{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"Population dividend, technological leapfrogging, and high growth rates signal opportunities for African economies","description":"Host Landry Sign\u00e9 speaks with Acha Leke, chairman of McKinsey &amp;amp; Company\u2019s Africa Region and senior partner in their Johannesburg office, about Africa\u2019s many advantages in human and natural resources. Leke explains how different actors, from family-owned businesses to national governments and international investors, can align themselves to benefit from the continent\u2019s strengths. Show notes and transcript Foresight Africa podcast is part of the&amp;nbsp;Brookings Podcast Network. Subscribe and listen on&amp;nbsp;Apple,&amp;nbsp;Spotify,&amp;nbsp;Afripods, and wherever you listen to podcasts. Send feedback email to&amp;nbsp;podcasts@brookings.edu. ","author_name":"Foresight Africa Podcast","author_url":"http:\/\/foresightafricapodcast.libsyn.com\/website","html":"<iframe title=\"Libsyn Player\" style=\"border: none\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/37337875\/height\/90\/theme\/custom\/thumbnail\/yes\/direction\/forward\/render-playlist\/no\/custom-color\/88AA3C\/\" height=\"90\" width=\"600\" scrolling=\"no\"  allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen><\/iframe>","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/assets.libsyn.com\/secure\/item\/37337875"}