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Gates: Africa investments needed to fight extreme poverty

Gates: Africa investments needed to fight extreme poverty

9/18/2018

Gates: Africa investments needed to fight extreme poverty

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Gates: Africa investments needed to fight extreme poverty

For all of the progress made in fighting poverty and disease in recent years, those strides could stall because of rapid population growth in some African countries, according to a new warning from the Gates Foundation. Bill and Melinda Gates talk with Judy Woodruff about their findings, changes to their educational reform efforts, and what’s next.

9/18/2018

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