Opinion / Columnist
Why Africa is 25 years behind the developed World
03 Mar 2011 at 05:16hrs | Views
African leaders
Abdoulaye Wade (Senegal)- age 83Hosni Mubarak(Egypt) - age 82Robert Mugabe(Zimbabwe) - age 86Hifikepunye Pohamba(Namibia) - age 74Rupiah Banda(Zambia) - age 73Mwai Kibaki(Kenya) - age 71Ellen Johnson Sirleaf(Liberia) - age 75Colonel Gaddafi(Libya) - age 68Jacob Zuma(South Africa - age 68Bingu Wa Mtalika (Malawi) - age 76John Evans Atta-Mills (Ghana) - age 67
Average Age: 75.6 yearsApproximately 76 years
The Western World
Barrack Obama (USA) - age 48David Cameron (UK) - age 43Dimitri Medvedev (Russia) - age 45Stephen Harper (Canada) - age 51Julia Gillard (Australia) - age 49Nicolas Sarkozy (France) - age 55Luis Zapatero (Spain) - age 49Jose Socrates (Portugal) - age 53Angela Merkel (Germany) - age 56Herman Van Rompuy (Belgium) - age 62
Average Age: 51.1 yearsApproximately 51 years
DIFFERENCE: 25 years
Abdoulaye Wade (Senegal)- age 83Hosni Mubarak(Egypt) - age 82Robert Mugabe(Zimbabwe) - age 86Hifikepunye Pohamba(Namibia) - age 74Rupiah Banda(Zambia) - age 73Mwai Kibaki(Kenya) - age 71Ellen Johnson Sirleaf(Liberia) - age 75Colonel Gaddafi(Libya) - age 68Jacob Zuma(South Africa - age 68Bingu Wa Mtalika (Malawi) - age 76John Evans Atta-Mills (Ghana) - age 67
Average Age: 75.6 yearsApproximately 76 years
The Western World
Barrack Obama (USA) - age 48David Cameron (UK) - age 43Dimitri Medvedev (Russia) - age 45Stephen Harper (Canada) - age 51Julia Gillard (Australia) - age 49Nicolas Sarkozy (France) - age 55Luis Zapatero (Spain) - age 49Jose Socrates (Portugal) - age 53Angela Merkel (Germany) - age 56Herman Van Rompuy (Belgium) - age 62
Average Age: 51.1 yearsApproximately 51 years
DIFFERENCE: 25 years
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