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Gabon Introduction Gabon, a small country with a landmass of 267,537 square km located in Western Equatorial Africa gained independence from France in 1960 and has remained relatively unexplored by political scientists. Home to over 40 ethnic groups, post-independent Gabon went through only one regime change whereby power was transferred from the deceased President Leon…

Joseph Conrad’s Heart of Darkness is a renowned and extensively taught literary masterpiece, often regarded as a classic. Nevertheless, the novel has sparked controversy, particularly with African writer Chinua Achebe, who contends that it should not be classified as art or a classic because of its racist nature. However, it is crucial to acknowledge that…

If you look at the reproduction time of an elephant and the amount of times the elephant will mate in its life. I. The African Elephant is quickly becoming extinct due to several main A. If You look at how many times an African Female Elephants reasons. Mates in its entire life time and add…

In many instances of francophone literature, the displaced African woman is often depicted as strong, independent, and resourceful, contrasting with western portrayals of women’s roles during that time. Many African women faced hard labor and increased household responsibilities. While men typically held dominant positions, women were not excessively submissive and often reached equal levels of…

Vulcanicity encompasses several processes where magma, pyroclaitic rock fragments, and gases escape through fissures in the earth’s crust. These processes give rise to volcanoes, which are primarily characterized by their explosive eruptions and the ejection of pyroclastics rather than lava. Various types of volcanoes exist such as shield, conical, and composite volcanoes. In Eastern Africa,…

Before Columbus arrived in 1492, historians have suggested that both Nordic and West African people were present in the Americas. Evidence supporting their possible presence, such as oral sagas, documented routes, artifacts, and skeletal remains, has been uncovered. However, debates continue regarding the authenticity of their arrival. Some argue that the evidence for Nordic presence…

Despite a more progressive and democratic government rising to the seat of power in South Africa in 1994, they were forced to inherit the economic and social legacies of the apartheid-era regime. The socio-political climate then was composed of soaring unemployment rates, widespread poverty, insufficient education and literacy rates, an ill-maintained healthcare system that is…

An Introduction Into the Dynamics of the Founder EffectPopulations are divided by geographic boundaries, confining a specific region/group of people to share and distribute its genetic traits within themselves without outward influence. The size of these populations is dependant upon whether certain mountains, rivers, deserts, oceans, or other extreme geographical, cultural, or technological conditions determine…

            In this time and age, most of the people are busy and exhausting all their ends in order to work hard and contribute to the association they are apt to. In fact, what is good about this instance is the thought that beyond our personal needs we put on top of our priority the…

Abstract This paper will describe how Nadine Gordimer was able to deal with, and publicize, the moral and racial issues of apartheid in South Africa.  Gordimer was able to create a literary timeline that conveyed the changes in apartheid in South Africa.  As a political activist and liberal white, she had an immense desire to…