1. Current Issues in Africa

2. Sudan Civil War Ethnic tensions b/t Arab, Muslim North and African, Christian and Tribal South Intensified b/c of oil along border and in the south – Oil pipelines are in the north Killed 2 million people and displaced 4 million In Darfur, in western Sudan, UN accused pro-government Arab militias of a campaign of ethnic cleansing against non-Arab locals. Looking at the Division: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world- africa-14089843 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world- africa-14089843 http://video.msnbc.msn.com/nightly- news/39622101#39622101 http://video.msnbc.msn.com/nightly- news/39622101#39622101

3. Tunisia and the Arab Spring Rebellion in Tunisia against the government led to a coup(overthrow of power) – wanted democracy (there was corruption within the governments) Ideas spread through social media to neighboring countries (Egypt and Libya) The Arab Spring- up rise in Arab nations against dictators- continues in Syria http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east- 16212447 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east- 16212447

4. Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA) Led by Joseph Kony- claims that his orders come from the spiritual world Army for hire, but primarily in Uganda and Congo Uses child soldiers https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vrva2aKW1l U https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vrva2aKW1l U

5. Sierra Leone- Blood Diamonds http://www.history.com/videos/africa s-blood-diamond#beyond-the- bloodshed http://www.history.com/videos/africa s-blood-diamond#beyond-the- bloodshed Diamonds paid for civil war and civilians were forced to mine