The numbers on Africa that nobody talks about

About this episode

The episode discusses the overlooked statistics and progress in Africa regarding basic human life.

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People in this episode

Host: Ken LaCorte

Topics covered

• Africa
• data
• human progress
• socioeconomic issues
• statistics

Keywords

• Africa
• data breaches
• human life
• statistics
• socioeconomic progress

Sponsors

Aura

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Factfulness

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