As the 8 billionth person is born, here’s how Africa will shape the future of the planet’s population

Posted on Tue 15 November 2022 in Africa • Tagged with Population, Poverty, Egypt, Nigeria, Ethiopia, UN, Birth rate, Population growth, Polygamy, Tanzania, Contraceptives, fertility rate, DRC

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Akanni Ibukun Akinyemi, Obafemi Awolowo University; Esther William Dungumaro, University of Dar es Salaam, and Jacques Emina, University of Kinshasa

In mid-November 2022 the eight billionth person will be born, according to the United Nations. In its analysis of this milestone, the UN makes two key observations. The …


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Employed but still poor: the state of low-wage working poverty in South Africa

Posted on Tue 11 June 2019 in Africa • Tagged with South Africa, poverty, low wages, working poor

Low-wage poverty is highly associated with unstable work such as in the informal sector. Shutterstock

Derek Yu, University of the Western Cape

Paid employment is generally considered the predominant and most sustainable way of pulling people out of poverty. But the past two decades have seen a global rise in …


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