Population, Poverty and Environment in Africa
The African continent consists of four sub-regions, namely Eastern, Middle (also known as Central), Northern and Southern, which vary considerably in demographic, economic, developmental and environmental profiles. Generally, Northern Africa is excluded from analyses of Africa because of its geographic and socio-cultural affinities with the Middle East, thereby restricting focus to Sub-Sahara Africa which characterises the African region in many respects. In keeping with this tradition, This Chapter analyses the region's population, poverty and environment as entities in themselves and in terms of their interrelationships in ensuring or undermining sustainable development.