Overview
- Lesson Title: Economic Challenges in Africa-This is a report on African economic development and its challenges.
- Language: Hausa
- Topic: Economics/Politics
- ILR Level: 1+/2
- ACTFL Proficiency: Advanced-Mid, Advanced-Low, Intermediate-High; This ACTFL rating is an approximation based on the ILR level
- Modality: Reading
- Learning Objective: Maintenance & Improvement
- Subject Area: Language
- Material Type: LO
- Publication Year: 2008
- ObjectID: HAUS_13085
Transcript
Bunkasuwar tattalin arzikin Afirka tana fuskantar kalubale daga fannoni da yawa
Bunkasuwar tattalin arzikin Afirka tana fuskantar kalubale daga fannoni da yawa sabo da hauhawar farashin hatsi da abubuwan konawa a kasuwannin kasashen duniya, da karancin wutar lantarki da kuma raguwar darajar kudi.
Bisa rahoton da aka bayar a gun dandalin tattalin arzikin duniya game da kalubalen Afirka an ce, daga cikin kasashe 86 na duk duniya wadanda suke samun kudin shiga kalilan da karancin abinci, da akwai rabinsu na kasashen Afirka ne. Kasashen Afirka ciki har da Mozambique da Kenya da Mauritaniya da Bourkina Faso da Kamaru dukkansu sun gumu da tashin hankali a wannan shekara sabo da hauhawar farashin hatsi.
Kwanan baya, karamar kungiyar samun ci gaban Afirka wadda take hade da shahararrun mutane 11 ciki har da tsohon babban sakataren MDD Mr. Kofi Annan, da tsohon shugaba Tony Blair na kasar Ingila, da tsohon manajan direktan kungiyar asusun kudin kasashen duniya ta bayar da wani rahoto mai lakabin "Alkawari da makoma game da bunkasuwar Afirka". Rahoton ya bayyana cewa, matsalar abincin duniya tana nan tana kara jawo barazana ga ci gaban tattalin arzikin da Afirka ta samu bayan kokarin da ta yi cikin shekaru da yawa, ya kamata kasashen duniya su dauki matakai domin kara samar da hatsi da yawa ga kasuwannin kasashen duniya, kuma su kara ba da babban taimakon kudi ga hukumomin kasashen duniya da abin ya shafa da gwamnatocin kasashe wadanda suke fama da karancin abinci, ta yadda za a kawar da mugun tasirin da ake jawo wa Afirka sabo da hauhawar farashin abinci a duniya.
A sa'i daya kuma, bisa ci gaban da Afirka ta samu cikin 'yan shekarun da suka wuce wajen tattalin arziki, bukatar da kasashe daban-daban suke yi a fannin wutar lantarka tana ta karuwa sosai. Kasar Afirka ta kudu kasa ce mafi girma wajen samar da wutar lantarki, ta taba fitar da wutar lantarki ga kasashen da ke makwabtaka da ita cikin dogon lokaci, amma yanzu yawan wutar lantarki da ta fitar bai ishe ta ita kanta ba, shi ya sa bunkasuwar tattalin arziki na kasar tana gamuwa da babban kalubale sabo da karancin wutar lantarki, haka kuma yana daurin talala ga kara samun bunkasuwar tattalin arzikin duk Afirka baki daya.
Ban da wannan kuma, matsin lambar da ake yi wa kasashen Afirka sabo da raguwar darajar kudi yana ta karuwa a kowace rana, wannan ya zama babban hani a bayyane ga samun karuwar tattalin arziki.
Glossary
| Hausa term | English meaning |
|---|---|
| abubuwan ƙonawa | "Things to burn" implies energy or fuel. |
| tashin hankali | "Mind-raising situation" refers to trouble, problems, or crises. |
| ƙaramar ƙungiyar samun ci gaban Afirka | "African Progress Panel" |
| Alkawari da makoma game da bunƙasuwar Afirka | "Africa's development: promises and prospects" |
| Kungiyar asusun ƙudin ƙasashen duniya | "International Monetary Fund" (IMF) |
| mugun tasiri | "Bad influence" or "impact" refers to a toll or loss sustained. |
| ita da kanta | "Herself" refers to _Kasar Afirka ta Kudu_; in Hausa, _kasa_ is a feminine noun and countries are usually refered to as _kasar_ + "name of country," which gives them the feminine gender. |
| a bayyane | "In a revealed way" refers to something being apparent or obvious. |
| daurin talala | "To keep under house arrest" or "to put on a leash" refers to hampering or slowing down in the text. |
Notes
1. The Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD) was launched by Japan in the early 1990s. The United Nations and the World Bank, along with other organizations co-organize it. TICAD's purpose was to promote dialogue between African leaders and development partners, and generate donor countries' interest in Africa and African development issues.
TICAD has evolved into a major global framework for UN and other development partners to promote the continent's development under the principles of "ownership" and international "partnership." TICAD's concepts stimulated the launching of other initiatives for Africa's development, among which include: the New Economic Partnership for Africa's Development (NEPAD); the African Union (AU) which used to be the Organization of African UNity; and the Global Fund to fight AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria.
The fourth Tokyo International Conference on African Development attempts to continue mobilizing efforts by the international community to help Africa overcome the challenges that confront it. The participants committed themselves to work toward strengthening recent positive trends in Africa, and accelerating growth. It set three priority areas to work on in the Yokohama Declaration: boosting economic growth, ensuring human security including the Millennium Development Goals and consolidation of peace and democratization, and addressing environmental issues and climate change.
http://www.ticad.net/presskit2008/TICADIV-ENGLISH.pdf
http://www.un.org/News/Press/docs/2008/afr1705.doc.htm
http://www.mofa.go.jp/region/Africa/ticad/ticad4/index.html
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Halima (2008, June 2). The fourth Tokyo International Conference on African Development concluded... Rediyon Kasar Sin Sashen Hausa: (GMT+08:00) 2008-06-02 16:02:45 . P.O. Box 4216 Beijing: China Radio International.
http://hausa.cri.cn/1/2008/06/02/2@77530.htm
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<stim>What audience is the report intended for and what is its purpose?</stim>
<fdbk>The report describes the Fourth Tokyo International Conference on African Development's theme to inform a China Radio International Hausa service and Afrika A Yau program audience.</fdbk>
<hint>Consider the name and occasion of the meeting, and the media source of information. Please refer to the Notes for information about the TICAD.</hint>
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<stim>Which countries and organizations had representatives at the conference and what was the center of discussion?</stim>
<fdbk>The Japanese government, the United Nations and other international authorities organized the conference. African nations were represented by more than 50 delegates, international organizations by 55 delegates, and 16 other African organizations. Development perspectives and ensuring "Human Security", including the Millennium Development Goals in Africa's case, were the main topics.</fdbk>
<hint>Consider the names and numbers mentioned in the text and the target of the declaration.
Please refer to the Learn More section for information about Millenium Development Goals.</hint>
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<stim>According to the report, what are the outcomes of the Fourth Tokyo International Conference on African Development?</stim>
<fdbk>The Fourth Tokyo International Conference on African Development's three main official documents: _sanarwarYokohama_("Yokohama Declaration"); _shirin aikin Yokohama_ ("Yokohama Action Plan"); and _wata takarda daban_ (a different paper) refering to the "Yokohama Follow-up Mechanism" were the outcomes of the conference.</fdbk>
<hint>Consider the host city of the conference and names of papers mentioned in the first paragraph.</hint>
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<stim>What is the message of the "Yokohama Declaration"?</stim>
<fdbk>The "Yokohama Declaration" restates Japan's perspective with its Official Development Assistance to African countries. It welcomed the progress they made in recent years and focused on the threats the countries face. The threats are caused by rapid population growth, unemployment in rural and urban areas, infectious diseases, and rising food prices. It called on the international community to assist African countries in reaching the Millennium Development Goals and addressing climate change issues.</fdbk>
<hint>Consider the aim of the conference and the stakeholders in promoting African development. Please reread the paragraph describing the declaration and focus on its key points.</hint>
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<note>1. The United Nations Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) are eight goals to be achieved by 2015, adopted during the UN Millennium summit of 2000, from the actions and targets of the Millennium Declaration as a response to the main development challenges that the world faces. The goals are set to address various aspects of development by: eradicating extreme poverty and hunger; achieving universal primary education; promoting gender equality and empowering women; reducing child mortality; improving maternal health; combating HIV/AIDS, malaria, and other diseases; ensuring environmental sustainability; and developing a Global Partnership for Development.
http://www.undp.org/mdg/
http://www.un.org/millenniumgoals/
2. _A karo na hudu_ (fourth time): the Tokyo International Conference on African Development meetings are held every five years and the 2008 meeting in Yokohama, Japan is the fourth since its inception.</note>
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<category>Vocabulary</category>
<note>1._Tarimako_ in _takardar siyasa dangane da tarimakon da_... may be a misprint or typing error of the word _taimako_.
2._Batun_ is sometimes replaced by either _zancen_ or _maganar_ to mean a discussion, a talk, or an agreement/consensus.
3. In _tashar ruwa_, _tasha_ is used to described a public place, usually an open marketplace or a place with an abundance of people or something (water, animals).
4._Cim ma burin_ refers to meeting a goal. The word _burin_ is pronounced as _gurin_ in some Hausa regions to mean the same thing.</note>
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