UNITED STATES: African students abroad going home for fast careers

In order to grow their economies, nations across Africa have long been trying to figure out how to stop the brain drain, writes Nick Chiles for Atlanta Blackstar. But recent studies indicate that the brain drain may finally be coming to an end. Many Africans studying abroad are now finding opportunities to use their training back home.



With seven of the world’s 10 fastest economies in Africa, young people are noticing that their home may be the place where they have the best chance of quickly establishing a career.

Though Reda Merdi (19) of Morocco is heading to the University of Pennsylvania in the autumn after finishing up at the African Leadership Academy in Johannesburg, he has no plans to stay in the US when he has completed his Ivy League education. “It is more exciting to work in Africa these days,” he told Voice of America. “There are way more opportunities, a lot of space for you to work, a lot of space to prove yourself.”