Sub-Saharan Africa

The keyword Sub-Saharan Africa is tagged in the following 12 articles.

September 30, 2011 - 1877 words | International Affairs » Somalia

Since the early 1990s, rampant piracy off the coast of Somalia has become a major issue for global trade and security, prompting strong responses from the international community. In 2010 alone, the collective cost of ransom money, military protection and cargo insurance... Read Article »

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Somalia Horn Of Africa Sub-Saharan Africa Piracy International Security International Relations International Development

Somali Refugees in Kenya: Security Deficiencies and Public Health Concerns as a Result of Ineffective Policy

August 23, 2011 - 4287 words | International Affairs » Somalia

Somalia is home to roughly 9 million people, the overwhelming majority whom are ethnic Somalis (UN Statistics Division 2010). The country has been plagued with conflict and disorder beginning just years after it attained independence. Following the overthrow of President... Read Article »

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Somalia Kenya East Africa Sub-Saharan Africa International Security Terrorism Public Health Refugees Globalization

The State of Democracy in the Democratic Republic of Congo

April 28, 2011 - 2930 words | International Affairs » Sub-saharan Africa

The problems associated with democratic reform in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) are manifold. While the name of the country surely lends itself to an assumption of regime type, in actuality, this area has experienced great civil unrest over the last five... Read Article »

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Sub-Saharan Africa Democratic Republic Of Congo Democracy Human Rights Ethnic Conflict

Identity in Conflict: Race and Violent Crime in South Africa in the Context of Contemporary Insurgencies

March 4, 2011 - 8042 words | Political Science » South Africa

Violence undermines an inclusive national identity that considers those of other races, classes and creeds as compatriots, for as Mirowsky and Ross (1983: 238) note, “When other people in one’s life have become a hostile army, social alienation is at its... Read Article »

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South Africa Sub-Saharan Africa Counterinsurgency Identity Crime Race Relations

Solving Health Issues in Ethiopia with Religion

January 23, 2011 - 5999 words | Health Science » Religion

Dealing with the issue of healthcare is not a small deed for any country, either rich or poor. For Ethipoia, health issues represent a major challenge. Tuberculosis, malaria, mental illnesses, and especially HIV/AIDS are health issues with which Ethiopia must grapple... Read Article »

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Ethiopia Religion And Health International Healthcare Sub-Saharan Africa HIV AIDS Horn Of Africa

Ending Ethnic Conflict and Creating Positive Peace in Rwanda and Sierra Leone

January 4, 2011 - 2030 words | International Affairs » Ethnic Conflict

Although peace and pacifism are familiar ideas to most students today, for much of human history these concepts have been relegated to the religious domain and excluded from the study and practice of politics.[1] At the same time, war--organized violent conflict between... Read Article »

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Ethnic Conflict Civil War Positive Peace Rwanda Sierra Leone Non Violence Sub-Saharan Africa

Health Care Utilization in the Kenyan Health System: Challenges and Opportunities

September 13, 2010 - 3800 words | International Affairs » International Health

A country of approximately 37 million people, Kenya has struggled to build a health system that can effectively deliver quality health services to its population. Access to health care varies widely throughout the country and is determined on numerous factors, though... Read Article »

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Health Care Utilization Kenya International Health Healthcare Sub-Saharan Africa East Africa International Development

Crime and Development in Kenya: Emerging Trends and the Transnational Implications of Political, Economic, and Social Instability

September 1, 2010 - 3518 words | International Affairs » Kenya

Postcolonial Kenya has seen a significant amount of development, both politically and economically, since its independence in 1963. Starting with the presidency of Jomo Kenyatta, the nation prospered -- experiencing economic growth of at least 5% for over a decade (... Read Article »

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Kenya Terrorism African Politics International Development Sub-Saharan Africa East Africa Democratization

The Horn of Africa: Critical Analysis of Conflict Management and Strategies for Success in the Horn's Future

June 18, 2010 - 8770 words | International Affairs » Horn Of Africa

Conflict management in the Horn of Africa has been relatively unsuccessful. Foreign colonialism created boundaries that have yet to be resolved, and newly independent nations engaged in conflicts responsible for human rights atrocities, child conscription, and collapse... Read Article »

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Horn Of Africa Sub-saharan Africa Ethiopia Eritrea Djibouti Somalia Ethnic Conflic Conflict Resolution Conflict Management Colonialism

Major Development Challenges Facing the Republic of Angola: Completing the Democratic Transition and Making Government Work

April 5, 2010 - 2343 words | International Affairs » Africa

Angola today is framed by a history of violent conflict that has left the population far behind on all major indicators. Lacking a democratic culture, the country faces two significant challenges: first, the challenge of completing a long-stalled transition to democratic... Read Article »

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Angola Jose Eduardo Dos Santos Jonas Savimbi Democratic Transition Corruption Sub-Saharan Africa Civil War Land Mines International Development MPLA

A High Standard of Living, Brought Low by AIDS in South Africa

January 4, 2010 - 1940 words | International Affairs » International Health

In 1994 South Africa's regime of apartheid, under which the black majority was suppressed and discriminated against by the white minority, came to an end1. The African National Congress (ANC) won the first free elections in the same year, and the paty has held power... Read Article »

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South Africa Developing World AIDS HIV Apartheid Standard Of Living Sub-Saharan Africa International Health

Controlling and Preventing HIV in Southern Africa

October 17, 2009 - 31 words | Health Science » Hiv/aids

The Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) originated in Africa. According to current estimates, the disease first infected humans in the 1930s, spreading outward in its formative years to the world beyond.6:1 It was nevertheless not until 1983 that the virus was first... Read Article »

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HIV AIDS Sub-Saharan Africa South Africa Aids Epidemic HIV Prevention Male Circumcision