Africa

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Africa
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Background

• Historical Issues in Africa?
• Kingdoms
• Slave Trade
• European Imperialism
• Berlin Conference
• Pan-African movement
• Ignored

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Why did Europeans give up their colonies after
WWII?

• Too Expensive
• Nationalist Movements emerge
• Moral Issue

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What were challenges to unity in newly formed
independent African states?

• How Nations had been formed
• Ethnic Rivalries
• Different Languages
• Different Religions
• Different Traditions
• Most peoples first loyalty is to tribe

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How and why did dictators gain power in many
newly formed independent African states?

• Many heroes of independence movements create one
  party dictatorships
• Claim multi-party government hurts unity
• Eventually become repressive
• If civil unrest comes, military leaders seize
  power in a coup d'état and create new dictatorship

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How and why did some African states move towards
democracy in the 1990s?

• Western governments and World Bank refuse to loan
  money if no democracy

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In what ways are Western Nations (USA, Europe)
still involved in control of Africa today?

• Still control much of economy
• Neo-colonizationgeopolitical practice of using
  capitalism, business globalization, and cultural
  imperialism to influence a country

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Issues in Africa Today

• Hunger
• Disease
• Population Concerns
• Economic Issues
• Brain Drain
• Natural Disasters
• Child Labor/ Slavery/ Child Soldiers
• Environmental Issues
• Civil War
• Genocide

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Describe the relationship between food
requirements and deliveries in Africa
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Compare and Contrast Africa and America today.
Africa USA
-30-40 million Africans face starvation -Over 1 million die from famine per year -In East Africa, roughly 15 million face famine -Nutrition levels have decreased 30 in the past 30 years -In 2003, 2 million tons of food relief was delivered -In 20 years, AIDS has killed 9 million farm workers -In some areas 30 of the population has AIDS -US is the most overweight country in world -15 of American kids are overweight, and rising -117 Billion was spent on obesity related illness -1 Billion was spent on weight loss drugs -2/3 of Americans are overweight -Only 20 of kids exercise today compared to 80 in the 1960s -Many schools have snack and soda machines -AIDS affects 1 of US population
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Analyze the pie graphs given on diseases.
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Leading causes of death (2014)
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What is the political cartoon about the Wave
saying. What has happened to life expectancy in
many African nations? Why?
http//www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/aids
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Overpopulation
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How has African debt changed over the last twenty
years?
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Brain Drain

• Situation in which many educated or professional
  people leave a particular place or profession and
  move to another one that gives them better pay or
  living conditions

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Crime Slavery/ Child Labor
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Other Issues

• Deforestation
• Oil and Pollution

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Civil War
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Sudan
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Sudan Crisis 2003-P

• Janjaweed
• Arab Muslim militia
• Tribesman/Nomads
• Black Africans Muslims
• Victims of the janjaweed
• Farmers
• Beginnings
• Black Africans wanted political power
• Economic equality, neglected
• Janjaweed used by gov.t to expel
• And combat Black Africans rebels
• http//www.youtube.com/watch?vm8__o6mzsX0

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www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/africa/jan-june04/refugees
_05-13.html
Refugee Camps -Majority fled to neighboring
Chad -2.7 million displaced -Problems food,
water, unsanitary
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What are some similarities and differences
between Rwanda and Sudan?
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Why have some countries resisted helping Sudan?
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• China and Russia (P5SC) blocked UN Resolutions
• China is Sudans chief diplomatic ally
• Invests in Oil
• Sudans military is supplied by Chinese made
  weapaons
• Russia investment partner/political ally

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