Africa Impacts On Individuals, Families And Communities

Question 1

Aid required in South Sudan

Answer 1

Since South Sudan split in 2011, the country has had frequent wars. As a result essentials have become a bargaining tool for rebels which means food can become severely hindered. Around 55% of South Sudan’s population are in need of immediate aid like food and water

Question 2

Terrorist related deaths in Africa

Answer 2

In 2021, sub-Saharan Africa accounted for 48% of all deaths relating to terrorist groups

Question 3

Many South Sudan children are out of school

Answer 3

In South Sudan more than 70% of the countries children are out of school

Question 4

Families can be left without work, homes or food

Answer 4

Almost 9 in 10 Somali households are deprived of at least one fundamental dimension

Question 5

Literacy rates compared to GNI of African countries

Answer 5

Niger has adult illiteracy rates of 81% and Chad has illiteracy rates of 78%. This results in a lack or capable and skilled workers. For example, Niger has a GNI of only $360 and Chad has a GNI of $1603

Question 6

Underemployment definition

Answer 6

Underemployment is when an individual is payed less than the job deserves or is overqualified for the position

Question 7

High unemployment rates can lead to an increase in crime

Answer 7

For example, west Africa has become a producer and exporter of drugs such as cocaine and heroine

Question 8

South Africa crime

Answer 8

South Africa has high rates of crime, especially murder. For example in 2021 there were 41 murders per 100k people

Question 9

Common way for diseases to spread

Answer 9

Lack of access to clean water and sanitary facilities in many African nations causes diseases like cholera and diarrhoea, which can be fatal without proper medical attention

Question 10

Malaria is huge in Africa due to its warm climate

Answer 10

Malaria flourishes in warm climates. For example, Nigeria represents 25% of the malaria cases in Africa with 110 million cases per year

Question 11

there are not enough hospitals in Africa

Answer 11

WHO recommends that at least 80% of the world population should live within a two hour journey of a hospital, yet in South Sudan roughly 75% of the population live more than two hours away from a hospital