PART 1
One of the biggest dreams of most young secondary school graduates or the undergraduates in Africa, is to gain admission to a higher institution Abroad without much struggles. Securing admission in Africa is fantastic, but admission across the seas of Africa into any type of universities is a dream come true and it brings a different type of joy in the heart of the parents, likewise the students. This is due to the struggles, standards and rate at which such institutions are developed and being far better than most if not all the colleges in Africa.
Over the years, the rate at which African students have been migrating to study abroad is alarming. According to the latest QS Applicant Survey, the US and Canada are the leading destinations for African students to proceed with their studies. Around 36% of students refer to going to colleges in both the US and Canada for undergraduate and master courses.
Our father land, it is called!. Ideally any land or property which belongs to one's father should never be left alone or abandoned. A good child will struggle with his/her power and strength to protect and also not to be really far apart from the father's land. Unfortunately, this has been the opposite of the situation, with the rate at which African students for the past years, has been evacuating their father land by all means to other countries abroad "developed", is alarming.
According to the uniRank database in 2020 there are currently 1,225 officially recognized higher-education institutions in Africa. However, University of Cape Town of South Africa is first in Africa and 264 in the world, University of the Witwatersrand is second in Africa and 382 in the world, Stellenbosch University is third in Africa, but 419 in the world while University of Pretoria is the fourth in Africa and 442 in the world
Africa, a land that flows with milk and honey. Africa is the world's second-largest and second-most populous continent, after Asia in both cases. At about 30.3 million km² including adjacent islands, it covers 6% of Earth's total surface area and 20% of its land area. With 1.3 billion people as of 2018, it accounts for about 16% of the world's human population, is presently experiencing a major challenge, with the mass emigration of the so called future of the great Nations, leaving questions in the heart of many Africans. This year might actually have more youths/citizens leave Africa. Recently, many Africans, especially on Twitter, has been tweeting and uploading pictures of them leaving the country, with captions like "Goodbye South Africa'', "Finally Japa''-which means finally left, "Welcome to a new dispensation", "I don leave Niger for una"- which means I have left Nigeria for you. This has therefore left different thoughts in the heart of many other Africans.
Although, there are more opportunities now than ever from other developed countries to the developing or underdeveloped ones, such as studying scholarships, Job opportunities and so on. However, these are not the main reasons for such a mass evacuation. The supposed world's second-largest and second-most populous continent,still finds it impossible to provide basic amenities to her citizens such as food, shelter, clothings, likewise security, good infrastructures, job opportunities and many others.
In 2021, there are 490 million people in Africa living in extreme poverty, or 36% of the total population. This number is up from 481 million in 2019. Although this is an increase of just over 9 million, it represents an overall decrease as the population increased by roughly 30 million. Today, according to the Nigeria National Bureau of statistics, in 2020 it said that, 40%, that is 83Million Nigerians live in poverty. Although Nigeria's poverty profile for 2021 has not been released, it is estimated that the number of poor people will increase to 90 Million, which is 45% of the population, in 2022. Also insecurity, the rate of kidnapping and insurgency has been heartbreaking, especially with attacks from Fulani herdsmen and the seemingly indomitable BOKO Haram. When political leaders are set for attacks, youth corp members can no longer serve in some part of the North or even travel without thinking twice
Well. Everyone want to go abroad