Issues in Modern Africa SS7CG3 The student will analyze how politics in Africa impacts standard of living. a. Compare how various factors, including gender,

Issues in Modern Africa

SS7CG3 The student will analyze how politics in Africa impacts standard of living. a. Compare how various factors, including gender, affect access to education in Kenya and Sudan. b. Describe the impact of government stability on the distribution of resources to combat AIDS and famine across Africa.

Problems after Independence

• By 1980 most of Africa was free from European rule. • However, many of the newly independent

countries face many problems.• Many countries are constantly at war with each

other. Mainly, it is the ethnic groups fighting each other.• Because governments are unstable, they are unable

to control the economy or healthcare or education in their countries.

Problems in 21st Century

Africa

Disease Poverty

Drought

Poor Education

Civil War

Ethnic Conflict

Genocide

Famine

EQ: How do factors, such as gender, affect access to education in Kenya and Sudan?

• Literacy rates are lower for women than men in Africa• Reasons: Girls are often kept at home to

help with household chores, gathering water, farming, and child rearing

EQ: How does the literacy rate affect the standard of living across Africa?• Higher literacy rates = higher GDP = higher

standard of living• Literacy rates in Africa average about 50%• Reasons: 1. Civil war keeps children from going to school 2. Government instability impacts money spent

on education.

South Africa, the most developed country in Africa, only has a literacy rate of 83%

EQ: How does government stability impact the distribution of resources to combat AIDS and famine across Africa?• Famine-extreme shortage of food• Major problem in Ethiopia, Somalia, Sudan, and South Sudan• Reasons:1. Drought2. Desertification3. Not enough food can be produced for the growing population4. Government instability and corruption-food distribution is not properly managed by the government-the food does not always reach the people who need it

Famine Results of famine

Facts about AIDS in Africa• 1. 6,800 people die PER DAY of AIDS• 2. The first case of HIV/AIDS in Africa was reported in 1982. • 3. Of the 33 million people living with HIV/AIDS across the world, 27.7 million are in Africa. • 4. More than 5 million people are said to be living with HIV/AIDS in South Africa, the highest

number of any country in the world. • 5. In 2007, 2 million people died due to HIV/AIDS. 1,850,000 lived in Africa. • 6. Women account for 59% of adults aged 15 and over said to be living with HIV/AIDS in

Africa. • 7. South Africa has been hardest hit by the AIDS epidemic. One in five adults is HIV positive. • 8. South Africa also has one of the highest numbers of children under 15 living with HIV/AIDS

in the world; estimates range from 180,000 to 280,000. • 9. 2.5 million people in Africa receive Antiretroviral Therapy (ART), medications for the

treatment of infection by retroviruses, primarily HIV. • 10. An additional 8.7 million are in need of this medicine: ART. • 11. There are 15 million AIDS orphans living around the world, 13 million of whom are in

Africa. • 12. HIV is the leading cause of death in sub-Saharan Africa. In 2006, AIDS-related deaths

accounted for nearly half of all deaths in South Africa.

• HIV/AIDS statistics for Africa at the end of 2007, compared to the rest of the world.

EQ: How does government stability impact the distribution of resources to combat AIDS and famine across Africa?• AIDS(Acquired Immune Deficiency Disorder)• HIV(Human Immunodeficiency Virus)• one of the leading causes of death in Africa.Reasons:1. Lack of education on how to prevent2. Lack of available healthcare-medicine, doctors(especially in countries with unstable governments)

South Africa has one of the highest rates of AIDS infection in the world.

Malaria• tropical disease spread throughout the region

carried by mosquitoes• Big problem in Central Africa.

• Each year more than 1 million die from this disease.

• For instance malaria is the leading cause of death in children under five in Uganda.

• Insecticides and mosquito nets can drastically lower the number of infections- if people can get these resources

MalariaEndemic: belonging

exclusively or confined to a particular place. Endemic Malaria

A mosquito net offers protection against mosquitoes, flies, and other insects, and thus against the diseases they may carry.

Malaria World Wide