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Africa hosts two sub regions clearly defined: the northern and sub-Saharan Africa. The natural

boundary between the two is the Sahara desert and along its entire southern borders a track

semiarid, the Sahel. The position westernmost this sub region is called the Maghreb comprises

Morocco, Algeria and Tunisia. These countries along with Libya, Egypt and Djibouti have

physical and human characteristics similar to those of the Middle Eastern nations. The Sahel

covers 12 countries and is marked by the Arabic presence and Islam. The sub-Saharan Africa

gathers most of the population and is predominantly black. 37 of its 42 countries are in

agreement with the UN has the lowest HDI indices of the planet. The leading cause of death in

Africa is malaria, and moreover, AIDS makes Africa holder 67% of chaos of death from this

disease in the world.

Since the fifteenth century Africa has been divided and occupied by European powers. Anti-

colonial struggles were developed mainly in the second half of the twentieth century and

associated rivalries between ethnic populations of countries whose border was artificially

created by European nations in the late nineteenth century favored a legacy of political and

economic instability. Like example of political instability we have the struggle of Bantu South

Africans against Afrikaners South Africans by equality and also the massacre of Tutsis by Hutus

in Rwanda, who causes 500.000 to 1 million of deaths.

Africa has about 30 million km2. The Sahara Desert occupies a third of the territory. The North

has desert and semiarid climate with coastal Mediterranean climate. The portion humid

Equatorial exist tropical forests that become savannah towards the south it is drier. Besides

the presence of camels and dromedaries feature in the Sahara desert, Africa is also known by

the big 5 found in the savanna.in Africa the big five animals are the lion, African elephant, Cape

buffalo, leopard and rhinoceros. The term big five refers to most difficult animals in Africa to

hunt on foot.

The continent has 1 billion people. Each year 19 million people have to travel beyond the

borders of their homeland because of economic problems and conflicts. In countries south of

the Sahara is the predominant religion of Candombl similar to Brazil. There are also important

Christian centers like Ethiopia.

African countries with better quality of life are: Libya, Mauritius, Seychelles, South Africa,

Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, Cape Verde, Sao Tome and Principe. But no country really

developed in Africa. Africa's economy is primarily agricultural-based model of subsistence

crops and monoculture export mainly coffee, cocoa, cotton and peanuts. Mineral exploration

and oil has intensified and is responsible for the current growth cycle. However wealth

generation does not mean the same as fair income distribution. In sub-Saharan Africa, the

richest 10% receive 18 times more than the poorest 10%.