Social challenges that have faced African states since independence:a) Inaccessibility to clean water by majority of the people. Most African peoples rely on water fetched from sometimes contaminated streams across long distances.b) The challenge of HIV/AIDS pandemic. This has had a toll on productive members of the society. c) Poor housing facilities.. in urban areas, majority of the population live in slums without sanitation facilities.d) The challenge of high population growth rate. This affects the quality of the services provided by governments.e) Language problem. Language development and use has been a challenge in Africa.