TARIF: Why Nations Should Educate Their Women

The Africa Review in Five highlights African current affairs from a Christian perspective. Listen and subscribe through Youtube, Apple Podcasts, or Spotify.

Today is Friday, September 8th, A.D. 2023. This is The Africa Review in Five, written by Paul Schlehlein and presented by Yamikani Katunga.

Why Nations Should Educate Their Women

Literacy rates and per capita Gross Domestic Profit go hand in hand. In general, the more a country can read and write, the higher income that nation will earn. 

For example, according to World in Data 2018 statistics, Italy has a high GDP of over $42,000 per year and an equally high literacy rate of over 99%. Meanwhile, Afghanistan has a very low GDP of $1,500 per year and an equally low literacy rate of 37%. 

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THE AFRICA REVIEW IN FIVE: Tunisia To Tax The Rich, SA Security Guard Succeeds, and Baptism Bombing

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Today is Tuesday, June 6th, A.D. 2023. This is The Africa Review in Five, written by Tim Cantrell and presented by Yamikani Katunga

Tunisia To Tax The Rich

The president of Tunisia, Kais Saied proposed increasing the amount of tax charged to the wealthiest people of the nation. 

This comes after Tunisia secured an agreement in principle for a 2 billion US dollar loan from the IMF but refused to concede to the conditions attached which involved restructuring its indebted public companies and eliminating subsidies on some of its basic goods. 

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