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Why is Africa still the poorest continent?
- Hosted by:
- Gresham College
- Speaker:
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Professor Christopher Dye
Professor Christopher Dye
- Starts:
- March 13, 2008 at 01:45 pm
- Ends:
- March 13, 2008 at 02:45 pm
- Location:
- Gresham College, , Barnard’s Inn Hall, London, EC1N 2HH United Kingdom
- Maps:
Description
Among 29 countries where human life expectancy is still 50 years or less, 28 are in Africa (the other one is…). An ABC of Africa’s woes might begin with AIDS, biogeography and colonialism. But does Africa have peculiarly many problems, or are there just a few, major causes of persistent and widespread ill health and poverty?
- Registration required:
- No
- Free:
- Yes
For more information
- Contact person:
- Gresham College
- Phone:
- 020 7831 0575
- Email:
- enquiries [ at ] gresham.ac.uk
- Website:
- Why is Africa still the poorest continent?
