the most recent findings from unhcr show a continent divided in two . in west africa , up to 0 . 5 % of the population has been infected with hiv . in sub - saharan africa , that figure is 8 . 8 % but growing to almost 40 % in some countries . in four cases - botswana , botswana , swaziland and togo - at some one in three of the population is a positive .
AIDS spreads in Africa.