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Technological advancements are rare in the bulk of sub-Saharan nations, which remain among the poorest in the world due to their weak levels of exports. However, some Sub-Saharan nations possess a range of natural resources from ore to agriculture. Some sub-Saharan African countries such as Sierra Leone rely on a corrupt and dangerous gem mining industry, the profits of which do not reach the general population. Many African nations possess ore and mining resources and other raw materials such as vegetable gums.
On the other hand, North African nations enjoy far more prosperity and technological advancement than sub-Saharan Africa. Egypt's economy is strongly tied to the Middle Eastern nations and also boasts a significant tourism industry. Egypt's sophisticated system of damming also permits the otherwise desert country to produce agriculture for export. Egypt also has some petroleum reserves. Algeria's economy also depends to an extent on oil but that nation also has a booming natural gas and hydrocarbons industry. The Sudan, a North African nation which is currently struggling with a devastating civil war, depends on agriculture for its economy.
The geography and climate of these two regions differs significantly, and also impacts their economic development. However, topology and climate differ within these regions, making it impossible to generalize. The Saharan nations in...
Sub-Saharan African states vary considerably in terms of climate and geography, largely depending on their proximity to the ocean. Drier portions of the continent have savannah-type landscapes while more tropical parts of the continent boast a rich and lush type of vegetation and a more humid climate.
The political climates of North and Sub-Saharan Africa also differ greatly. Some nations in Sub-Saharan Africa are democratic republics but the bulk of Sub-Saharan nations are politically corrupt, their governments oppressive regimes. South Africa has had its hare of social and political problems due to the British occupation and the apartheid system, which denied the rights of the indigenous black people. The Republic of South Africa has recently begun improving its government and societal structure. The current conditions in Sudan are also due to racial tension, although in the case with Sudan the conflict is between Muslims in the North and Christians and pagans in the South. Most of the North African nations have democratic republics with universal suffrage, whereas several of the Sub-Saharan nations deny voting rights to significant portions of the population, when in fact elections are fair.
Africa The continent is one of the most geographically diverse and astounding areas of the earth. It is made up of close to 30,244,050 square km (Europe is 9,700,000 square km). The most northerly point of the continent is Morocco, and the most southerly in South Africa, the extreme west in Somalia, with the most easterly point 7,400 km away. Africa's coastline is 26,000 km in length. The mean elevation is
They note that the reign of Idi Amin in Uganda was not simply bad, but an example of "three decades of civil strife" where military abuses were inflicted by the nation's rulers upon the populace (312) However, there is no question that the technological imbalance between Africa and Europe in terms of military power affected the development of the region's history, although the European possession of arms should not be
My personal favorite African cuisine is Ethiopian, because of the spongy teff bread injera. Injera is like an edible plate, and is piled with delectable morsels of tasty, well-spiced dishes that we eat with our hands. The cuisines of other African countries include flavorful stews replete with rich goat meat and root vegetables. South African foods have been influenced by European cuisines, with some regional variations. Root vegetables like
The Post-Colonial World Outlook in Africa: From Colonialism to Neocolonialism? Background During the colonial era, vast regions of Africa and Asia were taken over and subsequently dominated by the more powerful western nations. In essence, the main agenda of colonialism was exploitative – with economically stronger nations seeking to exert control over weaker and less developed countries so as to exploit both their human and natural resources. Also, colonial powers deemed their
Imperialism and African Colonization: Imperialism is empire building and occurs when one state is more powerful than the other state's obstacles (such as peoples, geographic obstacles, physical obstacles and technological obstacles) to expansion. Imperialism became a popular cause for the first time in Western countries in the 1890s due to a significant degree by propaganda that sought to make nationalism and imperialism popular (Pieterse par, 2). Towards the end of the
Direct political involvement and aid, however, has not been as noticeable or as openly accepted in the past decade and a half. Part of this resistance to foreign influence is a direct result of South Africa's long submission to colonial or Europeanized rule, first by the Germanic Afrikaners and subsequently by the British (and the Afrikaners at the same time), and finally by the white government that intermingled European settlers