Sub Saharan Afric Poverty And Hunger Essay - 2545 Words

Sarah Coughenour Crowell Sophomore English 14 April 2016 Sub-Saharan Africa: Poverty and Hunger All around the world, many countries are suffering from poverty and hunger. This problem can be caused by harmful economic systems, environmental factors, and past leadership. In sub-Saharan Africa, the history and demography are very interesting. By learning more about the history and demography one will become more interested in these similar countries because of the surprising facts that will be uncovered. Beginning with demography, the population of sub-Saharan Africa is 973.4 million individuals. Sub-Saharan Africa averaged about 239 million people that were hungry or malnourished in 2010 (Africa Hunger and Poverty Facts). The largest proportion of its population is malnourished, meaning one out of three people are starving. In 2008, 47 percent of the population lived on $1.25 or less every day (Africa Hunger and Poverty Facts). The sub-Saharan has had the largest population growth rate and has grown from 221 million to 1 billion. The region of sub-Saharan Africa began with the Bantu. Bantu has migrated into almost every region in sub-Saharan. The Bantu migrations helped out with the agriculture process. Sixteen ministries were included in the Mossi when the Bantu migrated there. Jrank articles say, â€Å"Sunjata, a Mali king, created the system of government.† The hybrid civilizations began to evolve into centralized monarchies. There has been a total of ten mass killings and