The Republic of Kenya:
- Even though it is a republic, individual states more tightly controlled by the central government than in the United States. - Had a presidential form of government until the election of 2007; after much violence and negotiation the position of prime minister was established. The new system requires an unusual power-sharing agreement between the president and prime minister (president is chief of state and prime minister is head of government.) - Citizens vote for the members of parliament that vote for the Prime Minister, and the citizens vote for the President. |
The Republic of South Africa:
- Government: Parliamentary Democracy - President is elected by members of the National Assembly who are elected by the people |
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South Sudan has had quite the rollercoaster gaining independence for its country, the reason for this happening is that a vast majority of South Sudan citizens voted in a 2011 referendum and officials also signed a peace treaty in 2005. Sudan and South Sudan divided because of religious differences and the lengths the religion of some Muslim Sudanese people went to to force their religion on Christians and other people of faith.
Education has become a big topic in Africa. Which various factors affect access to education in Kenya and Sudan?
Kenya:
- Kenya has made education a priority, spending 7% of the national budget on education
- In rural areas, teachers struggle to convince parents that education can be vital in a student's life, when rural families usually think girls don't need an education and marry them off to other families.
- 85% of children go to elementary school, but only 24% go to high school.
- National Literacy Rate is about 85%, 91% for boys and 79% for girls.
Sudan:
- The United Nations estimate that 75% of children in Sudan do not go to school and get an education
- 2/3 of available money goes to male education, which leaves only 1/3 of available money left for female education
- Missionary-ran Christian schools have been shut down by the government and is being replaced by Muslim schools, which greatly affects female education.
- Parents of Sudanese girls feel like education would corrupt their morals.
The impact of government stability to combat AIDS and famine across Africa has been rough.
Famine:
- More than 25 million Africans needed emergency aid in 2008 and 200 million suffer from chronic hunger.
- Most consider this a humanitarian crisis, meaning that it puts several lives at risk in a region.
- Many people live where education is not given by the government on how to produce food, and the regions that cannot grow food have a hard time transporting it.
AIDS/HIV:
- Government officials need more money to pay for the education and medicines to prevent.
- In 2008, an estimated 1.4 million people died with AIDS, while 1.9 million became infected with HIV.
- Since the beginning of the epidemic, 14 million children have lost one or both parents to AIDS.
Education has become a big topic in Africa. Which various factors affect access to education in Kenya and Sudan?
Kenya:
- Kenya has made education a priority, spending 7% of the national budget on education
- In rural areas, teachers struggle to convince parents that education can be vital in a student's life, when rural families usually think girls don't need an education and marry them off to other families.
- 85% of children go to elementary school, but only 24% go to high school.
- National Literacy Rate is about 85%, 91% for boys and 79% for girls.
Sudan:
- The United Nations estimate that 75% of children in Sudan do not go to school and get an education
- 2/3 of available money goes to male education, which leaves only 1/3 of available money left for female education
- Missionary-ran Christian schools have been shut down by the government and is being replaced by Muslim schools, which greatly affects female education.
- Parents of Sudanese girls feel like education would corrupt their morals.
The impact of government stability to combat AIDS and famine across Africa has been rough.
Famine:
- More than 25 million Africans needed emergency aid in 2008 and 200 million suffer from chronic hunger.
- Most consider this a humanitarian crisis, meaning that it puts several lives at risk in a region.
- Many people live where education is not given by the government on how to produce food, and the regions that cannot grow food have a hard time transporting it.
AIDS/HIV:
- Government officials need more money to pay for the education and medicines to prevent.
- In 2008, an estimated 1.4 million people died with AIDS, while 1.9 million became infected with HIV.
- Since the beginning of the epidemic, 14 million children have lost one or both parents to AIDS.