Desmond Tutu
This African nation was the first to gain independence from Britain
Ghana
2 things often in conflict in African culture
Traditional ways and modern Western culture
This South African president allowed elections to take place in 1993
F.W. de Klerk
The type of politics Julius Nyerere promoted -- and the country where he was president
an African form of socialism; Tanzania
Which option is most accurate?
African nations most often
a) manufacture technology
or
b) import technology from other nations
b) import technology from other nations, which has led to economic suffering
This term refers to South Africans who descended from Dutch colonialists
Afrikaners
Perhaps the very most well-known of all African novelists -- and the country he is from
Chinua Achebe; Nigeria
2 main things the African Union promotes
Democracy and economic growth
The first black president of South Africa
Nelson Mandela, who previously had spent 26 years in prison
A nickname for the wealthy in this region
wabenzi, meaning, the people of the Mercedes-Benz; term used in East Africa
1) arbitrary boundaries
2) political inexperience
3) continued European economic domination
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