Global Politics Today

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Tag: education

  • Africa’s growing population: An Asset or a Liability

    Africa’s growing population: An Asset or a Liability

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    SK Kuma
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    Africa’s population is growing at a staggering rate. Currently, one in six people in the world live on the African continent. According to the United Nations, by the year 2050, Africa’s population is projected to balloon to 2.5 billion people. In other words, one in four people globally will live on the continent. While regions…

  • Addressing Africa’s Brain Drain: Solutions and Challenges

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    SK Kuma
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    The exodus of skilled professionals and researchers from the continent of Africa to Western countries for better paying jobs is becoming a major political and economic issue. A recent report released by the Pollution Research Group in South Africa shows that “brain drain” is costing the continent $4 billion annually. Brain drain has also nurtured…