Kenya is projected to "make a leap forward" in its efforts to end extreme poverty in the next decade.

A global data enterprise suggested in a post published last week by a US think tank that the share of abjectly poor Kenyans will drop from nearly 21 percent to 4.3 percent in 2030.

If current trends continue, says the Vienna-based World Data Lab, Kenya will eradicate extreme poverty by 2032 -- two years later than the United Nations' deadline for achieving its top sustainable development goal.

World Data Lab's statistics for Kenya differ from those by the World Bank, which pegs the country's 2016 poverty rate at a higher level.

Because of the difference, the World Data Lab "piloted the creation of an additional sub-national poverty model specifically just for Kenya," notes Kristofer Hamel, one of the authors of the study posted by the Washington-based Brookings Institution.

"We stand by our data," Mr Hamel wrote in an email response to questions posed by the Nation. For its Kenya findings, World Data Lab "makes some refinements that we believe to be more methodologically sound and reflective of the likely situation in 2016," he added.

POOREST REGION

A few sub-Saharan countries have made faster progress than Kenya in improving living standards for those at the bottom of the economic ladder.

Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Mauritius and Seychelles have already reduced their respective rates of extreme poverty to less than three percent.

Mauritania and Gambia will join that group by 2030, according to World Data Lab projections.

Sub-Saharan Africa as a whole, however, will remain the world's poorest region.

And it is expected to account for a larger share of the global poor in 2030 than is currently the case.

More than 70 percent of the world's poorest people live south of the Sahara today, with that share projected to rise to 87 percent a decade from now.

Poverty is expected to remain persistently widespread in Nigeria and the Democratic Republic of Congo, World Data Lab forecasts.

Over half the DRC's roughly 100 million people will still be living in extreme poverty in 2030.

Rapid population growth will increase the number of extremely poor Nigerians by 20 million in the next decade, despite a small projected decrease in the poverty rate for the country's anticipated 2030 population of 263 million.

Overall, however, economic growth will outpace sub-Saharan Africa's population explosion in the coming years, World Data Lab predicts.

Kenya

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Will they send aid and advisers to Australia?

The blecks have no chance

They will remain in poverty for ever.

Less poverty means more consumerism, which in turn means more pollution, more pressure on resources, and more GHG. The population explosion is number one problem facing humanity, and we do not seem to have an idea of a solution.

aquascoot wrote on Apr 16^th, 2019 at 8:32am:

Kenya is projected to "make a leap forward" in its efforts to end extreme poverty in the next decade. A global data enterprise suggested in a post published last week by a US think tank that the share of abjectly poor Kenyans will drop from nearly 21 percent to 4.3 percent in 2030. If current trends continue, says the Vienna-based World Data Lab, Kenya will eradicate extreme poverty by 2032 -- two years later than the United Nations' deadline for achieving its top sustainable development goal. World Data Lab's statistics for Kenya differ from those by the World Bank, which pegs the country's 2016 poverty rate at a higher level. Because of the difference, the World Data Lab "piloted the creation of an additional sub-national poverty model specifically just for Kenya," notes Kristofer Hamel, one of the authors of the study posted by the Washington-based Brookings Institution. "We stand by our data," Mr Hamel wrote in an email response to questions posed by the Nation. For its Kenya findings, World Data Lab "makes some refinements that we believe to be more methodologically sound and reflective of the likely situation in 2016," he added. POOREST REGION A few sub-Saharan countries have made faster progress than Kenya in improving living standards for those at the bottom of the economic ladder. Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Mauritius and Seychelles have already reduced their respective rates of extreme poverty to less than three percent. Mauritania and Gambia will join that group by 2030, according to World Data Lab projections. Sub-Saharan Africa as a whole, however, will remain the world's poorest region. And it is expected to account for a larger share of the global poor in 2030 than is currently the case. More than 70 percent of the world's poorest people live south of the Sahara today, with that share projected to rise to 87 percent a decade from now. Poverty is expected to remain persistently widespread in Nigeria and the Democratic Republic of Congo, World Data Lab forecasts. Over half the DRC's roughly 100 million people will still be living in extreme poverty in 2030. Rapid population growth will increase the number of extremely poor Nigerians by 20 million in the next decade, despite a small projected decrease in the poverty rate for the country's anticipated 2030 population of 263 million. Overall, however, economic growth will outpace sub-Saharan Africa's population explosion in the coming years, World Data Lab predicts. Kenya Read the original article on Nation.

Nigeria's one of the world's richest countries, but it has increasing poverty. What does that tell You?

Karnal wrote on Apr 17^th, 2019 at 8:45am:

aquascoot wrote on Apr 16th, 2019 at 8:32am: Kenya is projected to "make a leap forward" in its efforts to end extreme poverty in the next decade. A global data enterprise suggested in a post published last week by a US think tank that the share of abjectly poor Kenyans will drop from nearly 21 percent to 4.3 percent in 2030. If current trends continue, says the Vienna-based World Data Lab, Kenya will eradicate extreme poverty by 2032 -- two years later than the United Nations' deadline for achieving its top sustainable development goal. World Data Lab's statistics for Kenya differ from those by the World Bank, which pegs the country's 2016 poverty rate at a higher level. Because of the difference, the World Data Lab "piloted the creation of an additional sub-national poverty model specifically just for Kenya," notes Kristofer Hamel, one of the authors of the study posted by the Washington-based Brookings Institution. "We stand by our data," Mr Hamel wrote in an email response to questions posed by the Nation. For its Kenya findings, World Data Lab "makes some refinements that we believe to be more methodologically sound and reflective of the likely situation in 2016," he added. POOREST REGION A few sub-Saharan countries have made faster progress than Kenya in improving living standards for those at the bottom of the economic ladder. Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Mauritius and Seychelles have already reduced their respective rates of extreme poverty to less than three percent. Mauritania and Gambia will join that group by 2030, according to World Data Lab projections. Sub-Saharan Africa as a whole, however, will remain the world's poorest region. And it is expected to account for a larger share of the global poor in 2030 than is currently the case. More than 70 percent of the world's poorest people live south of the Sahara today, with that share projected to rise to 87 percent a decade from now. Poverty is expected to remain persistently widespread in Nigeria and the Democratic Republic of Congo, World Data Lab forecasts. Over half the DRC's roughly 100 million people will still be living in extreme poverty in 2030. Rapid population growth will increase the number of extremely poor Nigerians by 20 million in the next decade, despite a small projected decrease in the poverty rate for the country's anticipated 2030 population of 263 million. Overall, however, economic growth will outpace sub-Saharan Africa's population explosion in the coming years, World Data Lab predicts. Kenya Read the original article on Nation. Nigeria's one of the world's richest countries, but it has increasing poverty. What does that tell You?

It trains its politicians in Australia  :D

DonDeeHippy wrote on Apr 17^th, 2019 at 8:48am:

Karnal wrote on Apr 17th, 2019 at 8:45am: aquascoot wrote on Apr 16th, 2019 at 8:32am: Kenya is projected to "make a leap forward" in its efforts to end extreme poverty in the next decade. A global data enterprise suggested in a post published last week by a US think tank that the share of abjectly poor Kenyans will drop from nearly 21 percent to 4.3 percent in 2030. If current trends continue, says the Vienna-based World Data Lab, Kenya will eradicate extreme poverty by 2032 -- two years later than the United Nations' deadline for achieving its top sustainable development goal. World Data Lab's statistics for Kenya differ from those by the World Bank, which pegs the country's 2016 poverty rate at a higher level. Because of the difference, the World Data Lab "piloted the creation of an additional sub-national poverty model specifically just for Kenya," notes Kristofer Hamel, one of the authors of the study posted by the Washington-based Brookings Institution. "We stand by our data," Mr Hamel wrote in an email response to questions posed by the Nation. For its Kenya findings, World Data Lab "makes some refinements that we believe to be more methodologically sound and reflective of the likely situation in 2016," he added. POOREST REGION A few sub-Saharan countries have made faster progress than Kenya in improving living standards for those at the bottom of the economic ladder. Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Mauritius and Seychelles have already reduced their respective rates of extreme poverty to less than three percent. Mauritania and Gambia will join that group by 2030, according to World Data Lab projections. Sub-Saharan Africa as a whole, however, will remain the world's poorest region. And it is expected to account for a larger share of the global poor in 2030 than is currently the case. More than 70 percent of the world's poorest people live south of the Sahara today, with that share projected to rise to 87 percent a decade from now. Poverty is expected to remain persistently widespread in Nigeria and the Democratic Republic of Congo, World Data Lab forecasts. Over half the DRC's roughly 100 million people will still be living in extreme poverty in 2030. Rapid population growth will increase the number of extremely poor Nigerians by 20 million in the next decade, despite a small projected decrease in the poverty rate for the country's anticipated 2030 population of 263 million. Overall, however, economic growth will outpace sub-Saharan Africa's population explosion in the coming years, World Data Lab predicts. Kenya Read the original article on Nation. Nigeria's one of the world's richest countries, but it has increasing poverty. What does that tell You? It trains its politicians in Australia  :D

;D ;D ;D ;D

Karnal wrote on Apr 17^th, 2019 at 8:45am:

aquascoot wrote on Apr 16th, 2019 at 8:32am: Kenya is projected to "make a leap forward" in its efforts to end extreme poverty in the next decade. A global data enterprise suggested in a post published last week by a US think tank that the share of abjectly poor Kenyans will drop from nearly 21 percent to 4.3 percent in 2030. If current trends continue, says the Vienna-based World Data Lab, Kenya will eradicate extreme poverty by 2032 -- two years later than the United Nations' deadline for achieving its top sustainable development goal. World Data Lab's statistics for Kenya differ from those by the World Bank, which pegs the country's 2016 poverty rate at a higher level. Because of the difference, the World Data Lab "piloted the creation of an additional sub-national poverty model specifically just for Kenya," notes Kristofer Hamel, one of the authors of the study posted by the Washington-based Brookings Institution. "We stand by our data," Mr Hamel wrote in an email response to questions posed by the Nation. For its Kenya findings, World Data Lab "makes some refinements that we believe to be more methodologically sound and reflective of the likely situation in 2016," he added. POOREST REGION A few sub-Saharan countries have made faster progress than Kenya in improving living standards for those at the bottom of the economic ladder. Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Mauritius and Seychelles have already reduced their respective rates of extreme poverty to less than three percent. Mauritania and Gambia will join that group by 2030, according to World Data Lab projections. Sub-Saharan Africa as a whole, however, will remain the world's poorest region. And it is expected to account for a larger share of the global poor in 2030 than is currently the case. More than 70 percent of the world's poorest people live south of the Sahara today, with that share projected to rise to 87 percent a decade from now. Poverty is expected to remain persistently widespread in Nigeria and the Democratic Republic of Congo, World Data Lab forecasts. Over half the DRC's roughly 100 million people will still be living in extreme poverty in 2030. Rapid population growth will increase the number of extremely poor Nigerians by 20 million in the next decade, despite a small projected decrease in the poverty rate for the country's anticipated 2030 population of 263 million. Overall, however, economic growth will outpace sub-Saharan Africa's population explosion in the coming years, World Data Lab predicts. Kenya Read the original article on Nation. Nigeria's one of the world's richest countries, but it has increasing poverty. What does that tell You?

needs some strong powerful inspirational aspirational alpha males from wall street to move in and run the place ?

Well if Australia jilted their Political enterprise of making Asia a priority of Trade like the UK/USA (The West) does.

I'm sure Australia's future is to 'Trade' as a priority with Africa for a Win/Win situation.

Australia's future is ART, as Politics here is empowered by UK/USA 'Sponsorship' and as you can see, it has no chance of successfully running this country Politically of its own accord.

Don't worry Africa - the Region of Sahul will soon show its true state of being and Africa will be both competitor and ally for a better independent future for both.

Karnal wrote on Apr 17^th, 2019 at 8:45am:

aquascoot wrote on Apr 16th, 2019 at 8:32am: Kenya is projected to "make a leap forward" in its efforts to end extreme poverty in the next decade. A global data enterprise suggested in a post published last week by a US think tank that the share of abjectly poor Kenyans will drop from nearly 21 percent to 4.3 percent in 2030. If current trends continue, says the Vienna-based World Data Lab, Kenya will eradicate extreme poverty by 2032 -- two years later than the United Nations' deadline for achieving its top sustainable development goal. World Data Lab's statistics for Kenya differ from those by the World Bank, which pegs the country's 2016 poverty rate at a higher level. Because of the difference, the World Data Lab "piloted the creation of an additional sub-national poverty model specifically just for Kenya," notes Kristofer Hamel, one of the authors of the study posted by the Washington-based Brookings Institution. "We stand by our data," Mr Hamel wrote in an email response to questions posed by the Nation. For its Kenya findings, World Data Lab "makes some refinements that we believe to be more methodologically sound and reflective of the likely situation in 2016," he added. POOREST REGION A few sub-Saharan countries have made faster progress than Kenya in improving living standards for those at the bottom of the economic ladder. Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Mauritius and Seychelles have already reduced their respective rates of extreme poverty to less than three percent. Mauritania and Gambia will join that group by 2030, according to World Data Lab projections. Sub-Saharan Africa as a whole, however, will remain the world's poorest region. And it is expected to account for a larger share of the global poor in 2030 than is currently the case. More than 70 percent of the world's poorest people live south of the Sahara today, with that share projected to rise to 87 percent a decade from now. Poverty is expected to remain persistently widespread in Nigeria and the Democratic Republic of Congo, World Data Lab forecasts. Over half the DRC's roughly 100 million people will still be living in extreme poverty in 2030. Rapid population growth will increase the number of extremely poor Nigerians by 20 million in the next decade, despite a small projected decrease in the poverty rate for the country's anticipated 2030 population of 263 million. Overall, however, economic growth will outpace sub-Saharan Africa's population explosion in the coming years, World Data Lab predicts. Kenya Read the original article on Nation. Nigeria's one of the world's richest countries, but it has increasing poverty. What does that tell You?

That blecks are useless, pure and simple

Valkie wrote on Apr 17^th, 2019 at 4:58pm:

That blecks are useless, pure and simple

"Blecks" have Valkie's goat.

aquascoot wrote on Apr 16^th, 2019 at 8:32am:

Kenya is projected to "make a leap forward" in its efforts to end extreme poverty in the next decade. A global data enterprise suggested in a post published last week by a US think tank that the share of abjectly poor Kenyans will drop from nearly 21 percent to 4.3 percent in 2030. If current trends continue, says the Vienna-based World Data Lab, Kenya will eradicate extreme poverty by 2032 -- two years later than the United Nations' deadline for achieving its top sustainable development goal. World Data Lab's statistics for Kenya differ from those by the World Bank, which pegs the country's 2016 poverty rate at a higher level. Because of the difference, the World Data Lab "piloted the creation of an additional sub-national poverty model specifically just for Kenya," notes Kristofer Hamel, one of the authors of the study posted by the Washington-based Brookings Institution. "We stand by our data," Mr Hamel wrote in an email response to questions posed by the Nation. For its Kenya findings, World Data Lab "makes some refinements that we believe to be more methodologically sound and reflective of the likely situation in 2016," he added. POOREST REGION A few sub-Saharan countries have made faster progress than Kenya in improving living standards for those at the bottom of the economic ladder. Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Mauritius and Seychelles have already reduced their respective rates of extreme poverty to less than three percent. Mauritania and Gambia will join that group by 2030, according to World Data Lab projections. Sub-Saharan Africa as a whole, however, will remain the world's poorest region. And it is expected to account for a larger share of the global poor in 2030 than is currently the case. More than 70 percent of the world's poorest people live south of the Sahara today, with that share projected to rise to 87 percent a decade from now. Poverty is expected to remain persistently widespread in Nigeria and the Democratic Republic of Congo, World Data Lab forecasts. Over half the DRC's roughly 100 million people will still be living in extreme poverty in 2030. Rapid population growth will increase the number of extremely poor Nigerians by 20 million in the next decade, despite a small projected decrease in the poverty rate for the country's anticipated 2030 population of 263 million. Overall, however, economic growth will outpace sub-Saharan Africa's population explosion in the coming years, World Data Lab predicts. Kenya Read the original article on Nation.

I think their data is a gloss over of the truth of the real state of affairs of many African nations.

Mauritania got a mention...  ;D what joke.... slavery is rife .... regional girl children are being put into fat farms and being force fed to make them fatter and more desirable as brides. They start as young as 5 and 6.

https://www.sbs.com.au/news/dateline/tvepisode/forced-to-be-fat


https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2018/jun/08/the-unspeakable-truth-about-slavery-in-mauritania

I doubt they will progress much

aquascoot wrote on Apr 17^th, 2019 at 10:22am:

Karnal wrote on Apr 17th, 2019 at 8:45am: aquascoot wrote on Apr 16th, 2019 at 8:32am: Kenya is projected to "make a leap forward" in its efforts to end extreme poverty in the next decade. A global data enterprise suggested in a post published last week by a US think tank that the share of abjectly poor Kenyans will drop from nearly 21 percent to 4.3 percent in 2030. If current trends continue, says the Vienna-based World Data Lab, Kenya will eradicate extreme poverty by 2032 -- two years later than the United Nations' deadline for achieving its top sustainable development goal. World Data Lab's statistics for Kenya differ from those by the World Bank, which pegs the country's 2016 poverty rate at a higher level. Because of the difference, the World Data Lab "piloted the creation of an additional sub-national poverty model specifically just for Kenya," notes Kristofer Hamel, one of the authors of the study posted by the Washington-based Brookings Institution. "We stand by our data," Mr Hamel wrote in an email response to questions posed by the Nation. For its Kenya findings, World Data Lab "makes some refinements that we believe to be more methodologically sound and reflective of the likely situation in 2016," he added. POOREST REGION A few sub-Saharan countries have made faster progress than Kenya in improving living standards for those at the bottom of the economic ladder. Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Mauritius and Seychelles have already reduced their respective rates of extreme poverty to less than three percent. Mauritania and Gambia will join that group by 2030, according to World Data Lab projections. Sub-Saharan Africa as a whole, however, will remain the world's poorest region. And it is expected to account for a larger share of the global poor in 2030 than is currently the case. More than 70 percent of the world's poorest people live south of the Sahara today, with that share projected to rise to 87 percent a decade from now. Poverty is expected to remain persistently widespread in Nigeria and the Democratic Republic of Congo, World Data Lab forecasts. Over half the DRC's roughly 100 million people will still be living in extreme poverty in 2030. Rapid population growth will increase the number of extremely poor Nigerians by 20 million in the next decade, despite a small projected decrease in the poverty rate for the country's anticipated 2030 population of 263 million. Overall, however, economic growth will outpace sub-Saharan Africa's population explosion in the coming years, World Data Lab predicts. Kenya Read the original article on Nation. Nigeria's one of the world's richest countries, but it has increasing poverty. What does that tell You? needs some strong powerful inspirational aspirational alpha males from wall street to move in and run the place ?

What, you think Nigeria has its own oil companies?

Laugh till you cry wrote on Apr 17^th, 2019 at 5:02pm:

Valkie wrote on Apr 17th, 2019 at 4:58pm: That blecks are useless, pure and simple "Blecks" have Valkie's goat.

You can say that, Laugh. Blecks are not a race.

Karnal wrote on Apr 17^th, 2019 at 6:15pm:

Laugh till you cry wrote on Apr 17th, 2019 at 5:02pm: Valkie wrote on Apr 17th, 2019 at 4:58pm: That blecks are useless, pure and simple "Blecks" have Valkie's goat. You can say that, Laugh. Blecks are not a race.

Right there.

It's even questionable if they are fully evolved as humans.

Closer to monkeys, even closer are Somalis,  one generation removed.

I would trade ten thousand Valkies for one Kenyan.

Laugh till you cry wrote on Apr 19^th, 2019 at 11:37am:

I would trade ten thousand Valkies for one Kenyan.

Now now, Laugh, you can't say that. That's wacist.