The African youth boom: what's worrying Bill Gates
Polly Toynbee
The philanthropist warns that stability in Africa makes a huge difference to the world, and that investing in the health and education of its young people is vital
Tue 18 Sep 2018 05.01 BST Last modified on Tue 18 Sep 2018 10.42 BST
What worries Bill Gates most? The booming population of Africa looms over his foundation’s latest global survey. By the end of this century there will be 4 billion more people on Earth – and 3 billion of these extra souls will be born in Africa. The challenge, he says, is that “Africa must almost quadruple its agricultural productivity to feed itself. That’s very daunting.”
The philanthropist is torn between sending out a message of hope and a message of fear when I meet him at his foundation’s spacious campus in the heart of his hometown, Seattle.
He is reaching for what works best to revive the west’s faltering conscience in the face of “America first” nationalism and rising pull-up-the-drawbridge populism in Europe. The spirit of generosity is under assault as government aid budgets come under constant sniper fire from right-wing politicians and their media.
ENFIM O QUE TEMOS QUE REALÇAR É QUE BRANCO ERA O MAU DA FITA E FOI "DESCOLONIZADO" A BEM E A MAL E NO NOSSO CASO SEM BENS.ASSIM NADA DE RECIPROCIDADES QUE NÃO SE JUSTIFICAM.COMO PRETENDE A RAPAZIADA QUE "ENTREGOU" E AGORA NOS QUER "ENTREGAR" À AFRICANIDADE MAS SÓ CÁ DENTRO...
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