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Definition:
Merriam-Webster: the development of an increasingly integrated global economy marked especially by free trade, free flow of capital, and the tapping of cheaper foreign labor markets
Wikipedia: increase in the global relationship of culture, people, and economic activity
Globalization
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Africa and Trade
Africa’s Per Capita GDP
2nd poorest inhabited continent (Asia 1st)
60% of Africans are employed by the agricultural sector
15% of Africans are employed by the Industrial sector
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• Africa supplies natural resources to nations around the world
• Largest exporter of gold and diamonds
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• Top Producing Countries:1. Nigeria 2. Algeria 3. Angola 4. Libya 5.
Sudan
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• 60% of people in Africa are farmers
• Most are subsistence farmers• Cash crops are focused on• Coffee, cocoa, rubber, cotton
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• Established in 2002• 54 members, • Goals: work to improve political,
economic conditions throughout Africa
African Union
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African Independence Changed the Makeup of
the UN
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Africa served as a battle ground between the U.S.
and Soviets during the Cold War!
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African Ethnic & Religious Rivalries
Nigerian Muslims welcome Sharia
law. January 2000
Regional Rivalries in Sudan in July 2006
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Health Statistics
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Poverty & Starvation
Darker = Poverty
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Lower Life Expectancy
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Low Standard of Living
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Disease
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Global Water Stress
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Low Education Levels
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Low Literacy Rates
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Unstable Governmentsand Dictators
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Civil Wars
Yellow =Civil Wars in
Africa in 1900’s
Red =Civil Wars in
Africa in 2000’s
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Environmental Issues
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First, Second, & Third Worlds
with a North-South Divide
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International Aide Groups
United Nations
UNICEF(United Nations Children’s Fund)
European Nations
United States
Red Cross
Charities(Doctors Without
Borders/World Vision/Feed the
Children
Christian Missionaries
The W.H.O.(World Health Organization)
European Union
Main Issues Facing Modern Africa Today: Starvation, AIDS, Poverty, Healthcare, Corruption, Education