1. Introduce the nation's form of government: What form of government do they have (Democracy, Theocracy, Federal Republic, Socialist, Communist, etc) and define what that term/form of government means? Any additional information on the country/organization/leaders of the country will count as additional information:)
2. Site and summarize your article in a paragraph making sure to focus on the problem at hand
3. What choice/options do these nations have to make to solve the problem?
4. What solutions do you think could best resolve the problem?
5. What predictions do you have regarding the future of the situation/problem?
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http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/8039327.stm
1. South Africa has a constitutional democracy with a three-tier system of government. A constitutional government has
rules and all of the people have voices.
2. In this article i learned that Darfur is in great need of aid from other countries, and it said that up to 300,000 people have dies during the conflict in darfur and almost 2.7 million were driven from there home. Also it said that they are asking for NGO's to help minister humanitarian assistance.
3. Some of the options included in helping solve these problems, would be to ask assistance form NGO's so that they can help expand their exsisting operations.
4. I think that by using and calling the NGO's to come an assist in darfur, the people living there would have a higher survival rate and millions of people would not be driven from there homes.
5. I predict that with the help of NGO's Darfur will start to gain some of its control back, but if the NGO's do not come i think that it will get worse. And if they do not recieve help i believe that thousands of people will continue to die.
Taylor O. :)
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http://allafrica.com/stories/200905080007.html
1.) Constitutional Democracy, a form of government in which the sovereign power of the people is spelled out in a governing constitution.
2.) This article is about Sierra Leone having ghost schools, Phantom progress on education. Magnus Kumara is the school inspector and he said in some of the towns and villages there were no teachers. Kumara is working as a part of a verification exercise ordered by Sierra Leone’s ministry of education. For all of the teachers out of school, the government owes them tens of thousands of US dollars. There are 8 schools in Sierra Leone that have shut down because of this crisis. Sierra Leone’s schooling system was crippled by a bitter civil war. The proliferation of so-called ghost teachers, ghost schools and ghost pupils predated the war. On top of this, low wages for teachers and school authorities helped fuel corruption in the schooling system. A teachers salary a month is 70$, not enough to maintain a household. UNICEF has provided funds to the government to aid these teachers.
3.) Sierra Leone is already getting aid from UNICEF and there government is trying to help out. Right now they are just investigating all of the schools that have this problem.
4.) What I think this country should do to solve this problem is to go back to the source and start from there. They say that it all happened because of the war, start from there and work up and see when it goes triggered.
5.) I think that this problem will get sorted out and everything will go back to the way it was.
Heather M.
Period 3
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,360762,00.html
1. South Africa is a republic and has a constitutional democracy with a three-tier system of government.
2. This article is about South Africa are getting refugees escaping violent attacks. The United Nation refugee agency donated 2,000 tents. They helped South Africa shelter foreigners displaced by violent attacks. U.N. high commissioner for refugees also said it can help authorities find sites for camps estimating 42,000 people in need of shelter. Up to 100,000 people fled their homes from attacks.
3. South Africa is already getting aid from the United Nations with sending all those refugee camps. They are trying to protect all the people their from all the violent attacks.
4. The solution I can think is to go find the source from where the attacks are coming from and go and figure out why. The refugees are already protected by UN and are getting supplies from the United Nations refugee agency.
5. I predict in the future that everything will go back to what South Africa was like, because these type of problems seem to occur often in the continent of Africa. The population will calm down and going back to how they were.
Mildrid M. :)
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1. Government of National Unity (GNU) - the National Congress Party (NCP) and Sudan People's Liberation Movement (SPLM) formed a power-sharing government under the 2005 Comprehensive Peace Agreement (CPA); the NCP, which came to power by military coup in 1989, is the majority partner; the agreement stipulates national elections in 2009
2. http://www.voanews.com/english/2009-05-08-voa20.cfm
There was a meeting held in Sudan and the United Nations met with country leaders in the southern region. It was said that the meeting was held to discuss the allowance of applications for NGO’s to operate in the Darfur region (West). John Holmes (UN's Undersecretary-General for Humantiarian Affairs) met with Sudanese Humanitarian Affairs Minister Haroun Loual. Homles stated that he was unhappy by the expulsion of 13 international NGO’s in Sudan held from Darfur in March. The international criminal court’s decision is to abandon or arrest warrants for the Sudanese president (Omar al-Bashir). They also welcomed efforts in expanding further operations in Darfur. UN says as many as 300,000 people have died as a result of the war in Darfur since 2003, and some 2.7 million have been displaced, though the intensity of the conflict has subsided in recent years. The Sudanese government says the figures are much lower.
3. Their choices in order to solve the issue at hand are to improve the operating environment. Another is expelling NGO’s so they are NOT allowed to return to Darfur. New International agencies are given an invitation, as for restrictions within travel and visas are to be eased. As for the UN was still discussing at how they are going to restructure the humanitarian operation within the region. Lastly discussed in the meeting is to monitor the kind of aid delivering occurring. It is important and vital to do so because safety and security are there to help but are there to help the aid workers themselves.
4. I feel the solutions thought of are a great way to solve the issue. I agree that by improving the operating environment, it will do better for the region within Sudan and Darfur. By expelling NGO’s I somewhat disagree because how is the nation going to get help if there are no people there to help? BY having the International Agencies, it should be able to replace NGO’s but it should be more sufficient and mandatory for the issue to be resolved! I feel that the UN still has to come up with ways to improve the restructuring humanitarian operation. I also agree of the monitoring of aids.
5. I predict that the issue will be resolved but I happen to feel that it might be awhile. I would strongly encourage having them meet a lot and have issues discussed IMMEDIATELY. The crisis in Darfur is affecting Sudan’s nation.
Samantha L.
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SOUTH AFRICA
1) South Africa is a republic and a constitutional democracy as well. A republic is a form of government where the people have some power along with the central government. A constitutional democracy is a form of government where the government is based on the consent of the people. The people have the primary voice and the basic laws of the land are from what the public want and need rather than a monarchy where the royals or the supreme rulers create all the rules and regulations. By being both a republic and a constitutional democracy, South African civilians have a high voice on the governmental level and their views, ideas, and beliefs are embedded into the constitutional law.
2. http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20090508/wl_nm/us_safrica_zuma_inauguration_1
This article is highly important because it discusses the new instatement of Zuma as the president of South Africa. He was instated and sworn in as president of South Africa on Saturday after a huge political comeback. He has now inherited the current situation and status of South Africa along with the problems such as taking over a faltering economy plagued with crime, poverty, and AIDS. At the top of Zuma's agenda stands the issue of navigating Africa's biggest economy which is in recession after 17 years. He is striving to get South Africa out of its economic crisis and create a new era of prosperity.
3. The problems at hand are South Africa's economic, crime, poverty, and health related issues. In order to solve these problems, Zuma must work efficiently in order to gain the trust and support of all his citizens. He must also work well with the agencies that are in charge of health and crime watch problems. By creating more cooperation in his own country, Zuma has a better chance of solving the current problems in a quick and orderly fashion.
4. I believe that when Zuma gets more involved and active within his country, things will take a turn for the better. He needs the government to fund more stimulus packages for his people who are suffering a great deal and research for new health diagnoses. He needs to create more jobs that will put people out of unemployment and support his people with what he can. By treating HIV/AIDS, he will set store liability for people and reduce the death rate for people in South Africa. In order to do this, Zuma must seek the aid of other countries who are willing to help South Africa, and by reaching out with a hand of need, there will be more international cooperation and economic interdependence.
5. I believe that the current state of South Africa should be resolved within the next ten years. South Africa is already in an era of recession and with the help of Zuma, who cares deeply for his nation; things must be resolved in a somewhat short period of time. Zuma seems to be a worthy leader and let's just hope that the current issues of economic failure, poverty, and HIV/AIDS will soon be improved for the better with the help of the new president of South Africa, Zuma.
Sravya C.
Period 3
1. South Africa is a republic which is a representative democracy in which the people's elected representatives, not the people themselves, vote on legislation.
2. http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/la-fg-zuma-election22-2009apr22,0,4530209.story
Jacob Zuma is sworn in as president of South Africa on Saturday. He is to take over a faltering economy plagued by crime, poverty and AIDS. Also on top of that, navigating Africa's biggest economy through what could already be its first recession in 17 years. His biggest challenges will be juggling the interests of markets and labor and communist allies. Many worry that Zuma will not succeed in taking care of as many problems as he said he would for the country. But Zuma promised that he would consult widely before making major policy decisions. He is well known for his mediation skills, which could help him prevent ANC power struggles.
3. All South Africa can do is to deal with Zuma because he has already been elected and is officially president of South Africa. The people who do not think he will do any good to the country will just have to wait and see what accomplishment he makes; otherwise, they will see the failures that he will cause which will harm the country.
4. I think that in order for the country to run well and for Zuma to meet his expectations, everyone has to work together and do what ever they can to help make the country better.
5. I think that under Zuma's control and after what he promised (to solve as many problems in the country as possible), South Africa has a fairly good chance to get better than how it is today.
Michelle L.
Period 0
Comment on Sam L:
Other than having meetings to discuss this issue, they should be moving and helping this issue. Only discussing will not help the issue get better, it will only share what the people's ideas are.
Comment on Mildrid M:
I do agree that it is important to know where the attack is coming from and to figure out what the cause is.
Comment on Heather M:
I also agree with you because if they carefully find out how everything is and solve it, things can go back to how it was.
Michelle L.
Period 0
1. The country of South Africa is a republic, which means that the citizens don’t vote on laws, but their elected representatives vote on laws. This seems to be a demeaning type of government because if some people feel different than the majority voted representatives, they are not given a voice in the government. The current president is Jacob Zuma, who has just been sworn in on Saturday.
2. http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/05/08/AR2009050803328.html
This article is about the swearing in of the new president of the Republic of South Africa, Jacob Mugabe. Although he has been accused of some wrong doing, but he has definitely improved his image with the people. He has been known to help abolish the apartheid of Africa, and he believes that there are some major economic issues that are going on in his country at this time, and he believes that there are ways that he can solve these problems. HIV/AIDS is also a large problem in this region, but Zuma has not addressed it just yet, since he has only been in office for five days.
3. I believe that South Africa’s choice to elect Zuma will pay off. I believe that he can reform the economic issues that South Africa is facing, because they are about to fall into their first recession in 17 years. This new president could be just what South Africa needs to assist their economy thrive.
4. Some solutions that Zuma will need to impose on South Africa are the creation of new jobs to help their economy rise. They also need to help impose their current laws that will end the crime rate. There is also the issue of HIV/AIDS, for which there will be a need for education and a solution for this problem.
5. I think that although Zuma’s administration will definitely help the problem, I don’t believe that it will be completely solved. Perhaps the economy will be restored, but many of the other problems are too big for one man to solve alone. South Africa will need to reform their ways as a nation, or they will not be able to prosper.
Aditi S.
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http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20090508/wl_nm/us_safrica_zuma_inauguration;_ylt=AqgabG6WG7pxxR6h6wr3NkJvaA8F
1. South Africa has a republic. A republic is a state or country that is not led by a hereditary monarch, in which the people (or at least a part of its people have an impact on its government.
2. This article is about the swearing in of South Africa's new president, Jacob Zuma, on Saturday, even though not expected to win due to rape charges and political scandals in his past.. He claims that he will try his best to fix the bad economy, crime, poverty, and AIDS epidemic that rages the country. The first thing on his list, though, is to steer South Africa through its biggest economic recession, which doing that, he believes, will make fixing the many other problems of South Africa much easier to do. He has not yet stated his policy on Zimbabwe, which has some South Africans concerned, but at the moment it is not a supurbly pressing issue.
3. South Africa has many ways in which they can solve their problems; Zuma could take on each problem one at a time, or try and fix them all at once, or even just ride the economic wave and wait for it to fix itself. The last one would take longer, but all are equally effective.
4. I honestly think that Zuma has the right idea here, which is to fix the bad economy first. It would be so much easier to solve the other problems in South Africa if this one were fixed, and things like poverty would automatically correct itself. ON a topic such as the AIDS epidemic, it is much easier to do AIDS research and give treatment when you actually have money to spend.
5. I do not think that it will be a right-away thing, but I do believe that if South Africa stays on this course, their many problems will be fixed. Right now their future looks bright, I just hope that the government itself will realize this, and continue down this road.
Moira C.
Per. 3
1. Democratic republic of Congo, which is a Transitional republic which has a president and a vice president,
2. The Democratic Republic of Congo has had some serious issues in the past. First the Rawandan conflict and now political scams and false trials as well as wars. Despite the Lusaka peace agreement signed in 1999, there was still fighting going on and the peace was fragile. Congo is constantly in a state of dissaray and recently the President was assasinated and his son sworn into office. But the International crisis group says the future of the DR of Congo is uncertain. Congo's situation has been compared to Palestine's and is considered just as bad. People have been plundering Congo's minese for gems and gold no matter how many laws are passed.
3. Congo really needs help. There are a few choices for Congo. They need to ASK for help for starters, and not be ashamed of it. The hate and violence is pointless. The other path thtey could take is by force, which is completely stupid and nonsensicle.
4. I think the Congo needs to go to the UN and ask them for help, otherwise their situation will continue to go down hill. If they do that then other countries can help them. The world is seriously messed up in reality, almost every country is in trouble some way which is kinda pointless, if everyone is in trouble, doesn't that make everyone equal and therefore everyone is great?
5. I predict the Congo will continue to drown in its own misfortune until their population is devistated or someone saves them from destruction. I hope someone saves them soon
Allison W
period 0 :)
this is my article, sorry i forgot to put it on there :)
http://www.globalissues.org/article/87/the-democratic-republic-of-congo
- allison
COMMENTS!
Taylor O.- Great prediction Talyor. I definately agree that the help of NGO's will start to gain some of the control back.
Srayva C.- You are right! There is no need of any care within Zuma because South Africa needs the crisis to be resolved within the next ten years. HIV/AIDS must be taken seriously with a new president it will do good.
Samantha L.
Period 0
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1. South Africa has a republic type of government which is a state in which the supreme power rests in the body of citizens entitled to vote and is exercised by representatives chosen directly or indirectly by them.
2. http://www.news24.com/News24/South_Africa/News/0,,2-7-1442_2513336,00.html
This article was about how people in South Africa are sending their children out to beg for money and food. The people think that this will make matters worse, and cause the children to become sick and get into harm. They also say that some people even "borrow" or "rent" kids from other adult in order to send them out to beg for what they need. The deputy city safety and security manager and other people are saying that they would encourage residents to donate to organizations to help this problem.
3. This nation has the option of taking to children away from the parents who are sending them out to beg for things, or they could arrest the parents and put the kids some where safe.
4. I think that what they are doing is fine and going to help. And I also think that they should make more organizations in order to help the families who send their children out to beg because they would not be doing that if they had what they needed. Or like they said they can donate things towards them.
5. I think this problem will be solved but not quickly because many people are suffering from being poor and need to do something in order to get food and money. But with the help of the people and organizations they're going to do it's going to help them. And also taking away their children will be scary so that should make them stop.
Valerie M. :)
Period: 3
http://english.aljazeera.net/news/africa/2009/05/20095931339931630.html
South Africa is a constitutional democracy. A constitutional democracy is a dominant form of democracies in the 21 century. On Saturday, Jacob Zuma will be sworn in as the president of South Africa. He is 67 years old, and he will now have to deal with issues that have festered for years in South Africa. Improving the lives of the black majority has been the ANC policy since they took power in 1994. Zuma spent 10 years in prison under apartheid. Zuma also wants to help with the disease problems in South Africa. There are more than 5 million people living with HIV and Aids among the 50 million people living in SOuth Africa, and Zuma plans to decreasing that number. Also the job losses in South Africa have increased. I think they need protection from diseases, and everyones cooperation to make all these problems go away. But it will take years for all of this to be solved. I honestly think SOuth Africa won't improve within these next few years, since they have shown no signs of improving has a nation.
Navraj Kaler
Period 0
Lakers Won!!! haha
http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/la-fg-kenya-poacher8-2009may08,0,3239070.story
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2. this article is about how a white aristocrat was convicted of manslaghter in 2006. Robert Njoya, a poacher, and two friends with machetes and six dogs had been putting illegal traps on Tom Cholmondeley's 56,00-acre Rift Valley farm. Cholmondeley said that he fired to frighten off the dogs but Njoya was hit and bled to death. this case broughten arguments pver the land, race, and privilege. the court has been postponed several times in the last three years. Judge Muga Apondi dismissed the not-guilty verdict given by two civilian lay assesors, reduced the charge to manslaughter, ruled Cholmondeley guilty and scheduled sentencing for tuesday. the sentence can possibly be the three years Cholmondeley has already served or as much s the maximum of life imprisonment. Njoya's widow, Sarah, said she hoped Cholmondeley would not recieve any additional jail time because she fears his family could run into the kind of diffulcties she has had in bringing up her four young sons.
3. well, since the people of Kenya fought on whether white people should own the land, i guess all Kenya can do is to try to explain its people that these white people are citizens. After Kenya's independence from Britain in 1963, some british people, including Cholmondeley's family, stayed and became Kenyan citizens.
4.i think its better to just make them understand because after all these white people are Kenyan citizens.by doing so, the Kenyan people will accept and stop with the arguements.
5. i belive that the Kenyan people will soon accpet that the whites have the equal rights to own land.
-jenny m.
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^^^^ ooops forgot #1
1. Kenya has a republic type of government
-jenny m
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comment on Michelle L.
good job. i too think that under Zuma's control, South Africa can improve .
comment on Mildrid M.
good job. i dont think that South African refugees should rely on the UN so much because the UN can just do so much. if the UN fails to bring food and supplies, the whole African refugees will be effected.
comment on Taylor O.
good job. i also think that by the help of NGOs, Darfur will improve . i just hope that the NGOs do come to help.
-jenny m.
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http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/8040501.stm
1.The country of South Africa is a republic, which means that the citizens don’t vote on laws, but their elected representatives vote on laws.
2. This article was about how situation in Dar Fur seems to be getting worse. Just recently, a UN peacekeeper was found shot to death in front of his own house. This happened while he was getting out of his car in the driveway. The people who did this was doing it for his car which was later found abandoned on the side of the road. The killing has only been getting worse as the there has been 34 deaths recently. Currently there are 15351 uniformed personnel working on this to fix Dar-fur.
3. Currently Africa is relying on other organizations such as the UN to solve their problems. This cannot remain forever eventually, the peacekeepers will lose their will to stay their as they did in Rwanda. Though I doubt that this situation will be as bad as Rwanda was, but if the African government does not do anything about it soon, this problem sill escalate out of control.
4. The best solution is dending in heavily armed troops into Africa and kill eberyone that has taken in part of the fighting. Once troops are there, the Africans may lose their will to fight and this may end quickly. Either this will end fast or it will lead to more problems.
5. I think that because other countries think that this has nothing to do with them, they will attempt to ignore it until the killing gets out of hand and we will no longer be able to ignore it.
Joey K.
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http://allafrica.com/stories/200806260818.html
1. Djibouti's government is republic, which is a state in which the supreme power rests in the body of citizens entitled to vote and is exercised by representatives chosen directly or indirectly by them.
2. The article that I read was about Djibouti and how most of their population is facing food shortages due to the drought. 284,000 people which is 45% of their population is facing this problem. The Famine Early Warning System Network said, "that 130,000 people, including 50,000 in the capital of Djibouti, required emergency food assistance, while 25,000 children under-five required supplementary or therapeutic feeding." The main cause of this problem is drought, high prices for staple foods, declining remittances, and high levels of livestock mortality.
3. They have the option of getting help from the UN and other surrounding countries. Also they can try to trade things that they have too much of for things they need.
4. The best solution would to be food stamps. Also i think that having the UN help with water supplies and help them get started with growing food crops.
5. I think that it will take a while however eventually the problem will be solved. Also I think it is going to get worse before it gets better. I also think it will never be fully solved.
Hanna S.
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http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/8106275.stm
1. no permanent national government; transitional, parliamentary federal government
2. this article is about mogiahsna terrorsit in somolaia and they are trying to blow up the mosque.
3. i think the police are dealing with this quite fine, they are controlling the situation
4. we cant try peace solutions because the terrorist fired at police. we need to clear the place and elimante all terrorists.
5. i think the terrorists do this because they have no money.
ANUJ P.
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