Africa is an express focus of the Royal Institute for Strategic Studies (IRES)'s work. Thus, IRES produced a cartographic atlas of Africa within the framework of its 2018 strategic report, dedicated to the autonomous development of Africa.
The objective sought through the implementation of this first edition of the cartographic atlas is to decipher Africa and to better know the African realities and the current dynamics, after Morocco's return to the African Union.
This atlas covers several areas which include 127 cartographic illustrations. Its consist of Africa's place in the world as well as the situation of African countries according to the different dimensions of human development. The interest is also focused on global issues including governance, security, climate change, food security and migration.
The different indicator comes from various sources, namely: World Bank, IMF, OECD, UNDP, WHO, FAO, CEPII ... The glossary of the selected indicators' definition is annexed to this document.
Aimed at decision-makers, public and private actors, people in the research community and civil society, the cartographic atlas highlights the heterogeneity of Africa, the importance and the multiplicity of challenges to be met in Africa in terms of development and the need to build strong and reliable information systems for the development, implementation and evaluation of public policies.
Download file
