Information on social mobility in African countries was once relatively scarce, but a new data set paints a continent-wide picture (Nicolas Syrichas and Rasmane Ouedraogo)
Ever since the Transatlantic slave trade ramped up in the 17th century, the African continent has had a tough time economically and socially. But around the mid-1990s, the momentum shifted. Over the past two decades, the size of Africa’s economy, as a whole, increased by 50 percent in contrast to a world average of 23 …