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                                 WHAT MAKES AFRICA LAGS BEHIND There are thousands of reasons as to why Africa is crawling towards developmental issues in about almost every sector while other continents are actually "sprinting" albeit painfully for some countries. The reasons although are many, there are some which if not handled is a recipe for disaster in terms of development. The reasons are brief and as follows: HIGH POPULATION GROWTH This is one of the saddest stories of our times. Although some will argue that it is a pool of labour that will generate economic growth but I beg to differ. The reason is that the rate of growth is not in tandem with economic growth especially when it comes to employment opportunities availability. The firmly embedded culture of leaving behind as many offspring as possible in the belief that one will eventually succeed and help the others or simply for the sake o...