Africa rising

what % of young females in nigeria are illiterate

42%

how many people in niger don't have access to clean water

8 million

what has social context got to do with Africa rising

Africa still has social issues, to indicate that it is still not rising

who has more electricity than Nigeria

Edinburgh

what did the economist label Nigeria

africas new number one

why is it not good to talk about technology as an indicator of Africa rising

because people who have mobile phones might not even have clean running water or electricity also internet access is no longer considered a luxury in todays world

what social issues does Nigeria have

child malnutrition, 2nd highest HIV burden in the world and highest number of children out of school in the world - how can it be rising

why is Africa this way in terms of its economy

due to the historical circumstances colonialism created - they came to Africa to civilise so should've left when they had, instead to continue manipulation and power they implemented policies and institutions to slow down this process - making African poverty further behind everyone else

is Africa rising

in short, no. the narrative is too simplistic and not representative of the continent. too general a statement and doesn't show specifically what is rising/what is not - creates false assumptions

what is nigers gdp trend

it grew from 2.9% growth in 2015 to 5.6% in 2016, yet was at 12% in 2014 - shows its volatile and not steady which means there was not real improvement - a few % rise is not enough to deem Africa as rising

what is wrong with African gdp growth

its not stable and hasn't made any real progress

why is technology a point of discussion

its used as a marker to show growth - people think because Africa has gone from 82 million mobile phone users to 772 million (2005-2016) that it is rising. - is mobile phone usage worthy of counting as quality growth or does it just indicate growth in consumption and the distorted priorities of people

what are the case studies for Africa rising

niger and nigeria

technology in niger

niger has 2.2% internet access, compared to SA 52% - huge disparities across continent. (show Africa rising is not representative)

what is the informal economy

not legal jobs like the formal sector, but becoming bigger than formal sector.due to instability and inability to find jobs.

summary of Africa rising

of course Africa is better than it was 10-15 years ago, and some countries have made great improvements in their own ways and both respectively niger and Nigeria have been successful in particular aspects. but the Africa rising narrative is so simplistic and generic and doesn't truly portray the real situation. the Africa rising narrative has set mediocre standards - as shown that these countries still have a lot to rise from. not to say it wont happen and cant be done, but right now the narrative is creating false statement that something is happening which is not and African countries are all different and diverse and more complex than to just group them all together in two words Africa rising

what is poverty urbanisation

people moving from rural to cities but still remaining in poverty which creates more slum dwelling. slums will rise to 100 million slum dwellers in 2020.

what are the social issues in niger

still high recipient of aid, only very recently became a multiparty democratic state

in what aspects are these countries not rising

technology, economically and socially

how did Nigeria turn from low income to middle income overnight

the government included informal economy in the GDP

what does the informal economy show

the promise in Africans ability of entrepreneurship yet the still blatant struggling job market/formal industry. the informal economy rise shows Africans are rising not africa

what can be said about Africas economy

there are 7 of the 10 fastest growing economies in Africa, yet 100 million people live on less than 1 dollar a day.as gdp rises so does poverty

what can be said about social issues

there is still many countries globally that receive aid and have social issues with weak institutions - African countries are not the only ones. however African countries are rising in their own aspects, each differently

why is youth / informal economy important

youth seen as hope and drivers of Africa rising - yet also source of instability and conflict.