In his first high-profile speech since he stepped down as U.S. president last year, Barrack Obama was once again critical of African leaders. At a memorial held in South Africa to celebrate the centenary of the birth of late anti-apartheid South African leader Nelson Mandela, Obama blamed African leaders for the increasing brain drain on the continent. In his speech at Mandela’s memorial in South Africa, Obama called the brain drain a “real issue,” and encouraged African youths to stay home to develop their countries, while also admonishing governments to support them. However, the numbers above prove that while the brain drain is a systemic problem, it may not end soon because the same precursors that lead to brain drain are getting worse. Obama’s new non-governmental organisation, the Obama Foundation is dedicated to training young African leaders to solve the continent’s challenges and help keep the African youth on the continent to solve its challenges.

Source: The North Africa Journal July 19, 2018 16:02 UTC