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AIDS in Africa Africa is fighting a loosing battle against AIDS. This disease is sweeping over their country and spreading fast. In the last 15 years AIDS has taken over 11 million lives and it is estimated that another 22.5 million are infected. African household incomes have fallen by half and business profits have decreased by 20 percent due to AIDS deaths, and this is just one impact of the AIDS epidemic. Economically AIDS is greatly affecting Africa. In the gold mines of southern Africa one in four of its 48000-strong labor force has AIDS. Investors are starting to view sub-Saharan Africa as a risky destination because of the region's staggering HIV/Aids statis