Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala Charges Global Community on Nigeria, Angola and South Africa

At the Duke University Center for International Development’s Rethinking Development Series discussing ways to rethink Africa’s development and accelerate it.

Thanks to Prof Indermit Gill and his wonderful colleagues at the Center, as well as students and faculty for a stimulating discussion. Sub Saharan Africa is making progress but not fast enough. In fact, in the last three years, Sub Saharan Africa took some steps backwards. South Asia’s per capita GDP is overtaking SSA’s while the gap with East Asia is widening. There Will be 600 million young people in Africa (as much as the rest of the world combined) by the end of the century.

We need to accelerate inclusive growth, job creation, and human development to make it. This will not happen unless the pace of development accelerates in the three largest economies that make up 67 percent of SSA’s GDP that is Nigeria, South Africa and Angola. The three countries are presently holding Africa back!

The global community needs to prioritize their development if they want Africa to make progress.

With Duke University President Vincent Price, Prof Indermit Gill, Director Duke Center for International Development and Prof Giovanni Zanalda, Director Duke University Center for International and Global Studies

Pix 3: With Prof Michael Merson Vice Provost, Duke University,

Pix 4: With African students at Duke