Why Africa is 25 years behind the developed world!

EDITOR’S NOTE: Though the piece does not tell the full reason why and though the list is a little biased in selection, the piece below illuminates something worth thinking about.

WHY AFRICA IS 25 YEARS BEHIND THE DEVELOPED WORLD…..

By Appiah Kusi Adomako, Modern Ghana

African Leaders

Abdulai Wade (Senegal) age 83
Hosni Mubarak ( Egypt ) age 82
Robert Mugabe ( Zimbabwe ) age 86
Hifikepunye Pohamba ( Namibia ) age 74
Rupiah Banda ( Zambia ) age 73
Mwai Kibaki ( Kenya ) age 79
Ellen Johnson Sirleaf ( Liberia ) age 75
Colonel Gaddafi (Libya) age 68
Jacob Zuma (South Africa) age 68
José Eduardo dos Santos age 68
Bingu Wa Mutharika (Malawi) age 76
John Evans Atta-Mills age 67

Average Age: 75.6 ~ Approximately 76 years

Barack Obama (USA) age 48
David Cameron (UK) age 43
Dimitri Medvedev (Russia) age 45
Stephen Harper (Canada) age 51
Julia Gillard (Australia) age 49
Nicolas Sarkozy (France) age 55
Luis Zapatero (Spain) age 49
Jose Socrates (Portugal) age 53
Angela Merkel ( Germany ) age 56
Herman Van Rompuy ( Belgium ) age 62
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Average Age: 51.1 ~ Approximately 51 years
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Difference: 76 years – 51 years = 25 years

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