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Africa Vocabulary
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Coup | Sudden illegal grab for power |
| Influx | Arrival of a large number of something |
| Humanitarian | Concerned with people's well-being |
| Marginalized | Treat a group as unimportant |
| Indigenous | Began in that country, started there naturally |
| Apartheid | System of government in South Africa that treats one race better or worse than another |
| Reconciliation | Ending conflict between two groups |
| Fervor | Intense passionate feeling about an issue |
| Segregation | Forced separation of different racial groups |
| Autonomy | The right to run your own country |
| Micro-entrepreneur | Person who runs a small business |
| Micro-finance | Giving small financial help to low income clients |
| Constraints | Limits or restrictions |
| Stigmatize | Put a bad mark on their reputation, look at with disgrace or disapproval |
| Multiracial | Representing more than one race |
| Liberate | To free something or someone from a situation |
| Ethnic | A group of people who came from the same nation |
| Trafficking | To deal or trade in something illegal |
| Genocide | Deliberate killing of a large group of people, often of the same race, ethnicity, or nation |
| Developing country | A poorer nation with a less advanced economy |