ECOBUSAF and SOCSTAF are two components of the Pan-African Statistics Programme II (PAS II) funded by the EU. International consortia are formed by European statistical offices (France, Denmark, Spain, Finland, Norway and Poland). These components aim at supporting African integration through the reinforcement of national, regional and continental statistical systems. SOCSTAF concerns the development of social statistics in the national statistical offices of the African Union countries, and ECOBUSAF focuses on economic statistics.

The area of activity for Statistics Poland concerns the social statistics component (SOCSTAF) and focuses on sharing knowledge and experience in conducting censuses. The consortium for this component is formed by Denmark (coordinator), Finland, France, Spain and Poland.

This is the fourth and last issue of a newsletter highlighting the major events organised as part of the ECOBUSAF and SOCSTAF projects.

As the project comes to an end, this issue takes a look back at the collective achievements since 2022 – with the funding of the European Union – and what was accomplished  in 2025.

This newsletter is both a wrap-up and a reflection, offering a subjective overview of the entire journey of supporting the development of statistical systems in African countries, presenting the perspectives of several consortium members.

At the end of October this year, the closing meeting of the multi-year PAS II project took place in Morocco. A representative of Statistics Poland moderated a panel session regarding the experiences gained, conclusions, and expectations for the future, which was met with great interest and involvement from the participants.

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It is available here: https://www.insee.fr/en/information/6324029