Bill Gates hails Ethiopia for receiving refugees

Addis Ababa, January 22, 2016 (FBC) – The billionaire philanthropist Bill Gates has told the BBC that he thinks economic development would stem the tide of migration from some countries.
He cited Ethiopia, which used to be a source of refugees, but has now taken in “more than any other African country”.

This reversal, Gates added, was “partly because we’ve invested in agriculture, governments had good policies, so food productivity is up very dramatically – over 50% in the last five years”.

Gates, who runs the largest charitable foundation in the world, was speaking at the World Economic Forum in Davos.

He said the United States “should set a better example” by taking in more refugees.

His home country “had the capacity” to follow the examples of Germany and Sweden, who were “to be congratulated”.