Between 1902 and 1914, these countries made claims in Africa and formed some of the borders you see today.

Ironically, many people that say that the relationships between different races are improving are all black. The whites, however, say that they are getting better, but there numbers are not as great as the Black African Americans. This could be because most of the racial attacks are done to white African Americans.

•To give black Africans an equal opportunity to hold jobs in management positions, the government set quotas to have a certain percentage of those positions filled by black Africans.

•This controversy was caused by the tension between White and Black Africans in South Africa. Between 1948 and 1990, Black Africans had lived under apartheid (a system of racial segregation) that crippled them economically and caused the slums vs. luxury lifestyle of blacks and whites.

•For Affirmative Action:•Necessary to combat racism•Many feel white people deserve what they get•Some blacks say they deserve this after being oppressed for years; they live in scrap metal dwellings while whites own “BMWs, fine wine, and diamonds”.

•Against Affirmative Action:•Resulted in the South African economy starting on its back foot•Skilled individuals carry the under-skilled individuals who have been appointed due to their color•It limits higher job/wage opportunities for whites who are already educated•Black Africans wouldn’t be able to catch up on the education needed for the job

Many countries suffer religious tensions. Not only is the Muslim North rebutted by the Christian South, several countries are divided within their own boundaries:•Ethiopia and Eritrea’s populations are both nearly equally divided between Muslims and Christians•In Sudan, the Arab Islamic government entered a civil war with other African populations in South Sudan•Islam/Christian divisions in Nigeria•Tribal clashes in Ghana and Cameroon

Many diverse religious and cultural groups are forced to live together since they were grouped together when outside countries formed their borders.

Muslim communities admit some tension comes from their ever-growing radical youth:•Islam elders had lived in peace with neighbors and urge moderation•The Youth strongly assert that Islamic rules come before civil law•The lines between secular and Islamic rules are blurred

• Human Trafficking: In poor countries, it has long been common for youngsters to be captured and taken far away to work in sweatshops, to fight as soldiers, or to work in the sex industry….A few of these girls have been smuggled from Asia and Africa….•South Africa is a source, transit, and destination country for men, women, and children trafficked for forced labor and sexual exploitation•Women from other African countries are trafficked into South Africa for sexual exploitation•Men and boys are trafficked into South Africa from neighboring countries for forced labor or to fight as soldiers.

Men and boys are trafficked into South Africa from neighboring countries for forced labor or to fight as soldiers. Due to the “official” country lines drawn by the British, the traditional land lines are crossed. The result is neighboring tribes fight and sometimes the result is the kidnapping of tribe members. These members are then shipped to other countries either in Africa, or throughout the world. The other possibility is that the kidnapped members are forced to fight as soldiers, regardless of their age.

•In May 2008, cultures clashed when immigrants from Mozambique, Malawi, and Zimbabwe tried to cross into South Africa•Black South Africans accused them of many things including taking their jobs away from them•In a fight of the “poorest-of-the-poor”, black South African gangs attacked the immigrants’ temporary shanty towns with torches and machetes•60 immigrants were killed•Hundreds were injured•Thousands were forced back to their homes

A human smuggler cuts a border fence while illegally bringing Zimbabwean refugees across the border into South Africa May 27, 2008 near Musina, South Africa. Facing economic strife and political oppression at home, Zimbabweans continue to flood across the border, despite recent violent attacks against foreign immigrants in South Africa

•The British have denied the scale and cause of the suffering in Darfur.•The Prime Minister is portraying the problem as humanitarian rather than political, to cast both 'sides' as equally guilty•In 2004, at the height of the slaughter, British Embassy’s in Khartoum made it clear that the problems in Darfur were just a sideshow, and that there were more important issues to deal with. •War on terrorism, Sudan North-South peace deal

Since we learned from Iraq that getting actively involved in certain types of situations doesn’t always work out for the best, we decided it would be best if the US sent diplomats to give advice to the different governments in Africa. This way, the governments could take matters into their own hands without their people becoming hostile over outside “fraternization”.

Since it is unlikely that changing borders and moving people around would go over well, diplomats could suggest:-peace negotiations between religious groups-stick with Affirmative Action in South Africa even though it’ll take more years to smooth relations. For the most part, it works in the US.-Strengthen laws and law enforcement to control human trafficking, gang violence, and immigration

Personal Story- accounts of survivors of disasters and attacks http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/4699993.stm

Ethnic nationalism in South Africahttp://afrikanews.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=152&Itemid=26

•http://journalism.berkeley.edu/projects/safrica/adapting/affirmative.html•http://debatewise.com/debates/249-affirmative-action-in-south-africa-does-more-harm-than-good •http://www.cfr.org/publication.html?id=6036• https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/sf.html•http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tjjPDr9lpD4 •http://www.boston.com/bigpicture/2008/06/xenophobia_in_south_africa.html •http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0JQP/is_383/ai_n15763483 •http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/4699993.stm