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Living in a young country

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In episode three of the series, Amol Rajan is joined by guests from Africa and the Middle East to look at the challenges and opportunities faced by countries with rapidly growing young populations. Will this mean demographic dividend or disaster for states like Nigeria?

GUESTS

Dr Wangui Kimari, Junior Research Fellow, Institute for Humanities in Africa at the University of Cape Town

Cheta Nwanze, Lead Partner at SBM Intelligence

Meray Maddah, Research Assistant, Stockholm International Peace Research Institute

Dr. Paul Morland, Author of ‘The Human Tide: How Population Shaped the Modern World’

Presenter: Amol Rajan
Producer: Ayeisha Thomas-Smith
Editor: Kirsty Reid

Published on Wednesday, 5th January 2022.

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