WORLD GEOGRAPHIC

INDIA&

AFRICABY:

MITCHELL JASWALJAGRATI MEENA

VIVEK SAHU

ABOUT AFRICAAfrica - world's second-largest and most populous

continent after asiaIt contains 90% of the world’s cobalt, 90% of its platinum,

50% of its gold, 98% of its chromium, 70% of its tantalite, 64% of its manganese and one-third of its uranium.

The continent has 54 sovereign states, including Madagascar, various island groups, and the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic, a member state of the African Union

Africa, particularly central eastern Africa, is widely regarded within the scientific community to be the origin of humans and the Hominidae clade (great apes), as evidenced by the discovery of the earliest hominids and their ancestors

PRE-HISTORY AND EARLY CIVILATION

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Political & Trade RelationsAncient trade relations

Medieval period relations

Under the rule of the British EmpireMahatma Gandhi in South Africa between 1893 and 1915

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Modern-day relations

ObjectivesExpected OutcomesAfrican Representation

Chairperson of the African Union (AU) Chairperson of the AU Commission Chairpersons of the eight recognised Regional Economic Communities (REC's) Chairpersons of the New Partnership for Africa's Development (NEPAD) Heads of State and Government Implementation Committee (HSIGC) the five African NEPAD initiating countries

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Trade with Africa

* Including Oil in Import figures** Including Petroleum Product exports from India

Non-oil Commodities

CULTURE, MUSIC AND DANCE Traditional African cultures have become less practiced ,as a

result of years of neglect and suppression by colonial and post-colonial regimes.

There are attempts to rediscover and African traditional cultures as well as the increasing recognition of traditional spirituality

In recent years, traditional African culture has become synonymous with rural poverty and subsistence farming.

Music and dance : SAMBA, ROCK , JAZZ , BELLY DANCE

The Afro-Asiatic languages are a language family of about 240 languages and 285 million people widespread throughout the Horn of Africa, North Africa, the Sahel, and Southwest Asia.

The Nilo-Saharan language family - more than a hundred languages - by 30 million people. Nilo-Saharan languages are spoken by Nilotic tribes in Chad, Ethiopia, Kenya, Sudan, Uganda, and northern Tanzania.

According to Encyclopedia Britannica, 45% of the population are Muslims, 40% are Christians and less than 15% continue to follow traditional African religions

ART AND ARCHITECTURE

ECONOMY- REAL PICTURE Africa - world's poorest and most underdeveloped

continentDeadly diseases and viruses (notably HIV/AIDS and

malaria)Corrupt governments , failed central planning, high

levels of illiteracy, lack of access to foreign capital, and frequent tribal and military conflict

According to the United Nations' Human Development Report in 2003, the bottom 25 ranked nations (151st to 175th) were all African.

POVERTY, IILITERACY, MALNUTRITION AND LACK OF WATER SUPPLY

In August 2008, the World Bank announced revised global poverty estimates based on a new international poverty line of $1.25 per day .

80.5% of the Sub-Saharan Africa population was living on less than $2.50 (PPP) a day in 2005, compared with 85.7% for India.

RECENT UPDATESSouth Africa wants to join so-called BRIC nationsAfrican economies to expand 4.8 percent in 2010: UNDabur plans acquisitions in Middle East and Africa

this fiscalEgypt seeks stronger trade ties with IndiaCelebrities appeal for Haiti quake relief

South Africa enters Guinness book with largest soccer ball

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