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The Tuareg are the indigenous people of the Sahara desert who have faced immense poverty and isolation. For decades, many Tuareg men left their homes in the Sahara to work in Libya, but after the death of Gaddafi, thousands returned to Niger and Mali with few resources as their sole source of livelihood was now gone. Struggling to feed their families amidst drought and neglect, the men launched a rebellion to establish their own independent state called Azawad. However, Al-Qaeda was also preparing to fight after emerging from Libya equipped with weapons.
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Modern Africa faces many challenges stemming from its colonial past and traditional ways of thinking that resist modernization. Some of the major issues Africa struggles with include the HIV/AIDS epidemic, desertification, climate change, conflicts and humanitarian crises in countries like Sudan and Rwanda, female genital mutilation, and poverty. While development assistance and reforms are helping improve standards of living, Africa still has a long way to go to overcome the legacies of colonialism and meet the needs of its people.
West africa
The document discusses three topics:
1) Blood diamonds, which are diamonds mined in war zones and sold to fund conflicts in places like Angola and Sierra Leone. They are also known as conflict diamonds.
2) Timbuktu, an old trading city in Mali, Africa located on the Niger River that grew wealthy due to its position on the trans-Saharan trade route and attracted merchants and scholars.
3) Brief descriptions of the geography and climate of West Africa, noting the Sahara Desert to the north and rainforests, highlands, and coastal plains further south.
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Africa is home to over 1.1 billion people and 54 countries. It is the birthplace of humanity, with early human fossils found in South Africa dating back 5-10 million years ago. Throughout history, powerful kingdoms rose and fell on the continent. Europeans colonized much of Africa between the 15th-20th centuries, leaving their linguistic and cultural influences today. Africa is far larger than most people realize, larger than China, India, the US or Europe combined. It is extremely biodiverse, home to elephants, giraffes, cheetahs and other iconic species. Major cities include Lagos, Cairo, and Johannesburg. Christianity and Islam are the most widely practiced religions. Popular tourist destinations include Cape
Algeria and Tunisia
Algeria is the second largest country in Africa, with Arabic as its official language. It borders Tunisia, Libya, Niger, Mali, Mauritania, and Morocco. France colonized Algeria in the 19th century, and Algeria fought for its independence from 1954 to 1962. Today, Algeria depends on exports of petroleum and natural gas, and belongs to the Arab League, African Union, United Nations, and OPEC.
Summary of Africa Today
Chapter 5 discusses the independence movements in Africa in the 1950s and 1960s as countries transitioned from colonial rule to independent nations. It also examines the challenges of development that the new countries faced, including issues of government organization, economic struggles, urbanization, and overpopulation. Chapter 6 focuses on regional organizations in Africa, global issues such as debt and disease, the end of apartheid in South Africa, and African literature, arts, drama, film and music.
Republic of Mali
Mali is a landlocked country in West Africa with a population of 14.5 million. The economy centers around agriculture and fishing, though over half the population lives below the poverty line. Mali was once part of three great West African empires and gained independence from France in 1960. Today Mali has a republican government with elections every five years, though it struggles with poverty, food insecurity, and faced conflict in northern Mali in 2012 when Tuareg rebels declared independence.
Nigeria
Nigeria is a federal constitutional republic made up of 36 states and one federal capital territory. It was formerly a British colony until 1960. The capital was originally located in Lagos, a crowded port city, but was relocated to Abuja in 1976 to be more centrally located. Nigeria has a population of over 200 million people comprised of many ethnic groups, including the Yoruba and Igbo peoples. Nigeria's economy is heavily dependent on oil production, but oil wealth has contributed to corruption and underdevelopment of other sectors.
West Africa
The document summarizes key information about West Africa, including its four climatic regions from north to south (Sahara desert, Sahel grasslands, savanna, and coastal forest), major rivers like the Niger, key natural resources (gold, iron, diamonds, oil), the history of slavery and European colonization, challenges of new nations (borders, education, conflicts), and details on countries in the Sahel (Mauritania, Mali, Niger, Chad, Burkina Faso) and coast (Nigeria, Senegal, Gambia, Liberia, Sierra Leone).
Chapter 25
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- 1. The Tuareg are the indigenous people of the Sahara desert. They are one of the poorest and most isolated peoples in the world - and one of the most militarised. They are an army of the poor in a land of astounding natural wealth; an animal-herding people in a dying world of drought. For decades, many Tuareg men have left their homes in search of work in neighbouring countries. Thousands ended up in Libya, as workers and fighters, and many as mercenaries for slain Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi. In late 2011, after Gaddafi's death, thousands of them returned to their Saharan homeland in Niger and Mali. But having lost access to the country that was their only source of livelihood, they came home to find little more than crush ing poverty, hunger and drought. Barely able to feed their children amidst total state neglect, the men launched a rebellion to found their own country - for which they had already chosen a flag and an old Tuareg name: Azawad. But the Tuaregs would not be the only ones to emerge from a collapsing Libya with a lot of guns, and a plan. Al-Qaeda was also preparing for a fight. To follow the story, watch Al Jazeera's three-part series Orphans of the Sahara
- 2. /May Welsh /Al Jazeera The Tuareg are the indigenous people of the Sahara, the world's largest desert
- 3. /May Welsh /Al Jazeera They are divided by colonial history between Mali and Algeria, Libya, Niger and Burkina Faso
- 4. /May Welsh /Al Jazeera The Tuareg of the Sahara are among the poorest and most isolated people in the world
- 5. /May Welsh /Al Jazeera Buried under Tuareg land are the richest energy deposits on the African continent
- 6. /May Welsh /Al Jazeera Parts of the Sahara are the poorest in the world
- 7. /May Welsh /Al Jazeera For decades, Libya saw a mass influx of Tuareg men, many of them mercenaries for Muammar Gaddafi. Earnings from Libya support ed hundreds of thousands of lives back home
- 8. /May Welsh /Al Jazeera After the Libyan revolution and the death of Gaddafi, thousands of Tuareg fighters returned to their homelands in northern Mali and Niger,
- 9. carrying everything they owned /May Welsh /Al Jazeera
- 10. The Tuareg fighters returning to Mali had Gaddafi's guns and a plan to create an independent state /May Welsh /Al Jazeera
- 11. The Tuareg have risen up seven times against Mali and Niger since their independence in 1960. Their dream for an independent state threatens five regional countries and the vital interests of France
- 12. /May Welsh /Al Jazeera Tuaregs were not the only ones to emerge from a collapsing Libya with a lot of guns, and a plan. Al-Qaeda and Ansar Dine were also planning a fight
- 13. /May Welsh /Al Jazeera Like northern Mali, northern Niger is filled with former Tuareg rebels and soldiers back from Libya, who dream of a Tuareg state
- 14. /May Welsh /Al Jazeera The area contains one of the most lucrative uranium mines in the world, but very few benefits reach the people
- 15. /May Welsh /Al Jazeera Most Tuareg live far from amenities like running water, electricity, schools or hospitals
- 16. /May Welsh /Al Jazeera Access to the most basic elements of life is a daily struggle for the people of northern Niger and northern Mali
- 17. /May Welsh /Al Jazeera In this region, the only kind of school most Tuareg children go to in the morning is a Qur'an class in the sand
- 18. /May Welsh /Al Jazeera Most children in this region grow up to be illiterate