Mahlet Fasil
The 24th ordinary session of the Executive Council of the African Union was opened today with two of Africa’s troubled states, South Sudan and Central African Republic taking the focus of attention.
Written to a hypothetical Kwame in the year 2063, the full email is attached below:
Date: 24 January 2063
To: Kwame@iamafrican.com
From: Nkosazana@cas.gov
Subject: African Unity
NEW YORK – Concern about economic inequality is in the air almost everywhere. The issue is not inequality between countries, which is actually down in recent decades, thanks in large part to higher growth rates and longer lifespans in many emerging countries (especially China and India). Rather, the focus nowadays is on inequality – sometimes called income disparity – within countries.
