Africa Renewal: Some experts say there\u00a0is a major problem with how statistics\u00a0are collected in Africa. What is the\u00a0problem?\u00a0Pali Lehohla: There is a major challenge\u00a0on the continent with statistics. But in\u00a0interpreting the problem, there are two\u00a0major trends. There is one based less on\u00a0facts and more on hype. This one gets very\u00a0popular and is widely publicized. There is\u00a0another that says yes, there might be difficulties,\u00a0but Africa is getting its act together.\u00a0There is very little of that being said.\u00a0There are many publications like the\u00a0one by Morten Jerven* on how Africa\u00a0misleads the world with poor numbers.\u00a0But when you scratch the surface of these\u00a0documents, you find that little research\u00a0has been done to justify what these authors\u00a0are saying.<\/p>\n
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