Africa is making progress rapidly. No-one knows it, but these maps show it(africaindata.org)
africaindata.org
Africa is making progress rapidly. No-one knows it, but these maps show it
https://africaindata.org/
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Thank you for posting.
There is no doubt that Africa is rising; the argument is pace of growth on the continent is not fast enough (one must keep in mind that African countries must benchmark their progress against other regions/continents). An interesting feature in my experience of growth in sub-saharan africa is that most of it is private sector rather than government driven- a case where the tail wags the dog.
There is no doubt that Africa is rising; the argument is pace of growth on the continent is not fast enough (one must keep in mind that African countries must benchmark their progress against other regions/continents). An interesting feature in my experience of growth in sub-saharan africa is that most of it is private sector rather than government driven- a case where the tail wags the dog.
Presumably the Africans involved know it? This seems like a rather odd use of "no-one".
Interesting bit of well-presented infographics. Sadly, economic development is the bread and butter of politics, so this has to be flagged.
And politics is the bread and butter of Every.Single.Thing that you do, including your fantasy of a detached parallel-universe "hacker world" that you think you're living in. You're not.
You're either actively doing politics or it is being actively done to you. Nothing that you do makes any sense outside of politics anyway.
You're either actively doing politics or it is being actively done to you. Nothing that you do makes any sense outside of politics anyway.
Ain't my fantasy, I think you're referring to dang?
That was the point I was trying to make about how a "no politics" rule affects far too many stories.
"Story must have a tech angle / be on a tech topic" is much more defensible, although I think this story would also be off-topic under such a rule.
That was the point I was trying to make about how a "no politics" rule affects far too many stories.
"Story must have a tech angle / be on a tech topic" is much more defensible, although I think this story would also be off-topic under such a rule.
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South Africa is rated as excellent in these slides, yet was placed second-last in a few TIMSS categories[1]. Progress won't happen if we cherry-pick data that makes things look better than they are, the education system in South Africa is in dire need of repair. Notably, all the problems at the universities this year. Additionally, instead of improving the quality of education, the government is lowering the passing mark.
[1]: https://press-admin.voteda.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/1_... https://press-admin.voteda.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/1_... https://press-admin.voteda.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/1_...