insomecasesthereislagof8 monthsforavailablecomparabledata) Cookies help us deliver our services. using our services, you agree to our use of cookies. Learn more Got it Literacy Rate Among Adults Literacy % Adult Literacy (Aged > years) Civil Registration & Vital Statistics % Birth Registra -tion Joint Equa. Seychelles Libya of 8 Swaziland Comoros Lesotho % % % 0% 8% 8% 88% 8% 8% 8% 8% % % % % % % Joint Joint Joint 8 Uganda Kenya % % Joint Joint Births Registe -red (%) (00 0) (00F0) of 8 0 Joint Joint Joint Joint Households With Television Sets of 8 Djibouti Comoros Mali Benin S / Leone Togo Burkina Faso House With TV % House With TV (00F0) Access to Electricity House Electricity Local Govt. Handling / Keeping Community Clean: Fairly well Access to Electric -ity populat -ion Approval (0) % % % % % 0% 88% 8% 80% 80% 8% 8% 8% % Joint Joint Joint Joint 8 0 Seychelles Gambia Senegal 0/0/0 : Angola % % Joint 00% 8% 8% % Joint % Joint % 0/0/0 : % % % % % % 0 % % of 8 0% % % 8% % Keeping Commun -ity Clean (0) Libya Senegal Cameroon Angola.8%.% 0/0/0 :0.%.%.% 8.% 8.%.0% 0.0% 0.0%.%.%.% 8.0%.%.8%.8% Cameroon Mozambique Liberia Burkina Faso Niger Uganda Swaziland % % % % % % % % % % % % % % % % % Eritrea.%.% % % 0/0/0

2 Literacy Rate Among Adults Civil Registration & Statistics Households With Television Sets Access to Electricity Local Govt. Handling / Keeping Community Clean Joint Cameroon % Joint Senegal % Joint % Sudan.0% Kenya % Joint % % Swaziland % 8 Benin 8.% Togo % Joint 0% Cote % 8 Cameroon % Togo.% Senegal % d Ivoire Joint Angola 0% Joint % Mali % 0 Ethiopia.% Tanzania % Eritrea % Joint Rwanda % Zambia % Zambia.0% % 8 % Joint Cameroon % Joint 0 Ethiopia 8% Mozambique 0.% Sierra Leone % Rwanda % Joint Cent. African % Joint 0 Kenya 8% Kenya.% Zambia % 0 % Kenya 0% Joint Benin % Lesotho.0% Joint % Joint D.R. % Joint 8 Mauritania % Joint Mauritania % Tanzania.0% Joint Malawi % Joint Malawi % Joint 8 Sudan % Togo % Uganda.% 8 Benin % Joint Zambia % Gambia % Sudan %.% Mali % Togo 0% 0 % Burkina Faso 8% 8 Burkina Faso.% 0 Lesotho % Mauritania % Mozambique 8% Joint Lesotho % D.R..0% Angola Joint Cent. African % Lesotho % Joint Tanzania % 0 Malawi.0% Cent. African Joint % % D.R. % Chad - % % % Bissau Joint Gambia % Equa % Joint 8 Niger 0% Cent. African Comoros Joint Mozambique % Angola % Joint 8 Sierra Leone 0% Chad Dem. Joint % South % Joint Liberia % Comoros Djibouti Sudan Senegal 0% 8 Niger % Joint Malawi % Djibouti Joint 8 Liberia % Uganda 0% 0 Uganda % Equatorial Equat. Joint 8 Sierra Leone % 0 D.R. 8% Rwanda % Gambia Eritrea Ethiopia % - % Ethiopia Bissau 0 Chad % Joint Tanzania % Cent. African -Bissau Mali % Joint Chad % Chad Liberia Libya Joint Benin % Zambia % Comoros Mali Mali Joint Burkina Faso % Ethiopia % Djibouti Mauritania Niger Joint Niger % Liberia % Equa. Niger Mauritania % Somalia % Eritrea Rwanda Rwanda Eritrea Djibouti Libya -Bissau Seychelles Somalia Somalia Malawi Libya Sierra Leone South Sudan South Sudan Mozambique Somalia Sudan Sudan Seychelles Somalia South Sudan Western Western South Sudan Swaziland Western

3 Literacy - Summary Highlights & Findings: *ContinentalOverview/Trends&KeyIssues. Inmodernsociety,literacyisoneofthemostcrucialfactorsimpactingongovernancecapacityandgovernancereachofstates makingbasiceducationarguablythemostimportantcommitmentsof governmenttocitizensfi.e.governanceoutreachtoilliteratecitizensismoredifficultandinfefficient.e.gunderstandingdiseaseprevention/publichealtheducation;understandinglabelsonmedicines. Literacyisalsoadirectreflectionofgovernmentinvestmentineducation. For citizens, inability to read or write severely restricts functionality on the most simple yet crucial everyday activities Reading notices and signposts; Understanding instructions for technology, equipmentandmachinery;understandingdocumentationandcontracts;fillingforms;mostcommercialtransactions;etc insomeinstancesilliteracycanbeadangertoselfandsociety. Literacyisalsoanimportantfactorindialogueandconflictresolution;andintheabilityofcitizenstoaccessservices,meetobligations,andholdgovernmentsaccountable. Potential Impact of Literacy on Governance Example of Ebola Outbreak:The fact that (at %) has the lowest known literacy rate in Africa may have been a factor in the physical attacks by communitymembersonebolaresponseandeducationteamsinruralareas.itmayalsohaveplayedaroleininitialeboladenialinsierraleone(%literacy)andliberia(also%literacy),includingattacks onebolafacilitiesincommunitiesfincludingoneinstancewheretheattackwasaimedat freeing Eboladetaineestoreleasethembackintothecommunity.ConverselyinthefactthatEbolawas introducedthroughlagos,thestatewithoneofthehighestliteracyratesinthecountrymayhaveplayedanimportantroleinhelpingcontaintheoutbreak. 0%$Average$Literacy$Rate$Across$Africa$Poses$Huge$Governance$Challenges.$Low$literacy$is$reflected$in$the$continents$inability$to$fulfill$its$potential$as$it$remains$the$region$with$lowest$global$levels$of$ literacy$(region$of$americas$is$%;$south$east$asia$0%;$europe$;$eastern$mediterranean$0%;$and$western$pacific$%.$ Thecountrieswiththetop0jointhighestadultliteracyrate,haveliteracylevelsofbetween%and%:Equatorial%;SouthAfrica%;Seychelles%;Libya0%;8%; 8%;Swaziland88%;8%;8%;CapeVerde8%;8%;%. Thecountrieswiththebottom0jointlowestadultliteracyratehaveliteracylevelsofbetween%and%:FBissau%;Gambia%Mozambique%;%;Senegal0%;Liberia%; SierraLeone%;Ethiopia%;Chad%;Mali%Benin%;BurkinaFaso%;Niger%;and%. SouthernAfricahasthehighestnumberofcountriesinthejointtop0mostliteratecountries. WestAfricahasthemostnumberofcountriesinthejointbottom0leastliteratecountries. Gender&Literacy:Genderbaseddiscriminationagainstgirlsandwomenaccessingeducationseverelyimpactsontheirabilitytoaccessbasichumanrights,healthservices,legalandconstitutionalrights,and betterincomes resultinginpoorgovernanceoutcomesforgirlsandwomen. Unevendistributionofliteracyespeciallybetweenurbanandruralareasmasksseriousgovernancechallengesinlargepartsofmanycountries. countrieswithlessthan0%literacyespeciallyrequirerapidinvestmentineducationandliteracy:liberia%;sierraleone%;ethiopia%;chad%;mali%;benin%;burkinafaso%;niger %;%;Aswellaswhichat%butwiththelargestpopulationinAfricamakesitthecountrywiththegreatestabsolutenumberofilliteratecitizens. IntermsofsubFregionalaveragesbyUNregions,SouthernandEasternAfricahaveliteracylevelsof%,whileWesternandCentralAfricahave%.NorthAfrica(groupedwithMiddleEast)has% Civil Registration & Vital Statistics (Birth Registration) - Summary Highlights & Findings: Acomprehensivecivilregistrationandvitalstatistics(CRVS)systemincludingaregisterofallbirths;alldeaths(andcausesofdeath)isoneofthemostimportanttoolsingovernanceatalllevels(local government,national,regionalandglobal).itremainsthemostfundamentalbasisforevidencebasedpolicyandplanningincludinghealth,education,housingfoverallsocialfandeconomicplanning.in otherwordscrvsisfundamentaltogovernmentmeetingitsobligationstocitizens,andforcitizenstoaccessawiderangeofsocialandeconomicrightsandservices.alackofefficientcrvsisarecipefor unstableandunsustainablegovernance.

4 Whiletherehasbeensomeprogressonbirthregistration progressoncausesofdeathremainselusiveformajorityofafricancountries.annuallyreportingoncausefoffdeathinformationinlinewiththe InternationalClassificationofDiseases(ICD)hasvirtuallystagnatedatoutofatotalofcountries(themajorityofthesebeingAfricancountries). TheAfricancountriesconsideredtohavereasonableprogressoncausesofdeathregistrationare:,,Seychelles,andSouthAfrica;withpartialprogressin. Thecountrieswiththetop0jointhighestbirthregistrationlevelsare:;;;SouthAfrica%;%;Djibouti%;CapeVerde%;%;0%; Comoros88%;Mali8%;Benin80%;80%;SierraLeone8%;Togo8%;8%. Thecountrieswiththebottom0jointlowestbirthregistrationlevelsare:SouthSudan%;Niger%;Uganda0%;D.R.8%;FBissau%;Tanzania%;Chad%;Zambia%;Ethiopia %;Liberia%;Somalia%. 8countrieswithlessthan0%birthregistrationrequireurgentinvestmentinimprovedcapacity:%Mozambique8%;Lesotho%;%;%;Equatorial%;Angola %; South Sudan %; Niger %; Uganda 0%; D.R. 8%; FBissau %; Tanzania %; Chad %; Zambia %; Ethiopia %; Liberia %; Somalia %. at % and by virtue of its populationhasthehighestabsolutenumberofunregisteredbirthsinafrica. NorthAfricancountrieshavethehighestaveragelevelofbirthregistration. IntermsofsubFregionalaveragesbyUNregions,SouthernandEasternAfricahaveBirthRegistrationlevelsof8%,whileWesternandCentralAfricahave%.NorthAfrica(groupedwithMiddleEast)has 8%. Poorcivilregistrationalsohasahugeimpactonthehealthandwellbeingofwomenandchildrenespecially.Forwomenintermsofaccessingreproductiveandmaternalhealthservices;andforchildrenin termsofvaccinations,immunizationandeducation. Gender&CivilRegistration:Official[genderinequality]lawsandgenderbasednegativesocialpracticesalsohamperCRVSasstudieshavedemonstratedthatinsomecountries,womencannotregistereven theirownchildren,orconfernationalityonthemfbecausetheyarenotconsidered headsofhouseholds If$people$cant$be$counted$they$dont$exist :UnevendistributionofCRVSespeciallybetweenrichandpoor,andurbanandruralareasmasksseriousgovernancechallengesinlargepartsofmanycountries. Households with Television Sets - Summary Highlights & Findings: Masscommunicationplaysacrucialroleingovernance,andpublicawareness,includingpublichealtheducationFandinthemoderneraofvisualpresentation,televisionplaysacriticalrole,especiallyin timesofemergency. However,onlyAfricancountrieshavetelevisioncoverageofover0%Fandtheyalsohappentobethejoint0countrieswithhighestnumberofhouseholdswithtelevisions:00%; 8%;8%;%;%;Seychelles%;Gambia%;SouthAfrica%;CapeVerde%;Senegal%;%;%. Thecountrieswiththe0jointlowestpercentageofhouseholdswithtelevisionsetsare:Togo%;Sudan%;BurkinaFaso8%;Lesotho%;Tanzania%;D.R.%;%;Niger0%; SierraLeone0%;Liberia%;Malawi%;Uganda%; Unevendistributionofaccesstotelevisionbetweenrichandpoor/urbanandruralareasmasksseriousgovernancereachchallengesinlargepartsofmanycountries. Access to Electricity - Summary Highlights & Findings: Accesstoelectricityisoneofthemostimportantindicatorsofadevelopedandindustrialisedmodernsocietyandeconomy,andconsideredbysometobetheultimatedefinitionofgovernancereach: Literallyspeakingcitizenswithoutelectricityareinthedark. Accesstoelectricityorlackofbimpactsonallaspectsoflifedomestic,socialandeconomiclifee.g.:EducationandSchools;Clinic,HospitalsandHealthCare;Productivityafterdusk;Foodpreservation; Householdappliances;AccessmasscommunicationandICTincludingcomputersandmobiletechnology;ManufacturingandIndustryetc.

5 Gender&Electricity:Indevelopingsocieties,accesstoelectricityisoneofthedefiningfactorsofgenderequality withoutelectricitytoaccesshouseholdtechnologyandappliancesgirlsandwomenare oftenreducedtofetchers,carriersofwaterandwood;washers spendinghourseverydayoftheirlivedtrappedinrepetitivemundanetasks. The0countrieswithjointhighestpercentagesofhouseholdswithaccesstoelectricityare:Libya.8%;.%;.%;.%;.%;8.%;SouthAfrica8.%;.0%;0.0%;0.0%;Coted Ivoire.%;Senegal.%; The0countrieswithjointlowestpercentagesofhouseholdswithaccesstoelectricityare:Zambia.0%;Mozambique0.%;Kenya.%;Lesotho.0%;Tanzania.0%;Uganda.%;.%;BurkinaFaso.%;D.R..0%;Malawi.0%; NorthAfricancountrieshavetheaveragehighestaccesstoelectricity. 0countrieswithlessthan0%ofcitizenswithaccesstoelectricityrequiremassiveinvestmenttobridgethegovernancegap:8.0%;.%;Angola.8%;.8%;.%;Eritrea.%;Sudan.0%;Benin8.%;Togo.%;Ethiopia.%;Zambia.0%;Mozambique0.%;Kenya.%;Lesotho.0%;Tanzania.0%;Uganda.%;.%; Burkina Faso.%;D.R..0%;Malawi.0%; Unevendistributionofaccesstoelectricity includingstableelectricitysupplybbetweenrichandpoor/urbanandruralareasmasksseriousgovernancereachchallengesinlargepartsofmanycountries. OverallsubnAfricahastheleastpercentageofcitizenswithaccesstoelectricityat.%:comparedtobetween%and%forotherregions. Local Government Governance - Summary Highlights & Findings: Governance capacity and reach at Local Government level is one of the most important indicators of governance reach and efficiency especially for health services: Going by the example of local governmentactiononkeepingcommunitiesclean,onlycountriesoutofallthecountriesforwhichthereisavailabledatahavelocalgovernmentratedatabove0%:capeverde%;%and %. The0countrieswithjointhighestratingsforlocalgovernmentare:CapeVerde%;%;%;%;Cameroon%;Mozambique%;%;%;Liberia %;%;SouthAfrica%;%;BurkinaFaso%;Niger%;Uganda%. The0countrieswithjointlowestratingsforlocalgovernmentare:Senegal%;Tanzania%;%;SierraLeone%; Zambia %; %; Malawi %; Benin %; Mali %; Lesotho %. Unevendistributionoflocalgovernmentcapacitybetweenrichandpoor/urbanandruralareasmasksseriousgovernancereachchallengesinlargepartsofmanycountries. MainsourcesforstudysummarizedinmultiindicatorPopulation,Governance,Poverty&Development&Scorecards:Africa,Health,Human&SocialDevelopmentInformationService(AfriFDev.Info);AfroBarometer;GlobalFood SecurityIndex,EconomistIntelligenceUnit0;PopulationReferenceBureau(PRB);StateOfFoodandAgriculture0;RollBackMalaria(RBM);StateOfFoodInsecurityInTheWorld0,PublicationsofTheFoodAndAgriculture Organization,UNAIDS;UNESCO;UNICEFStateOfTheWorldsChildren0,0,0;UnitedNationsPopulationFund(UNFPA);WHOObservatory;WHOWorldHealthStatistics0,0,0;OECDData0 0;World BankData0 0;WorldFoodProgram&IFAD; $ To$Find$Out$More$About$Publications$Please$Contact$ $publications[at]afribdev.info$ ForPartnerships,SupportOrGeneralInformationPlease$Contact$ contactus[at]afribdev.info AfricaOffice:AkintanSt.Ogba,Lagos,+00, Intl.Office:GraysInnRd,LondonWCX8UE,UK

Table A.LPG1 : TOTAL LPG CONSUMPTION (Best available Estimates)

Table A.LPG1 : TOTAL LPG CONSUMPTION (Best available Estimates) 1000 MT 1 Burkina Faso 0.509 0.587 0.615 0.606 0.435 0.429 0.691 1.057 1.385 1.698 2.156 2.432 2.888 2 Cape Verde 4.058 4.268 4.988 5.259