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Global Agenda 2001. Africa Issues. Middle East. Africa. Regional concerns. North Africa West Africa East Africa Southern Africa Central Africa “Sub-Saharan” Africa. Aids in Africa. A continental issue A global issue A medical industry issue (drug prices) Humanitarian issue
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Global Agenda 2001 Africa Issues © Ralph J. Begleiter 2001 University of Delaware
Middle East Africa
Regional concerns • North Africa • West Africa • East Africa • Southern Africa • Central Africa • “Sub-Saharan” Africa
Aids in Africa • A continentalissue • A global issue • A medical industry issue (drug prices) • Humanitarian issue • National security issue (defense forces)
Conflicts in Africa • From Algeria to Angola • From Sierra Leone to Somalia • Conflicts drain world resources and cause public attention “burnout”
Central Africa Congo
East Africa • Ethiopia • Somalia • Kenya • Sudan • Eritrea
West Africa • Senegal • Ivory Coast • Liberia • Sierra Leone • Nigeria
Senegal • Our next guest is U.S. Ambassador to Senegal
Southern Africa • Mozambique • Botswana • Namibia • Angola • Zambia • (South Africa)
North Africa • Algeria • Libya • Morocco • Western Sahara • Tunisia • (Egypt)
South Africa • Economic engineof southern Africa • Epicenter of theAIDS crisis • Bright hope for democracy • Still desperately poor
Speaking of “burnout” • Can the public be expected to sustain interest in a region so filled with problems and so absent the political and economic resources to confront them? • If not, why is there hope?