https://africaindata.org/
Here at the Core we tend to sound the crisis alarms a lot. Here is a glimpse at how Africa is improving.
Have you seen Hans Rosling's TED talks? They were among the first TED talks made public and were, I think, key in making TED popular.
https://www.ted.com/talks/hans_rosling_shows_the_best_stats_you_ve_ever_seen
has 11,000,000 views!
https://www.ted.com/speakers/hans_rosling
I did see that, but it's been years -- very uplifting news in that presentation.
Yeah Rosling does a great job of getting his points across. Not so dim after all.