Nigeria’s large population of young people may become a burden if not healthy and well educated.
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Nigeria must prioritise investment in education, health and infrastructure to harness the opportunities of its huge population.
Students at the University of Cape Town in South Africa. Joblessness has hit even those with degrees.
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Promoting entrepreneurship will help reduce unemployment in South Africa. But the government has to step up its game.
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Population growth rates pose a lingering challenge to development efforts on the continent.
A mother walking her child home from school in Uganda.
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High fertility is driven by a number of factors including desired family size, low levels of use of modern contraceptives, and high levels of adolescent childbearing.