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2. Corruption:
a. Define: The lack of trust and honesty between two
individuals or within a group of people.
b. Example:
c. Solution: http://www.jpanafrican.com/docs/vol7no3/7.3-6Wong.pdf
3. Civil War:
a. Define: A civil war is a war in which the people fighting are
all from the same country.
b. Example: One of the most devastating civil wars fought in
Africa was the Second Congo War (1998-2003). It remains the deadliest
war since World War II, and in modern African history. By 2008, 5.4
million people had been either killed in the war itself, or killed by the
aftermath, for reasons such as starvation and illness.The leader of the DRC
at the time, Kabila, tried to distance himself from foreign sources, which
caused upset amongst his sponsors.
c. Solution: It is thought that instituting democratic reforms
that can manage the challenges of having many different societies in
Africa. (http://jae.oxfordjournals.org/content/9/3/244.abstract)
4. Cashless:
a. Define: The lacking of money to sustain a government or any
services to the people of that country. Caused by lack of education and
knowledge of other subjects.
b. Example: This problem is evident in most of Africas
countries. It is most evident in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC).
This country has been plagued by wars draining resources and extreme
spending. This led to a dramatic decrease in the countrys spending
money. The DRC has the lowest GDP per capita at $348.
c. Solution: Mobile money sources can let people move from
home country get a good job and send money home via internet.
(http://www.cnbc.com/id/101180469#)
5. Coups:
a. Define: an overthrow of the current government in a country.
b. Example: the Nigerian people have had multiple overthrows
of power throughout the years. Leaders have been corrupted and make
bad choices to help them gain power. They all promise things to the people
that they cannot follow through on. This causes the people to get upset and
lead to revolts. The latest revolt was in 2011.
c. Solution: send troops to help calm down the people in these
areas. Send over government leaders to help the people try to find a
government that will benefit everyone.
6. Climate:

a. Define: The weather conditions in a region over a long period

of time.

b. Example: In Africa, there are various regions that include

tropical, dry, mild, and high elevation climates.
c. Solution: In response to droughts and poor harvests,
growing trees and preserving water could help lower temperatures and
supply more water. (http://www.complexproblems.in/Drought.htm)
7. College-less:
a. Define: The people of Africa lack any substantial education
due to the poor environment which they live in, and lack of financial
support their government offers.
b. Example:
c. Solution:
8. Clean Water-less:
a. Define: Many of the able-bodied citizens of the community
spend the majority of their day finding and transporting unclean water
from locations that could be as far as miles away from their village. The
lack of access to clean water and sanitation kills children at a rate
equivalent of a jumbo jet crashing every four hours.
b. Example: more than 400 million Africans live in waterscarce countries; 300 million people still do not have reasonable access to
safe drinking water and nearly 230 million people defecate in the open
because water and sanitation are not the government's main priority.
c. Solution:
9. Career-less:
a. Define: The economy is very slow and sluggish in southern
africa as well as the vast gap bewtween the richest and poorest citizens.
b. Example:The unemployment rate is officially 25 percent, but
it is much higher among young black people
c. Solution: Education curriculum should be revised to
incorporate skills and enterprise development that appeal to the students
causing them to be more educated and more likely to get a job.
https://mdginafrica.wordpress.com/2012/10/15/youth-unemploymentin-africa-causes-effects-and-solutions/
10. Child Labor:
a. Define: Child Labor is the (usually) illegal act of using
children in businesses, factories, or industries and more times than not,
the working conditions are poor, and they receive little to no pay.
b. Example: In July of 2013, there were millions of children
illegally being forced to work in the gold mines of Africa. Many were paid
$2 or less every day. Many children must work to support their families,
and some are forced to work.

c. Solution: There are many organizations currently trying to

lower the cases of child labor, and ultimately, hope to stop it altogether.
Some include: UnicefUSA, SOS-USA, Gandhi for Children, End Slavery
Now, etc. Donating to any trusting organization is a tremendous help, for
the money goes towards helping less fortunate children get an education
and pay for expenses. (http://www.unicefusa.org/mission/protect?
gclid=CIi1zPOKl8MCFRCtaQodRDwAEg)
11. Chronic Disease:
a. Define: A long lasting and incurable illness.
b. Example: 69% of the deaths in Africa are a result of chronic
disease.
c. Solution: To prevent chronic diseases like Ebola, regular
reports, examinations, and medical treatment should be supplied to those
who are ill by professionals.
(http://www.globalizationandhealth.com/content/6/1/6)
Sources:
http://thewaterproject.org/poverty
http://www.africanculturalcenter.org/2_2climates.html
http://www.unc.edu/depts/diplomat/AD_Issues/amdipl_16/weiss/weiss
_congo4.html
http://water.org/water-crisis/water-facts/water/
http://www.globalizationandhealth.com/content/6/1/5
http://answersafrica.com/top-10-poorest-countries-in-africa.html
http://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2012/aug/30/watersanitation-priorities-african-governments
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/07/25/world/africa/south-africastruggles-to-provide-jobs-report-says.html?_r=0