"Development data" by @OpenDevToolkit
People + orgs working with development data
Nearly one in five people worldwide are estimated to be at high risk from climate hazards.
The new PARCH map lets you explore where exposure to floods, droughts, heatwaves and cyclones overlaps with poverty and other vulnerabilities.
Explore the map: blogs.worldbank.org/en/opend…
1950: 60% of the world lived in extreme poverty.
2025: 10%.
One of the biggest development gains of the past 75 years.
But progress has stalled—and the path to 2050 is far less certain.
Five facts from the data: blogs.worldbank.org/en/opend…
External debt of developing countries jumped 5.5% to a record $9.4 trillion in 2025, the fastest pace since 2021, and about four times the 2022–24 average.
Access to international finance has improved, but the price of finance has not.
Read #IDR2026 ➡️ worldbank.org/debtstatistics
🇰🇪 #AIJC2026 | Africa Mining Watch: AI-driven satellite analysis for environmental journalism
Africa Mining Watch is an open dataset that uses satellite imagery and machine learning to map mining activities across Africa.
@Code4Africa's DataLab senior programme manager, Eric Wamugu, will lead a hands-on workshop at the 22nd @AIJC_Conference in Nairobi, Kenya, on how journalists can use the tool for their investigations.
Participants will learn how to spot illegal mining hotspots, track the expansion of mining operations, and map mining encroachment into Indigenous territories.
📆 Wednesday, 11 November | 3:20 pm
🔎 Explore the toolkit: cfa.fyi/x60WUWy
🚨 A confirmed death, an unproven accusation, and a genuine publishing error show how real grievances and invented crises tested public trust during Côte d’Ivoire’s 2025 election.
Our research documents Abidjan.net's premature publication of fictitious election results on 24 October 2025, false evacuation instructions attributed to the US embassy, and fabricated claims of a post-election military coup.
Read the full analysis: cfa.fyi/vK9aws3
Code for Africa retweeted
As TrustLab comes to a close, we reflect on the project's achievements in strengthening digital resilience and supporting communities to respond to online harms.
The TrustLab Final Showcase brought together consortium partners, grassroots organisations and other stakeholders to highlight progress made in addressing misinformation, disinformation, hate speech and other digital threats.
The initiatives, partnerships and community networks established through TrustLab provide a foundation for continued action ahead of Kenya's 2027 General Elections.
@Code4Africa @dw_akademie @GermanyinKenya
#TrustLab #SiasaPlace #DigitalSafety #InformationIntegrity #Accountability
Global commodity prices are forecast to rise 23% in 2026 as conflict drains oil inventories and leaves markets exposed to new shocks.
The #CMO2026 shows energy, food, and metals prices all under pressure.
➡️ worldbank.org/commodities
Poverty.
Food security.
Jobs.
Governance.
Energy.
Agriculture.
Innovation.
The October 2026 World Development Indicators update brings new and revised data across the development agenda.
See what’s new and explore the data: blogs.worldbank.org/en/opend…
Low- and middle-income countries paid $436 billion more in principal and interest between 2022-25 than they received in new financing.
Access to finance has improved. But the price of it remains high.
What does our new International Debt Report reveal?: blogs.worldbank.org/en/opend…
📢 Last day to register for the final climate dialogue.
👉🏾 Save your spot: cfa.fyi/YZSJ9Fv
📢 Not to be missed!
Join us for the final climate dialogue, “Fighting climate mis/disinformation: Case Studies and Challenges”.
Expert fact-checkers will share real-world examples, explain their methods and approach, and discuss challenges they faced and how they addressed them.
🌳 A joint initiative by Code for Africa and @IMSforfreemedia
📆 Apply by 9 Nov: cfa.fyi/YZSJ9Fv
#FactChecking #ClimateAction
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‼️ Reporting on human trafficking course!
This course gives you a clear guide to safely investigating the hidden, complex world of human trafficking. Learn how to follow leads, find credible data, and turn it into stories that hold power to account.
👉🏾 Enrol today: cfa.fyi/BYzc8nd
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Happy the 73rd Anniversary of the Independence Day of the Kingdom of Cambodia 🕊💚🇰🇭
We wish everyone a happy and safe Independence Day 🎉✨
#IndependenceDay #Cambodia #ODC
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In 1950, 6 in 10 people worldwide lived in extreme poverty. By 2025, it was 1 in 10—even as the global population more than tripled.
Five data-driven facts on 75 years of progress—and what could happen by 2050: blogs.worldbank.org/en/opend…
#Oil markets have absorbed major supply disruptions in 2026. But inventories have paid the price.
Global stocks declined by an average of 2,400,000 barrels/day from March to September, leaving less buffer against future shocks.
See what's next: blogs.worldbank.org/en/opend… #CMO2026
External debt in low- and middle-income countries reached a record $9.4 trillion in 2025. At the same time, debt service rose to $1.4 trillion.
Our latest International Debt Report #IDR2026 shows why access to finance alone is not enough, see the charts: blogs.worldbank.org/en/opend…
As new data from the International Debt Report show, private creditors returned in force and bond markets reopened in 2025, but the poorest countries' borrowing faced the highest costs in decades.
➡️ worldbank.org/debtstatistics
Our International Debt Report is out!
Developing countries' external debt hit a record $9.4 trillion in 2025, up 5.5% and growing nearly 4x faster than the 2022–24 average.
Access to finance is improving, but it remains costly.
#IDR2026 ➡️ worldbank.org/debtstatistics
IATI retweeted
3 times first! 🏆 2022, 2024 and now 2026: the @AfDB_Group's sovereign portfolio ranks #1 in the Aid Transparency Index. So proud of this achievement!
Work hard. Dream BIG. And never stop raising the bar. Congratulations to all teams!
#AidTransparency
📢 Not to be missed!
Join us for the final climate dialogue, “Fighting climate mis/disinformation: Case Studies and Challenges”.
Expert fact-checkers will share real-world examples, explain their methods and approach, and discuss challenges they faced and how they addressed them.
🌳 A joint initiative by Code for Africa and @IMSforfreemedia
📆 Apply by 9 Nov: cfa.fyi/YZSJ9Fv
#FactChecking #ClimateAction
As African countries prepare for elections, watchdogs face hours of broadcasts and thousands of citizen reports.
Could AI help teams process that information faster and free up time to verify claims?
Read more: cfa.fyi/6Itl5RS
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⭐ Welcome to HDX, the Earth Observatory of Singapore!
@EOS_SG, a research lab at Nanyang Technological University, uses satellite remote sensing to map natural hazards. They now share damage & flood proxy maps on HDX for crises, mainly in Asia-Pacific.
data.humdata.org/organizatio…
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AI adoption is widespread. Deep adoption is not.
Among surveyed firms using AI internally, 57% are still experimenting or deploying it on a limited scale. Just 10% have embedded it across core processes.
What’s keeping firms from moving further?: blogs.worldbank.org/en/opend…
Global access to healthy diets is improving—2.6 billion people couldn’t afford one in 2024, down 48.8 million from the year before. But progress is leaving low-income countries behind.
Read what the latest @WorldBankGroup and @FAO data show: wrld.bg/3w7P50ZeeQC
Energy prices rose 7.1% in October, driven by higher natural gas prices in Europe (+12.1%) and Brent crude oil (+7%).
Meanwhile, metals prices fell 3% and food prices declined 1.8%.
The latest Pink Sheet tracks commodity price movements across energy, agriculture, and metals:
📰 #Newsletter about Investment in Cambodia, #October #2026 📈📉
👉 Click here to find our digital newsletter and read the full details: opendevelopmentcambodia.net/…
🔗 Follow us on other platforms: lnk.bio/opendevcam
#MonthlyNewsletter #Investment #Incentive #CIPE #ODC
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Within days of the Venezuela earthquakes in June 2026, partners shared satellite damage assessments. Damage estimates differed widely, leaving responders unclear.
Read our analysis of the assessments with recommendations on where we can improve next time:
centre.humdata.org/assessing…
🗺️ Technical Mapping Meet-Up alert! ODC is hosting GIS & mapping innovators in Phnom Penh on Nov 20 (1:30–5 PM).
👉 Register by Nov 14: forms.cloud.microsoft/r/zeKp…
#GIS #Mapping #ODC #TechMeetUp #PhnomPenh
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Caribbean statistical systems are improving.
Across eight upper-middle- and high-income Caribbean countries, the average SPI score rose from 42.8 in 2016 to 60.1 in 2024.
But the region still trails its income peers.
What needs to happen next: blogs.worldbank.org/en/opend…
China has the world’s largest navy and built over half of the world’s cargo ships in 2025. Where do they dock? At ports China financed around the world.
@WSJ spotlights our port data, with analysis from @williamandmary alum Mike Studeman.
Explore: china-ports.aiddata.org
Conflict and weather shocks are driving food insecurity across vulnerable regions, while escalating conflict and displacement are increasing the need for food assistance.
More details in our latest Food & Nutrition Security Update: worldbank.org/en/brief/2023/…
Are the developing economies of Europe and Central Asia capitalizing on AI’s potential to create jobs and boost growth?
The @WorldBankGroup’s latest #ECAUpdate outlines how firms and governments across the region are adopting this tech and ways forward: worldbank.org/en/region/eca/…
ODC was proud to join regional leaders in Manila for the BA-ATTN Convergence Forum to discuss economic security & trade reform in Southeast Asia 🌐✨
Thanks to @CIPE_Asia for supporting our team!
📖 opendevelopmentcambodia.net/…
#BAATTN #EconomicSecurity #CIPE #ODC
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Can you oppose foreign influence in West Africa and still demand elections from the region’s military leaders?
When musician Tiken Jah Fakoly argued for democratic accountability in the Sahel, posts cast him as an imperialist mouthpiece. Some reused his earlier anti-French statements to suggest he had changed sides.
ADDO’s “The Loyalty Test” examines how calls for accountability become accusations of betrayal, and why challenging misleading claims must leave room for political disagreement.
Read the analysis: cfa.fyi/VRG7tWW
Highlights from Cambodia #YIGF2026! 🌐💡 A huge thank you to all our speakers, participants, partners, and team for making this event a massive success. See you all next year! 🚀
#YIGF #CambodiaYouthIGF #InternetGovernance #ODC
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Foreign direct investment is retreating.
Remittances are rising.
In 2024, global FDI was back near its 2005 level. Since 2005, remittance inflows have grown by 240%.
The architecture of development finance is changing: blogs.worldbank.org/en/opend…
Our latest @WorldBankGroup poverty update revises the 2024 global extreme poverty rate down by 0.3 percentage points—from 10.4% to 10.1%.
That equals about 22.5 million fewer people than previously estimated.
What changed and why in our new PIP update: blogs.worldbank.org/en/opend…
Today, 4.5 billion people live in places exposed to climate-related hazards.
Yet vulnerability varies widely across regions.
New data show that 1.5 billion people are both exposed and vulnerable to climate shocks: blogs.worldbank.org/en/opend… #WBGAtlas
Proud to continue our partnership with NCLLL at the National Forum on Lifelong Learning 2026! 🇰🇭✨
Through our MoU, ODC has expanded Media & Information Literacy (MIL) training to teachers across 5 provinces to empower local communities.
#LifelongLearning #MIL #Cambodia #ODC
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What's shaping Kenya's digital information space?
Anti-vaccine narratives, online polarisation, social media policy violations and technology-facilitated GBV are among issues our TrustLab analysts have been tracking.
Our situational report explore these and other trends influencing online conversations in Kenya.
📖 Explore TrustLab's situational reports: cfa.fyi/sc4yjyC
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A worker with 30 years of wage-job experience is about 2.5x as productive as someone just starting out—roughly the gain from 12 years of average-quality schooling.
Work doesn’t just use human capital. It builds it.
See the new HCI+ tools: blogs.worldbank.org/en/opend…
Where climate hazards occur matters. But so does who is most vulnerable to them.
In 2024, 2.8 billion people lived in highly vulnerable conditions, and 1.5 billion were exposed to climate-related hazards.
What do the data reveal about climate risk?: blogs.worldbank.org/en/opend…
A chatbot that answers one prompt correctly can still fail by turn 4.
Context drift. Missing citations. Wrong tool selection.
Using DeepEval, we built a reusable framework to test LLM assistants across realistic multi-turn conversations.
How it works: blogs.worldbank.org/en/opend…
What happens to trust when everyone gets a different version of the news?
Code for Africa CEO @justinarenstein joins a panel at Trust Conference in London on 5 November to discuss AI, personalised news and information integrity.
#TC2026
🗞️ ODC recently hosted a Training of Trainers on Media & Info Literacy (MIL) in Siem Reap!
31 educators & students from 5 provinces learned to combat misinformation and lead community workshops. Supported by @OIFfrancophonie & #NCLLL. 🌐✨
#MIL #ODC #MediaLiteracy #CLAPForward
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📣 The loudest voice was not necessarily the first
On 20 May 2025, South African politician Mehmet Vefa Dag helped to carry a false claim that a coup had taken place in Côte d’Ivoire. His posts also alleged an internet shutdown.
A Burkinabè commentator, Harouna Sawadogo, had advanced a related claim the previous day.
The question is: who made the claim?
Follow the investigation: cfa.fyi/ERee4uW
What if you could discover the world’s development data with one click? Now you can! #Data360, the @WorldBankGroup's flagship data hub is live!
Discover 10,000+ indicators and get the insights you need: data.worldbank.org/ | #DataMeetsDevelopment
Poverty.
Food security.
Jobs.
Governance.
Energy.
Agriculture.
Innovation.
The October 2026 World Development Indicators update brings new and revised data across the development agenda.
See what’s new and explore the data: blogs.worldbank.org/en/opend…
Follow The Money Int'l 💰 retweeted
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“Approval is not disbursement. Citizens deserve to know where public health funds are going!” 🇳🇬🩺
Following the approval of ₦10 Billion for disease outbreak preparedness, how can Nigerians ensure these funds actually reach our primary healthcare centers and border control posts?
On @cleanbeat915fmabuja , CODE’s Program Manager, Abdulaziz Abdulmalik public dashboard to track epidemic preparedness spending from the national down to the subnational level.
Accountability isn’t optional when lives are at stake. 🚨
🔗 Full interview link youtu.be/OBfB6wXTAYk?si=VVGq…
#ConnectedDevMediaVoices #FollowTheMoney #FiscalTransparency #PublicHealthFunding
Follow The Money Int'l 💰 retweeted
“What we are building now removes the last barriers between a citizen and that information. Language should not be a wall, and a smartphone should not be a prerequisite.” ~Hyeladzira James, Ag. Chief Executive.
media360impact.com/code-ifol…
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📢 Big news:
Connected Development (CODE) has been selected for the @CIVICUSalliance Digital Democracy Initiative's Civic Tech Lab Cohort to scale iFollowTheMoney into Nigeria's most accessible budget monitoring platform.
The upgrade brings a low-data Android app, a Smart Budget Dashboard localised into nine languages including Hausa, Yoruba, and Igbo, and 36 Community Budget Monitors deployed across all six geopolitical zones, at least half of them women.
Read the full press release 👇
🔗 connecteddevelopment.org/cod…
#ConnectedDevMediaVoices
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Sub-Saharan Africa's cities are growing fast, but their economic potential remains largely untapped.
New @WorldBankgroup report outlines a three-pillar framework to drive growth, attract investment, and create jobs: openknowledge.worldbank.org/…
🌍 Congratulations to @EIF4LDCs on launching AURA!
At #Aid4Trade, IATI Executive Director @YemearachAssefa highlighted how connecting data across systems can reduce reporting burdens, strengthen transparency and help countries make better financing decisions.
#OpenData
🤖 AURA is here! And the AI journey is just beginning!
At #Aid4Trade, EIF launched AURA, a digital gateway for transparency, partnerships & value for money, and announced its forthcoming AI publication exploring opportunities for LDCs.
🔗 Explore AURA: bit.ly/4BPF4Cb
Global commodity prices are forecast to rise 23% in 2026 as conflict drains oil inventories and leaves markets exposed to new shocks.
The #CMO2026 shows energy, food, and metals prices all under pressure.
➡️ worldbank.org/commodities
HDX Signals monitors key datasets and generates automated emails when significant, negative changes are detected.
Data coverage includes conflict events, internal displacement, food insecurity and more.
Explore the data and sign up here: data.humdata.org/signals
Progress against extreme poverty has stalled.
At the current trajectory, global extreme poverty will be higher in 2030 than today. What will it take to change course?
Explore the findings from new @WorldBankGroup #3PR: worldbank.org/en/publication…
📆 Have you applied? Applications close today: cfa.fyi/0w6wdYv
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🎓 We’re hiring!
Join Code for Africa as an Instructional Designer and help journalists and citizens across Africa build digital skills through engaging, interactive courses on academy.AFRICA.
🔗 Apply by 30 October: cfa.fyi/0w6wdYv
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📱 Behind the early-morning scroll through digital news lies a rich, rapidly changing media landscape.
Who is behind the new wave of digital news media in Africa? What challenges do they face, and how do they start and sustain new businesses?
👉🏾 Full insights: cfa.fyi/IzFhvqI
📝 Full report here: cfa.fyi/yrTKObu
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Nearly one in five people worldwide are estimated to be at high risk from climate hazards.
The new PARCH map lets you explore where exposure to floods, droughts, heatwaves and cyclones overlaps with poverty and other vulnerabilities.
Explore the map: blogs.worldbank.org/en/opend…
Extreme poverty is falling—but becoming increasingly concentrated.
New @WorldBankGroup research covering 154 economies and 96% of the global population shows who remains in extreme poverty, where they live, and why progress is becoming harder.
Read: blogs.worldbank.org/en/opend…
OCHA Centre for Humanitarian Data retweeted
30 years.
1.1 million documents.
Thousands of contributors.
One incredible humanitarian resource.
Happy 30th, @reliefweb! 🎉
Trusted information matters more than ever – and so does the community behind it. Here’s to the next 30.
Global commodity prices are forecast to rise 23% in 2026 as conflict drains oil inventories and leaves markets exposed to new shocks.
The #CMO2026 shows energy, food, and metals prices all under pressure.
➡️ worldbank.org/commodities
🇲🇱 À la suite des attentats survenus au Mali le 25 avril, de fausses informations ont circulé sur Internet, faisant état de l'arrestation du président Assimi Goïta et du décès de hauts responsables militaires.
Cette dernière enquête examine la manière dont certains acteurs malveillants exploitent le manque d'informations en période de crise pour diffuser de la désinformation.
🔎 En savoir plus : cfa.fyi/n784hxq
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🚺 Menstrual justice in Senegal needs better data. Regional findings are cited as national facts, while a widely repeated school toilet statistic lacks a clear source.
Reform needs evidence: a baseline, then a way to measure progress.
👉🏾 Read more: cfa.fyi/ZLbhCzG`
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@reliefweb is turning 30! Since 1996, thousands of organizations have published 1.1M reports about crises.
Explore the data behind the platform, including what the documents cover, where readers are based, & why trusted information matters more than ever. reliefweb.int/reliefweb-at-3…
On the 22nd anniversary of the Coronation of His Majesty King Norodom Sihamoni, Open Development Cambodia (ODC) extends our warmest congratulations and heartfelt blessings for His Majesty’s long life, health, and wisdom 🇰🇭✨
#KingsCoronationDay #ODC #Cambodia
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Poverty reduction has stalled, but that doesn't make it intractable. More jobs, better-paid jobs, and sustained economic growth where poverty is highest can help correct course.
Explore our new @WorldBankGroup #3PR: worldbank.org/en/publication…
Almost 6 in 10 people globally live in areas exposed to climate-related hazards.
But exposure alone does not determine risk.
In 2024, 1.5 billion people were both exposed and vulnerable, making climate shocks harder to withstand and recover from: blogs.worldbank.org/en/opend…
1950: 60% of the world lived in extreme poverty.
2025: 10%.
One of the biggest development gains of the past 75 years.
But progress has stalled—and the path to 2050 is far less certain.
Five facts from the data: blogs.worldbank.org/en/opend…
World Bank Data retweeted
Our “Poverty, Prosperity and Planet Report 2026” is out!
Jobs at the center of Poverty Eradication.
worldbank.org/en/publication…
🛠️ Resource kit for environmental projects in Africa!
The Africa Mining Watch Knowledge Toolkit helps identify and investigate harm caused by mining. Use it to explore illegal mining hotspots, understand their environmental and social impacts, and support investigations, research, advocacy, and community action.
🔎 Explore the toolkit: cfa.fyi/x60WUWy
@EarthGenome + @pulitzercenter
💡 According to the @_AfricanUnion's 2026 report, only 18 African countries have set the minimum age of marriage at 18 or above, without exceptions.
This year's International Day of the Girl Child theme—“End child marriage and invest in girls’ rights”—serves as an urgent reminder that even today, millions of girls are still denied their rights, education, and the opportunity to shape their own futures.
To unpack the issues behind these numbers, fellows from WanaData’s EPD DDI fellowship are producing data-driven stories that explore the challenges facing women and girls in their communities.
♀ Learn more here: cfa.fyi/RgzW4Z7
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The latest @WorldBankGroup #EAPUpdate finds that #AI is most effective at supporting jobs that require complex thinking and judgment, yet only 13% of jobs in East Asia and Pacific fall into this category, compared to 39% in advanced economies. Learn more: worldbank.org/en/publication…
Some Chinese grants to the DRC rise and fall with copper prices. 📊⛏️
The 2024 Sicomines amendment includes $324M in annual grants that drop to zero if copper hits $5,200/ton and rise 30% above $12,000.
Could price-linked grants become a template? 🤔aiddata.org/publications/dem…
Only about 23% of workers in economies impacted by fragility, conflict or violence (FCV) were in salaried employment in 2025, compared with 47% across other economies overall.
See what the 2026 World Bank Group Scorecard update reveals: blogs.worldbank.org/en/opend…
Firms in high-income economies innovate more—and productivity is more evenly distributed.
28% introduced a new product or process, vs. 16% in low- and lower-middle-income economies.
What the first complete global Enterprise Surveys cycle reveals: blogs.worldbank.org/en/opend…
