Multinational corporations or worldwide enterprises (MNCs) are companies that are active and have facilities and assets in two or more countries other than their home country. Some of the largest MNCs are BP, Toyota Motors and Wal-Mart. Many protests have been organized against MNCs since people often criticize their low or inexistent ethical standards. This criticism is based on their common practice to collaborate with countries with very high records of human rights violations and low environmental standards. Also, their ability to move their activities from one country to another allows them to avoid fulfilling their worker's demands and creates inequality, low wages and unemployment. Finally, they are often criticized for their tax avoidance schemes.
The UN Development Program lists 46 of Africa's 54 countries as "sub-Saharan", excluding Algeria, Djibouti, Egypt, Libya, Morocco, Somalia, Sudan and Tunisia.
