Rethinking the Population Taboo
When French President Emmanuel Macron recently suggested that Africa's problems reflect its high birth rates, he elicited widespread charges of patriarchy and racism. But while Macron's statement got a lot wrong, the real reason he came under attack merits serious attention.
PRINCETON – At a press conference during last month’s G20 summit in Hamburg, a journalist from the Ivory Coast asked French President Emmanuel Macron why the world’s rich countries have not developed a plan to assist Africa in overcoming its problems, as the United States’ Marshall Plan had aided Europe after World War II.