- Tackling poverty in Africa remains one of the primary goals of policymakers and institutions globally, including the World Bank.
- As the world’s economic powers focus on Africa for a share of its vast resources, the stars could be aligning for Africa to deal a body blow to the ghosts of poverty.
- One of the key cogs of this endeavor, however, is tapping on human capital and technology to drive change at scale, as advised by the UN.
One of the most vexing questions for policymakers internationally is how to make sustainable progress in tackling poverty in Africa. In this endeavor, which often draws in actors from across the globe, one thing remains clear: combating poverty in Africa requires empowering the continent and its people to make the most of its abundant resources.
With vast mineral resources and an increasingly educated and informed leadership and workforce, one wonders: Why is Africa …
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