Thursday, November 1, 2018

Mandela's Widow Warns Africa To Act Now Or They Will Be Facing A Billion 'Angry, Underfed, Under-Educated And Under-Employed' Young People By 2050

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.

5 comments:

Anonymous said...

thank the lord for the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans.

Anonymous said...

This 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.

Anonymous said...

Ive 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.

You tell me how westerners can fix that.

Anonymous said...

We can't fix jack all unless the people of those nations want to be fixed.

Mike Feldhake said...

Your black elites are plundering S Africa. Damn shame