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Why Africa must become a center of knowledge again | Olúfẹ́mi Táíwò

Why Africa must become a center of knowledge again | Olúfẹ́mi Táíwò

FromTED Talks Education


Why Africa must become a center of knowledge again | Olúfẹ́mi Táíwò

FromTED Talks Education

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Length:
14 minutes
Released:
Sep 19, 2017
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

How can Africa, the home to some of the largest bodies of water in the world, be said to have a water crisis? It doesn't, says Olúfẹ́mi Táíwò -- it has a knowledge crisis. Táíwò suggests that lack of knowledge on important topics like water and food is what stands between Africa's current state and a future of prosperity. In a powerful talk, he calls for Africa to make the production of knowledge within the continent rewarding and reclaim its position as a locus of learning on behalf of humanity.
Released:
Sep 19, 2017
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (100)

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