CH+6+Africa

=__Chapter 6 Africa in the WOrld Today__=
 * 1. Regional and Global Issues **

A. Regional Cooperation
1. African Union a. 1963: i. except b. AU founded in i. hopes 2. Other regional groups a. SADCC = i. ___ members b. ECWAS = i. ___ membes

B. International Ties
a. new nations join i. work for ii. UN sends b. OPEC i. Afr members: ii. purpose c. Former colonial ties i. GB: ii. FR:

C. The Cold War and After
a. policy of b. Soviets aided c. US aided 1. Foreign interference a. US and USSR in b. Others: 2. After the Cold War a. US and USSR: b. trouble spots:

D. Debts and AIDS
1. The debt burden a. pay b. nations want c. wealthy nation fears d. lending agencies: i. demand 2. AIDS a. @ ___ million b. issue:

E. Ongoing challenges
1. Limiting family size a. traditional view: 2. Science and food production a. method: i. result: b. important crop: i. aka: c. biological pest control: d. new crops: e. soil erosion: 3. Fighting disease a. Stopped: b. AIDS i. in ii. ages a. “Free at last” – b. first all-race election- i. winner A. // A Policy of forced segregation // a. 1910-1994: b. blacks= 1.Origins of apartheid a. Nationalist party in power i. members descended from b. classifications: c. nonwhites d. other restrictions: e. bantustans: f. whites controlled 2. Strict laws a. pass laws: b. no blacks on/at c. black education B. Struggle against apartheid a. Albert Luthuli urged i. won b. Archbishop i. won c. Sharpesville massacre i. when: ii. result: iii. ANC = iv. Mandela a. 1. Women and students a. Women protest in i. Over b. Students in i. Afrikaans = 2. Pressures grows a. outside pressure from b. IOC action: c. economic sanctions from C. //Steps toward change// 1. An end to apartheid a. repeal of b. 1989 – ban lifted on  c. 1990 Mandela d. new e. 1994 Mandela 2. Majority rule a. challenges: 2. South Africa’s future a. Mandela retires b. New leader c. Issues:
 * 2. The Republic of South Africa **