3. ABOUT AFRICA
๏ Africa - world's second-largest and most populous continent
after asia
๏ It contains 90% of the worldโs cobalt, 90% of its platinum, 50%
of its gold, 98% of its chromium, 70% of its tantalite, 64% of its
manganese and one-third of its uranium.
๏ The continent has 54 sovereign states, including Madagascar,
various island groups, and the Sahrawi Arab Democratic
Republic, a member state of the African Union
๏ Africa, particularly central eastern Africa, is widely regarded
within the scientific community to be the origin of humans and
the Hominidae clade (great apes), as evidenced by the
discovery of the earliest hominids and their ancestors
5. Political & Trade Relations
๏ Ancient trade relations
๏ Medieval period relations
๏ Under the rule of the British Empire
๏ Mahatma Gandhi in South Africa between 1893 and 1915
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6. ๏ Modern-day relations
๏ Objectives
๏ Expected Outcomes
๏ African Representation
๏ Chairperson of the African Union (AU)
๏ Chairperson of the AU Commission
๏ Chairpersons of the eight recognised Regional Economic Communities
(REC's)
๏ Chairpersons of the New Partnership for Africa's Development (NEPAD)
๏ Heads of State and Government Implementation Committee (HSIGC)
๏ the five African NEPAD initiating countries
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7. Trade with Africa
* Including Oil in Import figures
** Including Petroleum Product exports from India
Non-oil Commodities
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8. CULTURE, MUSIC AND DANCE
๏ Traditional African cultures have become less practiced ,as a result of
years of neglect and suppression by colonial and post-colonial regimes.
๏ There are attempts to rediscover and African traditional cultures as
well as the increasing recognition of traditional spirituality
๏ In recent years, traditional African culture has become synonymous
with rural poverty and subsistence farming.
๏ Music and dance : SAMBA, ROCK , JAZZ , BELLY DANCE
9. ๏ The Afro-Asiatic languages are a language family of
about 240 languages and 285 million people
widespread throughout the Horn of Africa, North
Africa, the Sahel, and Southwest Asia.
๏ The Nilo-Saharan language family - more than a
hundred languages - by 30 million people. Nilo-
Saharan languages are spoken by Nilotic tribes in
Chad, Ethiopia, Kenya, Sudan, Uganda, and northern
Tanzania.
๏ According to Encyclopedia Britannica, 45% of the
population are Muslims, 40% are Christians and less
than 15% continue to follow traditional African
religions
11. ECONOMY- REAL PICTURE
๏ Africa - world's poorest and most underdeveloped
continent
๏ Deadly diseases and viruses (notably HIV/AIDS and
malaria)
๏ Corrupt governments , failed central planning, high levels
of illiteracy, lack of access to foreign capital, and frequent
tribal and military conflict
๏ According to the United Nations' Human Development
Report in 2003, the bottom 25 ranked nations (151st to
175th) were all African.
๏ POVERTY, IILITERACY, MALNUTRITION AND LACK
OF WATER SUPPLY
12. ๏ In August 2008, the World Bank announced revised
global poverty estimates based on a new international
poverty line of $1.25 per day .
๏ 80.5% of the Sub-Saharan Africa population was
living on less than $2.50 (PPP) a day in 2005, compared
with 85.7% for India.
13. RECENT UPDATES
๏ South Africa wants to join so-called BRIC nations
๏ African economies to expand 4.8 percent in 2010: UN
๏ Dabur plans acquisitions in Middle East and Africa
this fiscal
๏ Egypt seeks stronger trade ties with India
๏ Celebrities appeal for Haiti quake relief
๏ South Africa enters Guinness book with largest soccer
ball