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African Unit Note

The document discusses the historical context of Africa's political landscape, highlighting the impact of colonialism and the Berlin Conference on the continent's division. It covers the post-WWII independence movements, the rise of Pan-Africanism, and the struggle against apartheid in South Africa, including key figures like Nelson Mandela. The document also addresses internal and external pressures faced by African nations in their quest for self-determination and stability.

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African Unit Note

The document discusses the historical context of Africa's political landscape, highlighting the impact of colonialism and the Berlin Conference on the continent's division. It covers the post-WWII independence movements, the rise of Pan-Africanism, and the struggle against apartheid in South Africa, including key figures like Nelson Mandela. The document also addresses internal and external pressures faced by African nations in their quest for self-determination and stability.

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African Unit Note

Before WWII
How do we restructure to make Africa change?
Transportation-stip out resources?

Everyone in Euro are happy that Africa Break apart


But someone who will feed kids in Africa might not be happy with breaking

Berlin Conference (1884-1885)


European Conference separated all Africa Apart and colonized them.
Belgium, British and German

Post WWII
African Independence movement
Political Structures
Stability/ Instability

Pan-Africanism
1. African working together in Unity, could be self contained, no need to show with other
comty beside African (African teetotalism)
2. Strong African Leadership pushing early
3. Organization of African Unity formed in 1963 with 32 nations
4. Reorganized into African Union in 2002 with 55 countries, toward positive in slimy ways
to bring the country up.
5. Chamaron is different from other African countries
Kwame NKRUMAN -> Prime minister of Ghana in 1957
Push for African Leadership in African nation

African have to get solutions -> depending on how euro countries agree to pass some policy.

COCO country control by African and kick out British Rulers

Single commodity country goes down to take profit from what you produce.

Influences external: Euro economics -> market matter to African nations -> some investment
important

Cold war US/USSR <-

China -> trade relationship more influence in UN

Internal Leadership
Coups and Civil war: military fight, pollutions

NATO: SA, Botswana, Namibia…..


Warsaw Pact: Algeria, Libra, Congo, Angola, Madagascar

Apartheid (South Africa): Hollywood movies

1048: Nationalist Party wins control of gov in South Africa

Demographics of SA
Black Africans=79%
Whites-9.5%
Colored includes larges % of
Indian & Asians = 10.5%
Africaner passed laws solidifying apartherd
White control economy, political power, army

South African Laws


- Prohibition of mixed marriage act 1949, crowded housing per facility -> different with
rich space
- Government set barrier -> revolutionary prevent Revolution against law take lots of effort
race done get into easy to draw line
- Population Registration act in 1950
- Claim what they are and keep in with lose is whose races
Group Area Act 1950
Defines citizens in living space
- Rich are white, and power structure for white
- Poor are black, and township and bad facility
Separate representation act 1961
Have white that black can’t have representative and kick out black from government
Toilet issue is good example

Bantu Education Act 1957


How to work with new law -> learn different with white
Terrorism Act 1967
If you voice against government you plan to be a terrorist act

Internal Pressure
African Nation COngress
Nelson Mandela -> not violent

Pan-Africanist Congress
Robert Sobukere -> more violent
Break always from ANC different strategy utilized
External Pressussures
- Neighboring black african had countries (argola, mozambique and zimbabwe)
- OAU
- Multinational trade embargoes
- US 1986 list

Life state emergency -> upon US and UK in trading


Free political prisoner
Repeal Group Areas Act

End of Apatheid
1990 President de Klerk released Mandela
ANC and other Black African Org unbanned
The rights of minorities negotiated
1991 Apatheid officially ends
1993 Mandela award Nobel Prize
1994 Mandela elected President of SA
First AA get involved in Election

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