Africa

6 numbers that prove the future is African

A Bozo fisherman casts his net from a pirogue in front of Saaya village in the Niger river inland delta February 7, 2007. The Bozo, a West African ethnic group located predominantly along the Niger River in Mali, are famous for their fishing skills and are locally occasionally referred to as the "masters of the river". Picture taken on February 7, 2007. REUTERS/Florin Iorganda (MALI) - RTR1M4GU

Africa is growing, and the figures prove it. Image: REUTERS/Florin Iorganda

John McKenna
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Nurses take care of newly born babies at Kisenyi health centre in Uganda's capital Kampala April 10, 2015. Kisenyi health center in Kampala, which delivers 600 babies a month, symbolizes the shift in Uganda which has seen the country invest more money in the healthcare system to make it accessible for the poorest, Save the Children said. Child deaths in Kampala fell faster than in any other African city between 2006 and 2011 - despite a large influx of refugees from war-torn neighboring states, the charity said in a report. Picture taken April 10, 2015. To match HEALTH-CHILDREN/UGANDA REUTERS/James Akena - RTX1BM27
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