PodcastRethinking Africa: Crisis, Complexity, Opportunities
Here’s what he said:
A quarter of all humans might live in Africa in 20 years, from ~18-19% today. It’s going to be highly urbanized and very young.
Africa is often portrayed as either rising or failing […] The lens we really need is about variability and possibility. We are talking about over 50 countries and over 1.4 billion people.
Climate Adaptation can succeed anywhere. The question is resources and implementation. People and governments need to prioritize it.
Health continues to be a critical challenge for virtually all African countries. Climate change is making it even more challenging. But there’s a lot of experience and growing infrastructure to deal with threats going forward.
Across many African countries, we’ve really seen an uptick in people’s loyalties to the nation and national identities. That might really help with governance.
African citizens or leaders don’t want pity or charity from the rest of the world. They want the opportunity to develop and to compete in everything, in sports, culture, and business.
