MichelRolandBIDIAS/Electrification-africa

Analysis of electricity access evolution in 15 Sub-Saharan African countries (2000-2022) # Electrification in Sub-Saharan Africa (2000-2022) ## Context Analysis of the evolution of electricity access in 15 African countries over 22 years using World Bank data. ## Research Questions Which countries have progressed the most? Are access inequalities decreasing over time? ## Dataset - Source : World Bank Open Data - Indicator : EG.ELC.ACCS.ZS - Period : 2000-2022 - Countries : 15 Sub-Saharan African countries ## Structure - `Africa_elec.ipynb` : main notebook - `figures/` : exported charts ## Key Findings - Ghana : strongest progression (+44 points) - Chad : weakest progression (+8 points) - Average access nearly doubled between 2000 and 2022 (22% → 47% on average) - All 15 countries show correlated trajectories (r > 0.79) suggesting common regional driving factors ## Technologies Python 3.11 | Pandas | NumPy | Matplotlib | Seaborn | Plotly | SQLite