Last week, my fellow members of the Africa Progress Panel and I joined president Nicolas Sarkozy of France at a meeting on what the G20 can do for Africa. Our argument was simple: the G20 – which represents the richest nations on earth – can and should do a great deal for Africa, particularly in… Continue reading G20 Plans to Build Africa’s Infrastructure
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Africa’s youth can do great things, says UN Chief
Africa’s young population can drive the continent’s future development, Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon told an international symposium taking place in Benin. More than 60 per cent of Africa’s 1 billion people are under the age of 25 years, he noted in a message to the meeting in Cotonou. “While it will be a tremendous undertaking to… Continue reading Africa’s youth can do great things, says UN Chief
Africa can reach development targets if given a push-Migiro
Africa, with its immense human and material wealth, can achieve the globally agreed development targets world leaders have pledged to achieve by 2015, Deputy Secretary-General Asha-Rose Migiro told United Nations agencies working on the continent, while also stressing the need for strong support from the international community. “The continent’s people need neither pity nor charity,… Continue reading Africa can reach development targets if given a push-Migiro