According to
ABCNews.com, Africa will not meet the goals set by the United Nations because of drought, poverty, war, pollution, and urban growth. Out of the 800 million people living in Africa, 300 million are not receiving adequate drinking water. The UN is lending Africa $550 million for the next ten years, in hopes to clean up the area. However, projected amounts to sanitize Africa run from $15 to $30 billion.
It was also interesting to read about specific cases within Africa. For instance, in Tanzania someone's water bill was $21 a month, and the water still had to be boiled before it could be used in any way.
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A continent like Africa would be hard to develop because some areas of Africa have such a gap between living areas and there are many different cultures of people within Africa. I think it will take a large amount of money and resources to help Africa and it will need time for sure. We can't expect this to happen soon, but with time it will come. It would be nice if we could get everyone in Africa on the same side of the digital divide that we are on as well and help to modernize any cultures that are behind in this aspect.
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