While CNN, FOX, ABC, NBC and other major news outlets spend countless hours reporting on the conflicts and atrocities of the Middle East, Lebanon, and Asia, the continent of Africa rarely makes the news. There are currently nearly 30 conflicts on the continent that have led to the deaths of over 5 million people since 2000 and displaced at least as many.
Yet, our media rarely reports on it. View the article discussing the conflicts of Africa in comparison to other nations. (Use the following keywords in an online search engine: global issues conflict in Africa introduction)
1 Which of these current conflicts has had the biggest toll on civilians?
2 How does this compare to the conflict in Lebanon? What about in Europe or the Americas?
3 What reasons do you think contribute to the media ignoring the African conflict?
While CNN, FOX, ABC, NBC and other major news outlets spend countless hours reporting on the conflicts and atrocities of the Middle East, Lebanon, and Asia, the continent of Africa rarely makes the news. There are currently nearly 30 conflicts on the continent that have led to the deaths of over 5 million people since 2000 and displaced at least as many.
Yet, our media rarely reports on it. View the article discussing the conflicts of Africa in comparison to other nations. (Use the following keywords in an online search engine: global issues conflict in Africa introduction)
1 Which of these current conflicts has had the biggest toll on civilians?
2 How does this compare to the conflict in Lebanon? What about in Europe or the Americas?
3 What reasons do you think contribute to the media ignoring the African conflict?
