Military AIDS

According to Strategy Page:

AIDS in Africa is devastating the armed forces of many countries there. Probably the worst case is Malawi. Although the country has a population of eleven million, it cannot find enough volunteers free of AIDs to keep their 5,000 man armed forces up to strength. Currently, over 40 percent of those in the armed forces are HIV positive. This problem goes beyond the borders of the nations affected. The UN is trying to get more African nations involved in peacekeeping operations. Most of these operations are currently in Africa, and African peacekeepers are, naturally, better suited for peacekeeping in their own backyard. Although the UN pays the peacekeepers far more than the troops usually make, the UN also insists that all peacekeepers be HIV free. This severely limits how many of their troops most African nations can send. Also, despite efforts to get the troops to use condoms, or be careful where they stick it, HIV rates in the military continue to climb.

If Africans in a highly structured military environment can't be persuaded to adopt safe sex practices, what hope is there for the rest of Africa? Probably not much.