見ていた記事メモ（2022-06-23）

　アフリカ事情。アフリカの頭脳流出。

BBC African brain drain: '90% of my friends want to leave' 18 Jun 2022 By Cecilia Macaulay

「A new survey of more than 4,500 young people in Africa, aged 18-24, has found that 52% of them are likely to consider emigrating in the next few years, citing economic hardship and education opportunities as the top reasons. The BBC spoke to five young people in Nigeria and South Africa who said they do not feel safe in their countries and lack access to work opportunities, but for those in Ghana the picture looks very different.」

　…まあ、せやろな、という話ではある。

　ロシアの石炭鉱山からえらいことメタンが出ているぞ―と。

BBC Huge methane emission from Russian coal mine 17 Jun 2022 By Jonathan Amons

　…そのほかばんばか燃えてると言う話も聞こえてきてたりする。そういう意味でもダメだなこの戦争。開始数か月で末期戦の雰囲気だが、しかし諸国の援助が切れればウクライナがダメになるのが速いのだろうし…どこまで粘るかの勝負なのかなあ。

　物価高は世界的な傾向。東アフリカはとりわけ影響を受けている―とか。

BBC East Africa faces 'highest living costs in decades' 8 Jun 2022

「The World Bank has slashed its annual forecast for global economic growth, warning that some countries are facing a major recession because of Russia's war in Ukraine and coronavirus.

The bank said eastern Africa and some parts of Europe were particularly affected.

It said there was a real risk that stagflation - a combination of high inflation and low growth - could return for the first time since the 1970s, spurred by increases in food and fuel prices.」

「He said some developing countries were facing ballooning debt, with governments unable to purchase goods.」