1. November 18 is African Statistics Day. This day was adopted by the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA) to be celebrated each year in order to:

•         -  increase awareness of official statistics, availability and accessibility;
•         -  create a dialogue space between Producers and Users of official Statistics;
•         -  engage the public and private sector in production, dissemination and use of  administrative and official statistics;
•         -  enhance the capacity of academicians, local government and media to access and use official statistics for evidence-based decision making and reporting;
•         -  disseminate statistical publications.

2. The theme for this year's celebration is: “Modernizing data ecosystems to accelerate the implementation of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA): the role of official statistics and big data in the economic transformation and sustainable development of Africa"

​3. Statistics Mauritius (SM) celebrated the 2023 African Statistics Day by holding a half-day workshop on Monday 20 November 2023 from 9.00 to 12.30 hours at the Ravenala Attitude Hotel, Balaclava.

• Pos​ter ASD 2023 
• Media advisory ASD 2023 
• Picture Gallery ​