1. Issues in Africa Today

2. HIV/AIDS
AIDS is caused by the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV); it destroys a type of defense cell in the body that is an important part of the body's immune system
People with the virus begin to get serious infections that they normally wouldn’t - the name for this condition is acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS).
HIV/AIDS is transferred through blood

5. Hunger
Hunger occurs when there is extreme poverty in an area – not having enough money or trade goods for food
Many aspects of hunger: malnutrition & starvation just a few

6. Poverty Levels Worldwide

7. Hunger in Southern Africa

8. Water Shortage
Low levels of freshwater, often caused by drought throughout Africa

10. Endangered Species
Illegal killing of animals very high in Africa

11. Malaria
Malaria is a serious and sometimes fatal disease caused by a parasite that commonly infects a certain type of mosquito which feeds on humans.
People who get malaria are typically very sick with high fevers, shaking chills, and flu-like illness.

13. Child Soldiers
Children are kidnapped and trained to be soldiers to help fight in rebel armies

15. Piracy
Pirates have become a major threat over the years off of the coast of Somalia.
The pirates
claim to defend
their waters,
but have been
taking hostages
and killing
sailors.

17. Genocide
Systematic killing of a racial or ethnic group

18. Rwanda

19. Darfur

20. War over Resources
Many natural resources have caused countries and rebel troops to fight over rights – especially oil