Billionaire Mo Ibrahim urges Africa reduce birth rate, provide jobs
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ibrahim said a lack of prospects was pushing some youth toward militant groups and also helping to drive the migrant crisis that has seen tens of thousands enter europe each year2 we see countries that get it right are able to go on and build on that and we see countries that are going into this downward spiral of lack of governance said ibrahim2 it isnt a coincidence its linked to dissatisfaction arising from a number of factors most importantly lack of hope when young people cant see a future he told the thomson reuters foundation in london2 the index report found governance is slowly improving on average across africa2 however it warned the economic growth of the last decade was mainly jobless while many children and young people were missing out on quality education even as the continents population increased sharply2 population growth is outstripping our economic growth. it is like running on a treadmill and we are not moving forward said ibrahim2 africa is expected to account for more than half the worlds population growth between 2015 and 2050 according to u.n. data. its population is projected to double by 2050 and could double again by 21002 we see the risks we can see the rise in armed groups like boko haram and al shabaab he said referring to islamist militants in northern nigeria and somalia2 im really afraid that unless we deal with the issue of rising population and the large number of unemployed youth then we are in for trouble he said2 mauritius the seychelles and cape verde were the top performers in terms of governance overall while libya south sudan and somalia ranked worst2 zimbabwe where longtime leader robert mugabe was ousted last year was among the most improved countries while war-torn libya was named as having the worst deterioration2 civil rights and freedom of expression have on average eroded over the last five years the report said amid what ibrahim described as a global phenomenon for political strongmen who have often stripped back freedoms2 the report cites surveys from the last three years by research network afrobarometer which found over a quarter of africas citizens are not free to say what they think and almost three quarters are careful about what they say when discussing politics2 countries are also increasingly diverging in their performance the report warned with the best showing swift improvements as others decline2 ibrahim said leaders across the continent need to tackle a taboo against birth control and ensure their youth have prospects as he launched his foundations annual index showing the state of governance across 54 african countries1

Mo Ibrahim: How to stop Boko Haram, Al Shabaab
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population growth is outstripping our economic growth. it is like running on a treadmill and we are not moving forward said ibrahim2 we see countries that get it right are able to go on and build on that and we see countries that are going into this downward spiral of lack of governance said ibrahim2 countries are also increasingly diverging in their performance the report warned with the best showing swift improvements as others decline2 the report cites surveys from the last three years by research network afrobarometer which found over a quarter of africas citizens are not free to say what they think and almost three quarters are careful about what they say when discussing politics2 civil rights and freedom of expression have on average eroded over the last five years the report said amid what ibrahim described as a global phenomenon for political strongmen who have often stripped back freedoms2 we see the risks we can see the rise in armed groups like boko haram and al shabaab he said referring to islamist militants in northern nigeria and somalia2 it isnt a coincidence its linked to dissatisfaction arising from a number of factors most importantly lack of hope when young people cant see a future he told the thomson reuters foundation in london2 the index report found governance is slowly improving on average across africa2 however it warned the economic growth of the last decade was mainly jobless while many children and young people were missing out on quality education even as the continents population increased sharply2 zimbabwe where longtime leader robert mugabe was ousted last year was among the most improved countries while war-torn libya was named as having the worst deterioration2 africa is expected to account for more than half the worlds population growth between 2015 and 2050 according to u.n. data. its population is projected to double by 2050 and could double again by 21002 ibrahim said a lack of prospects was pushing some youth toward militant groups and also helping to drive the migrant crisis that has seen tens of thousands enter europe each year2 im really afraid that unless we deal with the issue of rising population and the large number of unemployed youth then we are in for trouble he said2 mauritius the seychelles and cape verde were the top performers in terms of governance overall while libya south sudan and somalia ranked worst2 ibrahim made the suggestion today in an interview with reuters as he launched his foundations annual index showing the state of governance across 54 african countries1 ibrahim said leaders across the continent need to tackle a taboo against birth control and ensure their youth have prospects1 he said africa risks a rise in conflict and militant groups if the suggestion goes unheeded1 the billionaire who made his money from telecom warned african nations to cut their booming birth rate and provide secure jobs for young people1 sudanese billionaire philanthropist mo ibrahim has offered a two-point suggestion to african nations on how to stem the growth of militant groups such as boko haram or al shabaab cut the birth rate and provide jobs for youths1