COUNTRY TABLES TABLEAUX PAR PAYS

The ADB Statistics Pocket Book 2011 was prepared in the Economic and Social Statistics Division of the Statistics Department. The staff team was led by Beejaye Kokil and included Maurice M. Mubila, Kouakou Koua Louis, Letsara Nirina, Penthesilea Lartey, Amel Feidi, Kadisha Mbiya, Yahyaoui Saad,...

The ADB Statistics Pocketbook, presents summary economic and social data on regional member countries and on the operational activities of the African Development Bank Group. Most of the indicators shown are selected from the other Bank publications: Compendium of Statistics on Bank Group...

In the aftermath of the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991, the Russian Federation, an ideological friend and ally of many African countries during the Cold War period, started to disengage from Africa and other developing countries, and to develop closer relations with the Western countries.

Brazil’s close ties with Africa date back many centuries, in fact almost 90 million of its 198 million population can claim African ancestry. These strong affiliations have stood the test of time – so that today, the Brazilian government’s Africa policy reaffirms these strong linkages through...