Africa doesn’t have a million problems. It has one: a mindset problem, according to the UN Special Adviser on Africa Cristina Duarte.

Research suggests that nearly two-thirds of Africans believe their countries are currently heading in the wrong direction.

Speaking after the UN Academic Conference on Africa held earlier this month, Ms. Duarte emphasised that by transforming this mindset and recognising the value of African knowledge, the continent’s future could be completely reshaped.

UN News’s Ben Malor sat down with Ms. Duarte and began by asking for her top three takeaways from the thought-provoking gathering.

Audio: Ben Malor, UN News

Africa has one problem, not a million: A mindset problem

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Africa has one problem, not a million: A mindset problem

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