3. Definition: Merriam-Webster: the development of an increasingly integrated global economy marked especially by free trade, free flow of capital, and the tapping of cheaper foreign labor markets Wikipedia: increase in the global relationship of culture, people, and economic activity GlobalizationGlobalization

4. Africa and Trade Africa and Trade Africa’s Per Capita GDP 2 nd poorest inhabited continent (Asia 1 st ) 60% of Africans are employed by the agricultural sector 15% of Africans are employed by the Industrial sector

5. Africa supplies natural resources to nations around the worldAfrica supplies natural resources to nations around the world Largest exporter of gold and diamondsLargest exporter of gold and diamonds

6. Top Producing Countries: 1.Nigeria 2. Algeria 3. Angola 4. Libya 5. Sudan

7. 60% of people in Africa are farmers Most are subsistence farmers Cash crops are focused on Coffee, cocoa, rubber, cotton

8. Established in 2002 54 members, Goals: work to improve political, economic conditions throughout Africa African Union African Union

9. African Independence Changed the Makeup of the UN

10. Africa served as a battle ground between the U.S. and Soviets during the Cold War!

11. African Ethnic & Religious Rivalries Nigerian Muslims welcome Sharia law. January 2000 Regional Rivalries in Sudan in July 2006

12. Health Statistics

13. Poverty & Starvation Darker = Poverty

14. Lower Life Expectancy

15. Low Standard of Living

16. Disease

17. Global Water Stress

18. Low Education Levels

19. Low Literacy Rates

20. Unstable Governments and Dictators

21. Civil Wars Yellow = Civil Wars in Africa in 1900’s Red = Civil Wars in Africa in 2000’s

22. Children Used as Soldiers

23. Environmental Issues

24. First, Second, & Third Worlds with a North-South Divide

26. International Aide Groups United Nations UNICEF (United Nations Children’s Fund) European Nations United States Red Cross Charities (Doctors Without Borders/World Vision/Feed the Children Christian Missionaries The W.H.O. (World Health Organization) European Union Main Issues Facing Modern Africa Today: Starvation, AIDS, Poverty, Healthcare, Corruption, Education