CHSS - Emerging Africa

Question 1

Age

Answer 1

Has the worlds youngest countries (by median age)

Huge output potential since sub Saharan Africa is youngest

Question 2

World population

Answer 2

Africa will hold 25% of global population by 2050

Will have largest working ages population by 2034 - 1.1 billion

Question 3

Development progress

Answer 3

53mil stable working jobs created in last 50 years
187mil African will live in cities - 3x more productivity than rural
African consumers will spend 2 trillion by 2025

Question 4

Democracy

Answer 4

Half of Africa’s 7 longest ruling leaders have been ousted in the past 2 years
More democratic consolidation - young people don’t want old in charge

Question 5

Climate change

Answer 5

Africa provides 4% of global carbon emissions
CC causes desertification (less agriculture), more rain (flooding), migration
Makes rural areas mor difficult t9 live in - people migrate to cities - overpopulation (more disease)

Question 6

China

Answer 6

46 different port projects in Africa in the last year were funded by China
African countries have agencies to influence decisions
Tanzania cancelled $10bn for a port from China