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Olúfẹ́mi Táíwò: Why Africa must become a center of knowledge again
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How can Africa, the home to some of the largest bodies of water in the world, be said to have a water crisis? It doesn't, says Olúfẹ́mi Táíwò — it has a knowledge crisis. According to Taiwo, a lack of knowledge on important topics like water and food is what stands between Africa's current state and a future of prosperity. In a powerful talk, he calls for Africa to make the production of knowledge within the continent rewarding and to reclaim its position as a locus of learning on behalf of humanity.
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TED.com
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Tedtalks;TED;Talks;Africa;agriculture;history;leadership;library;philosophy;resources;rivers;society;water;TED2017;2017
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