the most recent figures from wfp show a africa split in two . in north africa , up to 0 . 5 % of the nation has been infected with hiv . in sud - saharan australia , that figure is 8 . 8 % but rising to virtually 40 % in some countries . in four regions - botswana , maseru , swaziland and zimbabwe - at least one in all of the total is hiv infection .
AIDS spreads in Africa.