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Bill Gates is back in Nigeria for the first time in more than a decade, and the world's richest man says he's "very excited" to see the country and its people.
"I'm coming to listen and learn more about the innovations that West Africans are developing and how their ingenuity is helping to address pressing challenges," the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation co-chair said in a statement, per the Guardian.
"I'd echo what we've heard young people here say, which is that there is still a lot of work to be done," he added.
"Millions of children continue to face chronic malnutrition, immunization rates are low, and the primary healthcare system doesn't work nearly as well as it should in a country with an economy as big as Nigeria's."
Gates, who's on a trip to Niger as well, said in the statement that he'll be speaking to young innovators about the role innovation can play in creating a better, more equitable future for all Nigerians.
"And as I usually do when I visit countries we work in, I'll be meeting with leaders to learn about their plans and encourage them to make decisions to advance health and opportunity for their people," he told Nigerian-American journalist Chi
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