Transcript African Issues Powerpoint

African Issues
Powerpoint
Team 4 Geography
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PvC64lWeu-s
Modern Obstacles
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AIDS in Africa
Child Soldiers
Conflict Diamonds (Blood Diamonds)
Genocide
AIDS in Africa
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Sub-Saharan Africa is more
heavily affected by HIV and
AIDS than any other region of
the world. An estimated 22.5
million people were living with
HIV at the end of 2007 and
approximately 1.7 million
additional people were
infected with HIV during that
year.
Areas of Highest Concentration
Southern Africa
 South Africa
 Botswana
 Zimbabwe
 Zambia
 Namibia
http://www.aidsinafrica.net/map.php
Why is it so bad?
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Education
Poverty / Contraception
Health Care
Infrastructure (Roads, Electricity, etc.)
Cost of Anti-Retroviral Drugs / Treatments
100% Fatal
Possible Solutions ??? Or not???
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Foreign Aid to Countries
Education Centers
Improved Infrastructure
Child Soldiers
Child Soldiers
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The military use of children takes three
distinct forms: children can take direct part
in hostilities (child soldiers), or they can be
used in support roles such as porters, spies,
messengers, look outs, and sexual slaves; or
they can be used for political advantage
either as human shields or in propaganda.
Child Soldiers
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Child Soldiers are often subjected to
extensive drug and psychological abuse.
This “brainwashing” ultimately reduces
them to intellectual slaves to their
commanders. They do not feel like they
have the freedom to leave.
Child Soldiers
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Most children that are used in armed
conflict are often scarred for life,
emotionally and physically. Often they
develop difficulty dealing with others and
have little understanding of proper social
interactions.
Conflict Diamonds
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mOIUn0We12A
The History
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Armed conflicts are expensive. In order to
finance revolutions, civil wars and
sometimes local greed the use of slave
labor has been used to accessed the rich
natural resources of many African nations.
Conflict Diamonds
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Western Africa
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Liberia
Cote D’Ivoire
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Republic of the Congo
Conflict Diamonds
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Forced labor is often used in mining.
Conflict Diamonds and Child Soldiers
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There is a distinct tie between Conflict
Diamonds and Child Soldiers. As the
diamonds provide for the economic
resources needed by revolution and civil
war the children provide the human capital
required.
The brighter side.
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The continent of Africa is a rich and
beautiful place. Make sure that you
remember that although it has a number of
issues and problems it is also the home to
many wonderful things.