Sub-Saharan Africa Africa is the second largest of the earth's seven continents, covering about twenty-two percent of the world's total land area. From its northern most point, to its southern most tip is the distance of nearly five thousand miles. Africa is both north and south of the equator. The Atlantic Ocean is located west of the continent, and the Indian Ocean is on the east. Width of the continent is also nearly five thousand miles. Although Africa is so large, much of it is inhabitable
Over the last ten years, sub-Saharan Africa has come across economic growth of coarsely five percent per year. Today, 21 African countries are considered “middle income”(Christiaensen and Devarajan). Regardless of strong growth, the impact on poverty is much less than hoped. Today, many countries in Africa add up among the world’s poorest. To tackle this poverty problem the collective prescription is economic development. Economic development refers to the continuous actions of policy makers and
Some of the world’s poorest countries, with some of the highest child labor and illiteracy rates lie in Sub Saharan Africa. People generally associate the region only with poor economic conditions and all of the social disorder that goes along with 3rd World Status. While some of this reputation is deserved, many people are also failing to see the vast potential for this part of the world. There are several factors that African governments should look into if they want to effectively and efficiently
continent. Specifically, Sub-Saharan Africa is the area of the world with the most infected individuals, approximately 26.6 million with roughly 1.4 million new infections each year (Bowler; White). This equates to 2/3 of all HIV infected individuals around the world. In this region it is harder to obtain treatment than in other areas of the world, with only 41 percent of people living with HIV in Sub-Saharan Africa having access to ART (“Data”). A subset of Sub-Saharan Africa that has the highest
Despite the improvements within the last decade the vast majority of sub-Saharan Africa remains corrupt. Corruption is a complex phenomenon. The inability for the country as a whole to solve their own issues is indeed the reason the country till this day is considered a developing nation. But as much as sub-Saharan is said to be ethical, stats and numbers illustrate many forms of corruption. Corruption within the country’s policies, bureaucratic traditions, political development, and social history
Deforestation Issues in Sub-Saharan Africa Africa provides one of the most highly destructive environmental issues throughout the whole world. In fact, Sub-Saharan Africa has been known to have major impacts with the largest amounts of deforestation, the loss of forests from cutting down too many trees and not re-planting them back. According to the World Resource Institute, Washington DC stated, “More than 80 percent of the earth's natural forests have already been destroyed at a rate of about 40
Cultures can be integrated by using “social and economic forces, core values, and key symbols” (Mirror for Humanity, 2002). This essay will elaborate on the physical geography and military history of Sub-Saharan Africa, an analysis of its weather, and an overview of the ASCOPE acronym. Sub-Saharan Africa refers to the diverse landscape of more than 50 countries of Africa, which are south of the Sahara Desert. There are over nine million square miles of valleys, plateaus, and mountains in this region
The youth population in Sub-Saharan Africa is increasing rapidly. Nearly one in three people living in the region, or about 297 million, are between the ages of 10 and 24. The population of Sub-Saharan Africa has over 56 million people aged between 15 to 24, who have not yet completed primary school, and require many alternatives to be able to gain employment to survive. Youth unemployment remains a barrier to the region 's development. Some of the highest rates on the continent are in southern Africa
overpopulated, many people jump to the idea that there are too many people in one area, Sub-Saharan Africa for example. This is not wrong because there is a high total fertility rate in this area, but there are factors behind why the rate is so high in this portion of Africa. One factor being malnutrition to many of the children causing a high mortality rate in infants and children. A child born in Sub-Saharan Africa will not have the same amount of access to the proper food needs as a child would
Globalization in Sub-Saharan Africa Globalization has shaped the way Africans live, behave, and succeed in the present day. As the continent of Africa is a huge landmass divided by the Saharan Desert, and various mountain ranges, it is impossible to talk about globalization for the entire continent. Each region of Africa came into contact with other Africans and non-Africans at different times, causing each region to develop differently. Contrary to the way the media portrays it, Africa does not
Economic inequality in Sub-Saharan countries has appeared since 1960s when they gained independence. Economic inequality is the difference between people in their fortune and income. As African Development Bank Group stated, "Six out of the 10 most unequal countries worldwide were in Sub-Saharan Africa." This explains Sub-Saharan countries are close to each other and have the same problem in economy, which is economic inequality. Poverty, external shocks, and lack of education are reasons why the
Sara Mangrum Global Gateway Essay In sub-Saharan Africa, thousands of languages, cultures, and geographical regions helped influence our African society. The ways in which we produce our artwork, spiritual ideals, and ritual performances are organic and raw. From the tropical regions of Congo and Ghana, to the arid regions of Mali; I pass through the global gateway into a domain where the Western world lost its roots and artistic imagination and grandeur. Africa
Introduction For the past 36 years, since 1980(?), there has(have) been no less than 28 sub-Saharan countries at war. Despite this staggering statistic, media and modern society has turned their eyes away from these conflicts. Roughly half of the sub-Saharan countries are either at war or having internal conflict within their own nation. These conflicts have posed a great economic and safety threat onto the continent of Africa. In countries such as the Democratic Republic of Congo, it is no longer
Failure of IMF and World Bank Policies in Sub-Saharan Africa Over the last several hundred years, Africa has been deprived of the peace that it so desperately needs. For over 400 years, Africa was subjected to the harsh trans-Atlantic slave trade. Europeans and Americans brutally uprooted millions of Africans and shipped them away. Torn away from their homes, Africans were inhumanely exploited for their labor. The slave trade had a devastating effect not only on those involved, but also
were singing was a specific style that connects with Sub-Saharan African music. The use of the polyphonic texture was prevalent in the music featured in the film. In the song “Beware Verwoerd” you could hear different voices entering at different times through out the song. Some of the individual voices were heard singing in their head voice and transitioning to their chest voice and this type of singing is used in frequently throughout Sub-Saharan Africa. Another aspect of the songs in Amandla! was
world were captivated by Africa’s possession of rich resources such as gold and ivory. African leaders and emperors realized this attraction and the profit that could be assumed from “sharing” their secret resources. Considering this, they set up Sub-Saharan trading operations. According to Michael Gomez, these trading posts posed as “global crossroad[s] for various populations and cultures”. Trading operations proved extremely beneficial to African kingdoms because Africa gained prized resources
rhythm, melody, harmony and also the lack thereof. American music is fundamentally diverse because of the many ethnicities and subcultures. These attributes of society are also found in other nations around the world. The Middle East, Europe and Sub-Saharan Africa are nations of varied ethnic groups whom have expressed their beliefs, culture and other extra musical influences in their music. Through the study of many ethnomusicologists in these regions we can acknowledge and or comprehend the different
The sub Saharan belt has been worrisome host for major health scrounges and the latest in the chain of health issues are that of increasing and exponential prevalence of high rates of +HIV/Sexually Transmitted Diseases (STD) among Women Population in this locale of Africa. Paucity of evidenced literature and resources notwithstanding, it is the professed focus of this dissertation concept paper to sift and weigh facts, figures, data and statistics on this major health care issue and offer the best
Development has come to be the focal point of attention by governing entities around the world. For a long time, the notion took on a strictly economic dimension as it referred to the ability of a national economy to generate and sustain a steady annual increase in its Gross National Product (GNP) between 5 and 7 %. Development also entailed a change of the configuration of the landscape of production, shifting from a predominantly agrarian economy to an industrialized one. Empirical evidence has
Sanitation and Hygiene: Taking Action Clean water is one the basic needs for human life, but in places around the world like Sub-Saharan Africa, sources of clean water are scarce. There are many places across Sub-Saharan Africa that are lacking in this basic human need or have an abundance of unsafe water. These citizens of other countries around the world, specifically in Sub-Saharan Africa, are deprived of safe water used for drinking, preparing food, infrastructure like toilets and sinks, and providing