Upcoming Meetings of STATAFRIC to Advance the Implementation of SHaSA-II
A series of key statutory meetings are scheduled for late 2025 to review progress and steer the implementation of the Second Strategy for the Harmonisation of Statistics in Africa (SHaSA-II). This includes the 7th session of the SHaSA 2 Executive Committee (EC) meeting, the 20th session of the African Statistical Coordination Committee (ASCC) meeting, and the 19th session of the Committee of Directors General of National Statistics Offices (CoDGs) meeting of the African Union Member States.
The 19th CoDGs will be held under the 2025 AU Theme: “Justice for Africans and People of African Descent Through Reparations”. The session will focus on producing sound statistics to guide decision-makers in building resilient justice systems and will discuss the SHaSA 2 Mid-Term Report,the status of the signing, the ratification African Charter on Statistics, and the establishment of STATAFRIC's new governance board.
Meeting Schedule :
- 7th SHaSA 2 Executive Committee (EC) Meeting: 26 – 29 November 2025, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia at African Union Headquarters.
Objective: To assess the implementation of SHaSA 2 at all levels and issue recommendations.
- 20th African Statistical Coordination Committee (ASCC) Meeting: 1 – 2 December 2025, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia at African Union Headquarters.
- 19th Committee of Directors General of National Statistics Offices (CoDGs) Meeting: 3 – 5 December 2025, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia at African Union Headquarters.
- Side Event – Second Steering Committee Meeting for 2025 of the Cooperation Project on Migration Statistics in Africa, between Statistics Sweden, the African Union, and RECs: 2 December 2025, 9:30AM – 1:00PM, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia at African Union Headquarters.
The outcomes of the EC and ASCC meetings will be presented to the CoDGs for consideration and adoption.
Consolidated Outcomes from the 2025 Specialised Technical Groups (STGs)
Throughout the year, the 18 Specialised Technical Groups (STGs) and their subgroups met to address critical statistical domains. Their work forms the technical foundation for the upcoming high-level meetings.
In addition, 13 STGs successfully established bureaus with five-year mandates, adopted action plans for 2025–2026, and produced minimum sets of priority indicators aligned with both Agenda 2063 and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
Reports of the Specialised Technical Group and Action Plans:
STG-1 Governance, Peace & Security
Meeting: February 12–14, 2025, Nairobi, Kenya — Chair: Côte d'Ivoire
Download Full Report (GPS)
STG-2 External Sector
Meeting: April 17–19, 2025, Windhoek, Namibia — Chair: Mozambique
Download Full Report (External Sector)
STG-6 Public Finance, Private Sector & Investment
Meeting: May 12–14, 2025, Algiers, Algeria — Chair: Algeria
Download Full Report (PFPS&I)
STG-8 Migration Sub-Group
Meeting: May 12–14, 2025, Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire — Chair: Côte d'Ivoire
Download Full Report (Migration)
STG-9 Agriculture, Environment & Natural Resources
Meeting: June 9–11, 2025, Hammamet, Tunisia — Chair: Tunisia
Download Full Report (Agriculture)
STG-10 Statistical Training & Capacity Building
Meeting: August 18–20, 2025, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania — Chair: Tanzania (EASTC)
Download Full Report (AGROST)
STG-11 Employment & Informal Economy Statistics
Meeting: April 21–23, 2025, Windhoek, Namibia — Chair: Namibia
Download Full Report (EIE)
STG-12 Classification
Meeting: April 28–30, 2025, Libreville, Gabon — Chair: Gabon
Download Full Report (Classification)
STG-13 Civil Registration & Vital Statistics
Meeting: June 23–24, 2025, Malabo, Equatorial Guinea — Chair: Equatorial Guinea
Download Full Report (CRVS)
STG-16 Mobilisation of Political Will
Meeting: February 17–19, 2025, Nairobi, Kenya — Chair: Kenya
Download Full Report (MPW)
STG-17 Emerging Issues
Meeting: September 10–12, 2025, Kigali, Rwanda — Chair: Somalia
Download Full Report (Emerging Issues)
STG-18 National Strategies for the Development of Statistics
Meeting: May 21–23, 2025, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Download Full Report (NSDS)
Concept Note of EC, ASCC, and CoDGs:
7th Executive Committee Meeting - Draft Concept Note
Concept note for the preparatory SHaSA 2 Executive Committee meeting.
Download Concept Note (EC)
20th African Statistical Coordination Committee Meeting - Draft Concept Note
Concept note for the preparatory African Statistical Coordination Committee meeting.
Download Concept Note (ASCC)
19th Committee of Directors General of National Statistics Officies Meeting - Draft Concept Note
Concept note for the preparatory Committee of Directors General of National Statistics Offices meeting.
Download Concept Note (CoDGs)
Report Meeting:
Summary Report for The SHaSA2 Executive Committee meeting (2024)
Report from the previous EC meeting, containing key recommendations for 2025.
Download Summary Report (EC 2024)
Expert Group Meeting for Registrar Generals
Meeting: June 25–27, 2025, Malabo, Equatorial Guinea
Download Full Report (EGMRG)
