AFRICA - At the dawn of a new millennium‚ the continent that some say witnessed the birth of the first human civilizations -- may be dying. As widespread drought‚ starvation and the unchecked spread of deadly diseases continue -- the numbers of people dying on a daily basis throughout Africa is staggering. Causes of poverty in Africa In many parts of Africa‚ the production of food depends upon the intense manual labor of every family. When large areas of Africa are dislocated by war‚ or adults
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water. Good water is needed for people to stay healthy and clean. So in this way‚ water pollution affects Africa. Also the unequal distribution affects these things‚ because when people have no water they can’t trade or irrigate. So‚ because of unequal distribution of water there is not enough drinking water in every area. 2. How do poor soil and deforestation distress Sub-Saharan Africa? Deforestation causes erosion which in turn causes poor soil farmers can’t use. When farmers have land with
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Malaria in Africa Malaria has been known to exist for thousands of years‚ with its signs documented as early as 5000 years ago in ancient Chinese and Egyptian records. Through out these thousands of years‚ it is believed that this disease has evolved and adapted to its surroundings. Malaria is a parasitic disease in the blood that causes flu-like symptoms. Some signs of this disease include fever‚ chills‚ muscle pain‚ headache‚ nausea‚ vomiting‚ and may also cause jaundice and other serious complications
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What really goes on in Africa that not many people know about. There are many conflicts in Africa that we are not aware of. Wars are part of every civilization both small tribes and mighty nations in Africa have been involved in war since people first carved knives out of stone. Despite decades of conflict‚ death and tragedy issues in Africa have often been ignored‚ oversimplified‚ or focused on limited aspects. “There are currently fifteen African countries involved in war‚ or are experiencing post-war
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poverty never seems to go down‚ despite decades of work by African governments and NGOs‚ outside NGOs‚ and foreign government aid programs. What causes this entrenched poverty‚ on a continent rich with natural resources? Unfortunately‚ poverty in Africa doesn ’t result from just one or two causes. There are a number of different factors at work‚ all interacting with one another‚ and making the problem of entrenched poverty extremely difficult to solve. Some of the major causes of poverty include:
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states. Sometimes the term is used to refer to a wider geographical region covering even the wider Ethiopia‚ Djibouti‚ and Eritrea. The region (EA) boast of a huge population of around 100 million people currently‚ like the rest of sub-Saharan Africa ‚ east Africa is faced with problems including the cases of HIV Aids‚ famine‚ draught and poor levels of industrialization. The current leaders of the three states are Mwai Kibaki‚ Yoweri Museveni of Uganda and Jakaya Kikwete of Tanzania. History
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Referencing: how to be polite to your sources You will remember that when you were doing research for your essay by means of interviews‚ reading library books and searching on the Internet‚ you were always told to keep records of your sources. Now you have come to the point where you are going to include the facts and ideas that you have obtained from places other than your own mind in your essay. This is called referencing and it entails the avoidance of what can be termed “ripping off”. It is
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Business in Africa To identify the right business that is currently operating in Africa‚ we used a 2 step process. In step 1‚ we analysed current businesses of TATA in Africa based on Profitability and Growth. We identified TATA steel and TATA power to be profitable and growing sectors. We further analysed these business with the help of ‘PORTER’S DIAMOND FRAMEWORK’ which includes 4 Factors to determine the productivity of a nation. We chose TATA power over TATA Steel as the conditions in Africa is much
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Projects that Matter Part A. Hunger and malnutrition in various countries of Africa have been on the increase since the 1960’s. In the 1980’s it reached a climax when over 150 million people were affected by it in one form or another. Now more than 30 million children and adults across a swath of Africa are facing a devastating hunger and malnutrition crisis. Countries like Ethiopia‚ Kenya and Zambia are among some of the regions that are strongly affected by hunger and malnutrition issues. In
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Society The Pathology of White Privilege and Racism in South Africa – A Personal Perspective May 8‚ 2012 .. A whites-only sign used during Apartheid. South Africa has a history of racial discrimination which continues to cause bitter relations between the various racial groups in the country. Racial tension currently unfolding on social networks has once again proved that South Africa is still far from fostering any real sense of nationhood among its disparate racial groups. Be that as it may
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