10 Questions on Africa

1. How many people died from War related causes in the Congo War between 1998-2008? (5.4 million)
2. What was a common brutal weapon used against women in the Civil War in Congo? (rape)
3. Witch country in Africa hasn’t had an effective national government for 17 years? (Somalia)
4. How many people were killed in the Rwanda Genocide? (around a million)
5. In Rwanda witch two ethnic groups were in conflict in what year? (Hutu and Tutsi)
6. Who is the president of Uganda? (Yoweri Museveni)
7. What percentage of Sierra Leone Government forces were made up of child soliders? (25%)
8. What are Sierra Leones natural resources? (dimons)
9. Can you think of a place with pirates in Africa? (Somalia)
10. Can you name two positive African leaders? (Nelson Mandela, Desman Tussie)

Map of AIDS in Africa

I got this picture at, http://www.liv.ac.uk/geography/research_projects/epidemics/Images/Africa.gif

AIDS In Afica

I watched a Video, Hidden Faces of AIDS (World Vision)

A woman in Malawi wanted her kids to die before her because no one was there to take care of them. It was really sad because no one should want their kids to die before them but it was probably the most loving option.

It felt like everyone had AIDS in Africa. I’m glad we are not suffering from AIDS. I saw that Africa had the largest AIDS population in the world.

Facts from movie
AIDS is the largest humanitarian crisis ever
3 million people die every year
250,000 die every month
57,533 people die every week
8,219 people die every day
5 people die every minute

But no statistic can help you understand the suffering

Child Soldier

topic choice

I chose political and social struggles in Africa because, I want to know more about Africa and what happens in Africa. I saw a video clip of the Blood Diamond movie and I have never seen anything like that before and it was sad and I just wanted to learn more about it. I didn't know that people fight like that everyday and that's how they live.