Half of the world's future population growth to occur in Africa

According to the UN population projections, Nigeria will soon overtake the USA to become the world's third largest population with 300 million people.

Read the article and think about the following questions.

1. Why are growth rates projected to be so high in Africa?

2. What are the implications for such rapid growth on this continent?

http://edition.cnn.com/2017/06/25/africa/africa-population-growth-un/index.html