Keeping Africa on track for the 21st century
Whether it can develop like Asia hangs on how it taps its biggest resource - its young population.
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AFRICA's emergence as an economic force is no longer an expression of hope or just a matter of faith. So much has changed since March 2000, when The Economist declared Africa "a hopeless continent". By December 2011, the same magazine proclaimed "Africa Rising", with a real chance to follow in the footsteps of Asia.
Africa's challenges are in the public domain: Only one in four Africans has access to electricity. Africa is a net importer of food despite endless swathes of rich agricultural land. Millions of women and children die every year from preventable diseases. Wars, attempted coups, refugees and disasters like floods and drought continue to stalk Africans. Unemployment continues to breed extremists that threaten the stability of many nations.
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