Governments of Africa

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Governments of Africa
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• Civil War and Conflict
• Africa is the most politically unstable continent
  in the world
• Limited resources, ethnic differences, and weak
  governments cause conflict
• Civil War (battles among citizens within a
  country) often occurs

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Tezerzait in May. The group has demanded, among
other things, that wealth generated by each
region benefit its people

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• Kenya
• 1963 Kenya was declared independent from England
• Now it is a republic with a president
• Until 1991 it only had one political party
• 1992 they held elections for President with more
  than one candidate running for office

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• Presidents serve a 5 year term with a two term
  limit he also appoints a cabinet of ministers and
  a VP
• Their legislature is called the Bunge and the
  President must approve laws they create
• Citizens 18 and older can vote

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Presidents of Kenya

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• South Africa
• South Africa is made up of 9 provinces
• Their constitution was ratified in 1996
• Power is split between the executive and
  legislative branches

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• Legislature has two houses
• President has a 5 years term and appoints a
  deputy President and cabinet
• Citizens over 18 can vote

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• Sudan
• Has a two political party system A government
  made up of two parties - the National Congress
  Party (NCP) and Sudan People's Liberation
  Movement (SPLM) in 2005.
• Mainly governed by Islamic law
• All power is invested in the President even
  though they have 3 branches of government

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• Anybody of the age of 17 can vote.
• Many feel that elections are corrupt and often
  rigged by the ruling party
• In the last major election the NCP party won an
  overwhelming 80 of the vote even though many
  opposed their rule. The outcome of the election
  made many feel that they were right in believing
  that the government is corrupt

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