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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 GlobalizationGlobalization

Africa and Trade Africa and Trade Africa’s Per Capita GDP 2 nd poorest inhabited continent (Asia 1 st ) 60% of Africans are employed by the agricultural sector 15% of Africans are employed by the Industrial sector

Africa supplies natural resources to nations around the worldAfrica supplies natural resources to nations around the world Largest exporter of gold and diamondsLargest exporter of gold and diamonds

Top Producing Countries: 1.Nigeria 2. Algeria 3. Angola 4. Libya 5. Sudan

60% of people in Africa are farmers Most are subsistence farmers Cash crops are focused on Coffee, cocoa, rubber, cotton

Established in members, Goals: work to improve political, economic conditions throughout Africa African Union African Union

African Independence Changed the Makeup of the UN

Africa served as a battle ground between the U.S. and Soviets during the Cold War!

African Ethnic & Religious Rivalries Nigerian Muslims welcome Sharia law. January 2000 Regional Rivalries in Sudan in July 2006

Health Statistics

Poverty & Starvation Darker = Poverty

Lower Life Expectancy

Low Standard of Living

Disease

Global Water Stress

Low Education Levels

Low Literacy Rates

Unstable Governments and Dictators

Civil Wars Yellow = Civil Wars in Africa in 1900’s Red = Civil Wars in Africa in 2000’s

Children Used as Soldiers

Environmental Issues

First, Second, & Third Worlds with a North-South Divide

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