Crisis En El Cuerno De África

The Horn of Africa
I. Geography
a. The far-eastern edge of Africa.
b. The shape appears like a horn (cuerno).
c. Includes the following countries:
i. Eritreaii. Djibouti
iii. Ethiopia
iv. Somalia
d. Western mountains prevent rainfall from falling on the horn.
e. Rainfall is dependent on Indian Ocean currents.
II.History
f. Ancient History
v. Punt , Contemporary with Ancient Egypt.
vi. Kingdom of Aksum (1st-7th Centuries AD)
vii. Islamic City-States were a trade center forEgyptians, Babylonians, and Romans.
viii. Sultans reined during the Middle Ages. (Edad Media)
g. Modern History
ix. Suez Canal opens in 1869.
x. 1894, Frenchoccupied Somaliland in Djibouti.
xi. 1936, Ethiopia, Eritrea and Somaliland added to become Italian East Africa.
xii. 1920, Britain conquers Somalia
xiii. 1941, Ethiopiaexpels the Italians.
xiv. 1960, Somalia becomes a republic.
xv. 1977, Djibouti becomes a republic.
xvi. 1993, Eritrea declares independence.
xvii. 1995, Ethiopiabecomes a democracy.
III. Religion
h. Christianity
xviii. Ethiopian Orthodox Church
xix. Coptic Church
i. Islam
xx. One of the earliest strongholds ofIslam.
xxi. Somalia primarily Islamic.
IV. Tribal Groups
j. Oromo
k. Afar
l. Somali
V. The Crisis
m. Famine
xxii. Drought affecting the region is“worst in 60 years”
1. Rainfall at less than 30% of average for the last two years.
2. 40-60% Crop failure and livestock loss.
xxiii. Famine was declared by the UN onJuly 20, 2011.
3. 38% of children are acutely malnourished.
4. 20%+ population without food.
5. 7.4 of every 10,000 adults die every day.
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