Graça Machel, chair of the African Child Policy Forum, whose 2018 report on child wellbeing warns of the dangers of failure to invest in young people. Photograph: Graeme Williams/for the Guardian
The Guardian: Act now or a billion young Africans will be undone by 2050 – Mandela widow
Graça Machel warns ‘toxic combination’ of poor nutrition and lack of education pose major threat to future peace and prosperity
Nelson Mandela’s widow has warned Africa could become the continent of a billion “angry, underfed, under-educated and under-employed” young people by 2050, unless African governments act to invest in their children.
In advance of the publication of a major report on child rights across Africa, Graça Machel has expressed concern that a “toxic combination” of undernutrition, poor education and the world’s fastest-growing youth populations pose a threat to the continent’s future.
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WNU Editor: I agree. The current migration crisis is insignificant to the coming storm of people wanting to flee to a better life.
thank the lord for the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans.
ReplyDeleteThis is a project for the world, not just for Africa. Want to stop mass migration to the West? Fix the problems in the third world. Africa has immense potential.
ReplyDeleteIve been hearing of Africa's immense potential for decades. Yet some changes for the better, notice the ending of famine in central and western Africa. Yet state after state is run by corrupt elites. South Africa had a chance for racial reconciliation, now the black elites are threatening to plunder property of whites and destroy their farm economy. Still have massive religious bigotry against Christians and genocide still occurs by blacks on blacks.
ReplyDeleteYou tell me how westerners can fix that.
Your black elites are plundering S Africa. Damn shame
DeleteWe can't fix jack all unless the people of those nations want to be fixed.
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