How every number gets into Alama Report
We publish only what an official source has printed, show our arithmetic, and label our interpretation.
Fact, calculation, our read
Every signal has the same three parts. Fact is what the source printed, with its period and unit. Calculation is anything we worked out, with the arithmetic shown so you can check it. Our read is our interpretation; it is always labelled, written with words such as "may" or "could", and never presented as fact.
Verification before sending
Each figure is recorded with the document it comes from, the page or table, and the date we retrieved it. A figure cannot be used until it has been checked against the original document. A signal is published only when all its figures are verified and it passes our editorial checks. When a figure first appeared in the press, we confirm it against the official release, or say clearly where it was reported.
Sources
| Source | What we use | Frequency | Terms |
|---|---|---|---|
| ANSD | Trade, prices, national accounts | Monthly and quarterly | Open licence (CC BY 4.0) |
| BCEAO | Exchange rates, monetary data | Daily to quarterly | Public data |
| ARTP (with ANSD) | Telecoms, mobile prices, postal market | Quarterly | Public reports; reuse permission requested |
| Ministry of Energy, Petroleum and Mines | Oil and gas production and cargoes | Monthly | Public reports |
| Journal Officiel | Laws, decrees, orders | As published | Official texts, cited by number and date |
| Public buyers and procurement notices | Tenders and awards | Weekly | Public notices |
| EITI Senegal (ITIE) | Mining and extractive revenues | Annual | Public reports |
| Port Autonome de Dakar | Port traffic | Annual and as published | Public figures |
| World Bank, AfDB | Project procurement and awards | Weekly | Public notices |
| CEPII BACI, FAOSTAT, Eurostat | International trade and agriculture benchmarks | Annual and monthly | Open licences |
Some databases, such as UN Comtrade, are licensed for internal use only. We may use them to cross-check, but we do not publish their figures without written permission.
Currency
Amounts are given in FCFA as published. US dollar equivalents use the BCEAO reference rate, stated with its date in each issue.
Corrections
If we get something wrong, we correct it in the next issue and note the correction on the issue's web page. Report an error to info@alamareport.com.
Independence
Alama Report is not investment advice and does not recommend buying or selling securities or commodities. The editor runs other businesses in Senegal; Alama Report uses public and licensed sources only and never data from those businesses.