In Sub Saharan Africa there is culture that is more unique from the rest of the world today. It is not as industrialized, the physical landscape is very different, and the way people live is very different from what others may be used to. That being said, culture can impact many things economically, politically, and socially. Sub Saharan Africa’s culture has impacted the country today through colonialism and decolonization, militarization, and economics.
In Sub Saharan Africa colonialism is somewhat responsible for what responsible for the difficulties there are today. In the 19th century, many european powers drew political boundaries dividing up the african counties. In the division large sums of land were taken over by europeans. In this process most africans became laborers and migrant workers. This colonial period ended around 1950 …show more content…
Throughout Sub-Sharan Africa militarization is a big threat. Thousands of africans have died under the hands of state supported military units. Many governments such as Sudan and Ethiopia spent loads of money on supporting these militaries and buying weapons for them. But the result is deadly, with many africans dying. Some of these military units have certain religious ideals and others are working for the governments. This has greatly impacted the culture of Sub-Saharan Africa, and has made militarization a common occurrence in this part of the world.
Another thing impacting the culture in Sub-Saharan Africa is economics and technology. Africa is one of the fastest developing regions in the world. But still, fifty percent of Africa is rural and has no access to electricity. This very much impacts their culture. It keeps their culture somewhat traditional, they don't have as much access to what is going on in other parts of the world. Their culture is kept, it doesn’t fade or go away like some of the other places around the world that have unlimited access to
In Sub Saharan Africa colonialism is somewhat responsible for what responsible for the difficulties there are today. In the 19th century, many european powers drew political boundaries dividing up the african counties. In the division large sums of land were taken over by europeans. In this process most africans became laborers and migrant workers. This colonial period ended around 1950 …show more content…
Throughout Sub-Sharan Africa militarization is a big threat. Thousands of africans have died under the hands of state supported military units. Many governments such as Sudan and Ethiopia spent loads of money on supporting these militaries and buying weapons for them. But the result is deadly, with many africans dying. Some of these military units have certain religious ideals and others are working for the governments. This has greatly impacted the culture of Sub-Saharan Africa, and has made militarization a common occurrence in this part of the world.
Another thing impacting the culture in Sub-Saharan Africa is economics and technology. Africa is one of the fastest developing regions in the world. But still, fifty percent of Africa is rural and has no access to electricity. This very much impacts their culture. It keeps their culture somewhat traditional, they don't have as much access to what is going on in other parts of the world. Their culture is kept, it doesn’t fade or go away like some of the other places around the world that have unlimited access to