A UN report says that Africa's population will more than triple by the end of the century to three and a half billion.



In Nigeria, for example, the population is projected to reach 730 million from the current 160 million; while Malawi's population is expected to rise from 15 million to nearly 130 million.

According to the UN's Department for Economic and Social Affairs, much of the growth is expected to occur in the next 50 years.



One of the reasons given for the high birth rate in Africa is lack of access to contraceptives.



How would your country cope with such a big population explosion? How do you think it would affect your life? Are you worried about sharing your neighbourhood with so many more people? Is it time to step up family planning campaigns or perhaps introduce a one-child policy like in China?



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