Without policies that take account of a growing population with few working-age people, DRC risks seeing an increase in poverty and hunger.
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A vicious cycle of limited opportunity and poor health.
Nigeria needs more industrial production, foreign and domestic investment, not just handouts.
The federal budget proposed several measures aimed at reducing poverty. But escaping poverty is extremely difficult and can’t be addressed by quick fixes.
With 70 percent of its people under 30 years, Nigeria needs to harness the strength in its youthful population.
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