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Sub-Saharan Africa - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Sub-Saharan Africa, Africa south of the Sahara, is the term used to describe those countries of Africa that are not considered part of North Africa or some areas of West Africa. In 19th Century Europe and the Americas, sub-Saharan Africa commonly was known as Black Africa or as Dark Africa, partly due to the skin color of its indigenous inhabitants and partly because much of it had not been fully mapped or explored by Westerners (Africa as a whole was sometimes labeled "the dark continent"). With a few exceptions, such as Mauritius and South Africa, sub-Saharan Africa is, like the rest of Africa, one of the poorest regions in the world, still suffering from the legacies of colonial conquest and occupation, neocolonialism, inter-ethnic conflict, and political strife. en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Sub-Saharan_Africa   (651 words)

Sub-Saharan Africa: Environmental Issues Sub-Saharan Africa has one of the world's fastest growing populations (approximately 2.2% a year), and is expected to be home to over a billion people by 2025. Many believe that alternative energy sources such as wind, geothermal, and solar power are the key to solving the massive energy deficits in sub-Saharan Africa. Africa is the world's largest consumer of biomass energy (firewood, agricultural residues, animal wastes, and charcoal), calculated as a percentage of overall energy consumption. www.eia.doe.gov /emeu/cabs/subafricaenv.html   (2393 words)

General Essay on the Religions of Sub-Saharan Africa While Portuguese missionaries visited East and Central Africa in the 16th Century, it was only with the arrival of explorers and missionaries in the 19th Century that African religions were challenged by outsiders who reordered their territories and accelerated the process of social and religious change through conversion. Those movements constitute a third phase in the development of religion in Africa, assuming that the first phase was the development of localized and ethnic religions, while the second was the arrival of Islam, and the colonial pressure to 'civilize' Africa through the acceptance of Christianity in its different traditions and manifestations. All this suggests not only the presence of religion in pre-colonial Africa but also the syncretic and evolutionary character of indigenous African religion as religious practices changed, were adopted by others, and provided cultural ways of explaining origins and human life in the present and in the future. philtar.ucsm.ac.uk /encyclopedia/sub/geness.html   (1828 words)

IFPRI 2020 Synthesis: A 2020 Vision for Food, Agriculture, and the Environment in Sub-Saharan Africa: A Synthesis The workshop on Sub-Saharan Africa (hereinafter "Africa," for convenience), jointly sponsored by the Office of the Coordinator-General of the Conference of Ministers of Agriculture of West and Central Africa and IFPRI, was held in Saly Portudal, Senegal, December 14-17, 1994. The latter was primarily due to area expansion in South Africa and increased use of hybrid varieties and fertilizer in the maize-dominated areas of the highlands, particularly in Zimbabwe. Reductions in Africa's very high transport costs, which in real terms are often twice as high as elsewhere in the developing world for comparable items and distances, cannot be achieved without significant improvement in the quality of physical and institutional rural infrastructure. www.ifpri.org /2020/synth/safrica.htm   (3669 words)

Tips for Travelers to Sub Saharan Africa Sub-Saharan Africa is tropical, except for the high inland plateaus and the southern part of South Africa. Women who travel to Africa should be aware that in some countries, either by law or by custom, a woman and her children need the permission of her husband to leave the country. Africa is filled with breathtaking scenery and photography is generally encouraged. travel.state.gov /travel/tips/brochures/brochures_1218.html   (8948 words)

Sub-Saharan Africa, to 1700 The center for trading across the Saharan desert moved eastward to the kingdoms in and around Hausaland, between the Niger River and Lake Chad. The number of slaves exported from Africa to Christian societies between 1450 and 1600 has been estimated at 367,000, between 1601 and 1700 at 1,868,000, and between 1701 and 1800 at 6,133,000. In 1590, the sultan of Morocco, Ahmad al-Mansur, sent troops with muzzle loading rifles, to seize control of the trans-Saharan trade in gold. www.fsmitha.com /h3/h28af3.html   (4621 words)

ENERGY IN SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA Two large areas of sub-Saharan Africa are particularly rich in resources for the generation of hydroelectricity: the axis of the great African lakes from Kenya to Zambia, and the Atlantic coastline from Guinea to Angola. Sub-Saharan Africa has 9% of the world's population, and is responsible for 2.5% of world economic activity measured by volume. In spite of the enormous biomass potentiel in Africa, the very unequal distribution of resources is a major problem to sustainable supply and contributes to the deforestation of several zones in the subregion. www.helio-international.org /Helio/anglais/reports/africa.html   (6717 words)

Africa: International Development Research Centre Africa has become the focus of development agendas for governments, development organizations, and donors. IDRC’s research focus in Africa has evolved in response to the changing needs and priorities of the countries it serves. Researchers and decision-makers from West and Central Africa will gather in Bamako, Mali, 8-9 February 2006 to discuss drought and desertification in the region. www.idrc.ca /en/ev-8554-201-1-DO_TOPIC.html   (381 words)

USAID: Sub Saharan Africa Overview Sub-Saharan Africa’s HIV/AIDS pandemic is continuing to widen and deepen, and Africa remains by far the world’s most affected region, further compromising its economic, social and democratic gains. Some 90% of the 600 million malaria cases per year occur in Africa and the incidence of TB is the highest in the world. Given what we know about ownership of the ways in which the challenges of the continent can be met, the U.S. and the international community have embraced NEPAD and have encouraged African leaders to move deliberately and purposely forward with its agenda. www2.usaid.gov /policy/budget/cbj2004/sub-saharan_africa   (3969 words)

Global Voices Online » Sub-Saharan Africa Africa was represented by activists from South Africa, Namibia, Zimbabwe, Uganda, Rwanda, Nigeria and Tunisia. The two issues that most concerned the Africa group were the homosexuality trials in Cameroon and the case of the proposed legislation to ban advocay and support of LGBT rights in Nigeria. I am fed up with all the Antillians who look down on Africa or who think that they have nothing to do with her, even though Antillian culture, whether it be food, music, arts, or values, was in large part founded by Africans. www.globalvoicesonline.org /-/world/sub-saharan-africa   (8432 words)

List of Jews from Sub-Saharan Africa - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia However, the vast majority of Jews in Sub-Saharan Africa live in South Africa, and are of Ashkenazi (largely Lithuanian) origin. Here is a list of some prominent Sub-Saharan African Jews, arranged by country of origin. There are a small number of Black African groups that practice Judaism, the most prominent of which are the Beta Israel of Ethiopia. en.wikipedia.org /wiki/List_of_African_Jews   (241 words)

Sub-Saharan Africa Sub-Saharan Africa has just over 10% of the world’s population, but is home to more than 60% of all people living with HIV—25.8 million. West and Central Africa (where estimated national HIV prevalence is considerably lower than in the south and east of the region) also show no signs of changing HIV infection levels, except for urban parts of Burkina Faso (where prevalence appears to be declining). Southern Africa remains the epicentre of the global AIDS epidemic. www.unaids.org /en/Regions_Countries/Regions/SubSaharanAfrica.asp   (742 words)

USAID Africa USAID missions throughout sub-Saharan Africa, and elsewhere, provide financial and technical assistance to people living with disabilities, including those who were disabled as a result of war and conflict. In sub-Saharan Africa, where the world's AIDS epidemic has hit the hardest, 3.2 people became newly infected in 2005 and 2.4 million adults and children died of AIDS related illnesses. Africa’s challenges are numerous and complex, but there is also much potential and opportunity for growth and development throughout the continent. www.usaid.gov /locations/sub-saharan_africa   (1501 words)

HIV and AIDS in Africa Average life expectancy in Sub-Saharan Africa is now 47 years, when it could have been 62 without AIDS. In Somalia and Gambia the prevalence is under 2% of the adult population, whereas in South Africa and Zambia around 20% of the adult population is infected. In west and central Africa HIV prevalence is estimated to exceed 5% in several countries including Cameroon (6.9%), Central African Republic (13.5%), Côte d'Ivoire (7.0%) and Nigeria (5.4%). www.avert.org /aafrica.htm   (3263 words)

IFC Sub-Saharan Africa - IFC in Africa IFC is the largest multilateral source of loan and equity financing for private sector projects in Africa, which in FY 2005, benefited from the recovery of the world economy, rising commodity prices, improved macroeconomic stability, and country-specific developments. IFC's strategy calls for an increase in technical assistance, which is being delivered through the new Private Enterprise Partnership for Africa, a joint program with the International Development Association at the World Bank, and other initiatives; the focus includes leasing, export promotion, reforms of business regulation, and helping companies respond to the challenges of HIV/AIDS. IFC also initiated several infrastructure advisory assignments this year and concluded a successful private concession for a port in Madagascar. www.ifc.org /africa   (157 words)

BBC NEWS Africa Sub-Saharan Africa poverty grows Sub-Saharan Africa is the only region where the number of people living in abject poverty has grown over the past 20 years, says a United Nations report. Sub-Saharan Africa is trapped in a cycle of poverty, says the report But only a handful of more than 30 Sub-Saharan African nations were on track to reach the goals, said the report, by the United Nations Industrial Development Organisation (UNIDO). news.bbc.co.uk /2/hi/africa/3910719.stm   (323 words)

Sub-Saharan Africa In fact, under the burden of structural adjustment programmes, formal employment in Africa's cities is not growing, while informal-sector job growth is not likely to keep pace with the 5-10 per cent anticipated growth rates in the working-age population. Cities in Africa are growing faster than in any other region. Most of the increase is the result of migration, reflecting people's hopes of escaping rural privation more than actual opportunity in the cities. www.unfpa.org /swp/1996/box_afr.htm   (399 words)

Michael C. Carlos Museum: Permanent Collection: Sub-Saharan African Art A majority of the objects come from West Africa, with a focus on the numerous cultures of Nigeria, Benin (formerly Dahomey), and the Cameroon Grassfields. The Carlos Museum's collection of 19th and 20th century African art offers valuable insight into African artistic expressions in the variety of their forms, functions, and cultures of origin. The rest are from the Equatorial Central region of the continent, located mainly in the modern state of Zaïre. www.carlos.emory.edu /COLLECTION/AFRICA   (320 words)

UNESCO - Education for All - Regional forums - Sub-Saharan Africa The frequent turn-over of Education Ministers hampers progress towards Education for All, said national EFA coordinators from twenty French-speaking countries in Africa. UNESCO's website on Education for all in Africa They gathered in Dakar from 28 June to 2 July to evaluate problems and progress encountered at country level. www.unesco.org /education/efa/region_forums/sub-sah_afr/index.shtml   (185 words)

Sub-Saharan Africa: Biological Organizations and Resources - NBII Food and Trees for Africa is the Sub-Saharan African Partner of Global ReLeaf, an international greening organisation. WARDA research focuses on the arid and semi-arid tropics, the warm sub-humid tropics and the warm humid tropics of West Africa. FTFA was invited to join the international Global ReLeaf as their sub-Saharan partners. www.nbii.gov /geographic/international/Sub-Saharan_Africa.html   (891 words)

Sub-Saharan Africa :: Home Canada's fundamental interest in sub-Saharan Africa is to help reverse the region's social and economic marginalisation from the rest of the world. On April 4, 2006, Governor General Michaëlle Jean officially opened the First Session of the 39th Parliament by setting out the Government's goals and priorities with the reading of the Speech from the Throne. www.dfait-maeci.gc.ca /africa/menu-en.asp   (170 words)

Eldis - Africa In light of this, this report investigates the poverty impact of trade from China and India on 21 Sub - Saharan African Countries. One of the largest policy debates in South Africa currently revolves around the issue of whether or not poverty and inequality have been reduced since political transition from the apartheid regime to.... The assessment was commissioned as part of the West Africa Reproductive Health Commodity.... www.eldis.org /africa   (573 words)

Sub-Saharan Africa In sub-Saharan Africa, the number of people living with HIV is increasing as the total adult population is growing, with the result that adult prevalence has remained stable in recent years. Treatment coverage remains low in sub-Saharan Africa, where only 3% of an estimated 4.4 million in need received antiretroviral therapy in 2003.(1) It is almost universally agreed that antiretroviral medicines can be delivered safely and effectively in resource-limited settings, and many small-scale pilot projects have demonstrated program effectiveness and safety. In South Africa, prevalence among pregnant women was 25% in 2001 and 26.5% in 2002. hivinsite.ucsf.edu /global?page=cr09-00-00   (3307 words)

AIDS and HIV statistics for Sub-Saharan Africa An estimated 25 million adults and children were living with HIV in sub-Saharan Africa at the end of 2003. The estimated number of adults and children living with HIV/AIDS, the number of deaths from AIDS, and the number of living orphans in individual countries in sub-Saharan Africa at the end of 2003 are shown below. Children in this report are defined as under the age of 15 at the end of 2003, whilst orphans are people aged under 18 who have lost one or both parents to AIDS. www.avert.org /subaadults.htm   (309 words)

GTZ. Sub-Saharan Africa Africa will not be able to achieve positive development results without good governance. Many countries in Africa have held democratic elections in recent years. However, collapsed state structures, cross-border refugee flows, lack of transparency in the exercise of political power, and economic mismanagement at state level are still in evidence. www.gtz.de /en/weltweit/afrika/571.htm   (185 words)

Radical Islam in Sub-Saharan Africa Traditionally home to the moderate and more tolerant Islamic Sufi sect, Sub-Saharan Africa is now grappling with pockets of radical Islamists seeking to establish strict Islamic law among some of the region’s more disenfranchised communities. With Africa on its way to becoming the first Muslim continent, most analysts agree that the West needs to do more to stem the tide of radicalism, by increasing assistance to moderate Muslims, enhancing cultural exchanges and encouraging the study and understanding of Islam in western universities. The two major ones that are generating passion are, of course, the Palestinian- Israeli issue and what is regarded as an imperial role by the United States in both Africa and the Middle East. www.voanews.com /english/NewsAnalysis/2005-08-09-voa35.cfm   (962 words)

Libya - Sub-Saharan Africa Libya's very active interest in sub-Saharan Africa has been directed toward isolating Israel diplomatically, liberating African countries under colonial or apartheid regimes, providing economic aid to developing African countries, and propagating Islam. Qadhafi drew a parallel between Israeli occupation of Arab territory and colonialism in Africa and frequently offered significant economic assistance to countries that would sever ties with Israel. By November 1973, twenty-seven African governments had broken relations with Israel, many declaring their support for the PLO in the process. countrystudies.us /libya/85.htm   (1034 words)

Bretton Woods Project - Focus on Sub-Saharan Africa The IEO has released a draft issues paper for a planned evaluation of the Fund's role in determining aid resources in sub-Saharan Africa. The other side of the coin: The UK and corruption in Africa 7 April On 31 January, the IFC approved a $125 million loan to Newmont Mining Corporation for the development of the Ahafo gold mine project in western Ghana, which NGOs link to human rights and environmental problems. www.brettonwoodsproject.org /region/ssa/index.shtml   (447 words)

SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA The RNIS has reports of high rates of acute malnutrition from various areas and there is a great need for a substantial humanitarian relief effort to avert further deterioration of the nutrition situation and associated mortality (category I). In late June WFP reported that there was a considerable shortfall for their Horn of Africa relief operations. The RNIS has no recent reports on the nutrition status of refugees in Uganda but OCHA reported on a survey conducted by Africa Humanitarian Action in refugee settlements in Adjumani. www.unsystem.org /scn/archives/rnis34/ch03.htm   (21219 words)

Sub-Saharan Africa Transport Policy Program Conceived jointly by the World Bank and the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa in the late nineteen-eighties the partnership has grown and matured with ownership fully embedded in its partners and members. Over the years since its inception the SSATP has achieved recognition as the principal transport policy development instrument in the region, and as one of the most important, trusted, and relevant sources of knowledge on transport-related questions in Africa. The meeting planning activities are covered in the Planning Retreat Report — in English and French. web.worldbank.org /WBSITE/EXTERNAL/COUNTRIES/AFRICAEXT/EXTAFRREGTOPTRA/EXTAFRSUBSAHTRA/0,,menuPK:1513942~pagePK:64168427~piPK:64168435~theSitePK:1513930,00.html   (364 words)

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