Aim: What were some challenges faced by the newly independent countries?
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Obstacles to Progress in Africa
Population and Poverty
* Population explosion
* Widespread hunger
Political Problems
Economic Policies
* Failed socialist and mixed economy problems
*Cash crops instead of food
crops
*Lack of funding for rural development
OBSTACLES
Land and Climate
*Power­hungary, greedy leaders
* Military takeovers
*Harsh dictators
* Ethnic and regional conflicts
Economic Dependence
* Too much or too little rain
* Poor soil
* Tropical diseases
* Desert climate
* Need for foreign aid
* Need to imported equipment and goods
* High debts
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