Part 2: Why most African students want to study in countries like the UK, US and Canada

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The bad roads and infrastructures cannot be overemphasized, as this has led to many accidents and unfortunate situations, thereby cutting many lives short. Likewise, the unemployment rate in Nigeria rose from 27.1% to 33.3% from December to March 2021, according to the National Bureau of Statistics NBS. Many graduates often experience depression with the no Job situations after spending so many years in school. The constant devaluation of Nigeria currency i.e. the Naira, is so bad and ridiculous, as there are hikes in the prices of commodities with little or no increase in income or wages.

Africa is the least developed continent in the world, having 34 of the 49 poorest countries. More than 40% of its population live on less than one dollar a day.

Africa is the world's second-largest and second-most-populous continent. It has the youngest amongst all the continents and hosts a large diversity of ethnicities, cultures and languages.

All of these features made the continent face the hardest challenges in the world. Poverty, Although the poverty rate in Africa has dropped in recent years, rapid population growth means that the number of people suffering poverty keeps growing: from 280 million in 1990 to an estimated 330 million in 2012.

Poor Education, more than two out of five African adults cannot read or write. Ill Health, health outcomes are worse in Africa than anywhere else in the world, even though life expectancy at birth has risen and chronic child malnutrition has declined since the mid-1990s. Violence, tolerance of domestic violence is twice as high as in the rest of the developing world. Incidents of violence against civilians are on the rise. While this litany of suffering is true throughout sub-Saharan Africa, with regard to all these measures life is particularly harsh for people living in the roughly 34% of Africa where states have collapsed to the point of irrelevance. Hunger, of the 20 countries in the world with the worst food and nutrition security, 19 are in Africa. Sustainable agriculture, nutrition and food security, inadequate investment in sustainable agriculture and significant social protection remain the major blocks to enhancing food availability. Climate change has also adversely affected many countries in Africa and compromised their ability to feed their people. Access to financing, about 70 percent of Africans work in agriculture, but only 10% of the total portfolios of commercial banks goes to agriculture, according to the World Bank. Challenging legal and financial environments are constraining growth in African agriculture. For smallholders, especially, credit is often inaccessible or not affordable. Without appropriate financing, farmers are not only less able to invest in their operations but also much more vulnerable to market volatility and unpredictable weather. Economic growth rate is far too low, sub-Saharan Africa’s GDP per capita (at constant 2005 prices) was $1,036.10 in 2014. At the 1.4-percent growth rate estimated for 2015, it would take Africa 50 years to double GDP per capita.

Africa is the world's second-largest and second-most-populous continent. It has the youngest amongst all the continents and hosts a large diversity of ethnicities, cultures and languages.

Some Nigerians also think that the incident that occurred last year on the 20th of October, 2020 at the Lekki Toll Gate, contributed greatly to this. The "Massacre" of the Nigerian youth protesters during the global trended tag "#EndSars" , broke the heart of many Nigerian youths, hereby dashing their little hope in the government of the country. As many saw that the Nigerian government neither has a plan, nor regard the youths/the masses.

Nevertheless, in as much as Africa doesn't look favourable or isn't encouraging, there are still some real good opportunities. Some Africans youth are excelling and feel comfortable. However, that does not stop anyone from grabbing opportunities from outside the country, as this will fast track their journey. 

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