Africa Topic

'The cause of the warming of the African continent (and of the world as a whole) over the past 100 years is not clear. The change in atmospheric composition associated with rising levels of greenhouse gases must be one of the most plausible explanations, but there are other possibilities (Wigley et al. ,...

Dear Enia.

First of all, I'm sorry that you are forced to live under those conditions.

You are right, I'm very happy with life here in Denmark, we have more than we need. We have plenty of food; we eat many times a day. We have cars, computers and televisions. You guys in Africa don't even get food...

Hello my name is ! Nick, I reside in the Dobe area, and I struggle daily to meet basic essential needs for survival. I’m 17 and I keep to myself if at all possible. Every day is labor intensive and tiring. Our tribe leader ! Megan, a very strong but delicate woman, fights for land and makes group decisions....

Joseph Conrad's Heart of Darkness is a novel that is widely considered a classic; it is highly acclaimed, and taught in most high schools. Yet many people, including Chinua Achebe, a well regarded African writer, believe that Heart of Darkness should not even be considered a piece of art, let alone a...

To what extend does the migration of people have a positive effect? Human migration has been playing an essential role in ensuring the survivability of human spices. Early humans in Africa attempted and succeeded in moving out of Africa, this allows early humans to have more area to hunt for its prey. Modern...

It all started when Africa was shanghaied into the history of the West in the late nineteenth century. What were we coming into? ----- a long line of continuity going back some 9,000 years since the civilizations of the great river valleys of the Nile, the Tigris and Euphrates, the Indus, and the Hwang-ho...

According to Carter G. Woodson, an African-American historian, if a race has no history, if it has no worthwhile tradition, it becomes a negligible factor in the thought of the world, and it stands in danger of being exterminated. Therefore, every place and any country have its own origin or roots. Likewise,...

Still recognized as one of the literary giants of America, Langston Hughes played an important role as a writer and thinker of the Harlem Renaissance. This was an artistic movement of African Americans that arose during the 1920s to celebrate the lives and culture of Africans in the United States (“Langston...

There are many factor to consider in determining the best solution to fight poverty in Africa. Most Africa countries are regarded as third world countries. These are countries characterized by low per capita income, low industrialized economy, low technology development and so on. Despite the indisputable...

To mankind history and many thousands years’ experience has shown a lot about how to live in harmony and happiness. But we still have yet to make sense of building somewhat equality among countries and nations, groups and races. Here is one more question: can we understand and notice this problem and its...

My cultural event is The Color Purple. Not only did I see the show but I was involved in the production. I was assigned to be a crew member, which allowed me to view the show from back stage. As an African American I felt as though this play was a great example of some of our cultural background. From the...

                       The British colonial system in West Africa consisted of separate, independent colonies each ruled by a governor, who represented the British Crown and reported to the British government in London, through the secretary of state for colonies. The governor ruled the territory with an...

National Debt Forgiveness and the African Situation

Abstract
            National debt forgiveness is a term that has come to give hope to countries with rising debts to other foreign nations. The countries of Africa, a great percentage of which are numbered as being the poorest countries in the world,...

The african union in short its known as the AU. It was founded in 1960s by kwame nkrumah. Its subsequent objective was to unite africa and help it in many ways. The only all african non member is morocco. The other parties were organization of african unity(OAU) established on 25 may 1963 and the African...

Mozambique

Mozambique is located on the coast of Africa to the south east. It is bordered by Tanzania on the North, South Africa and Swaziland lie to the South, Zimbabwe is the West and Zambia and Malawi have borders on the northwest.   The Africa Guide’s Mozambique page tells of wet and dry...

Morocco in 2007

The Kingdom of Morocco, traditionally called as al-Mamlaka al-Maghrebia, is a constitutional monarchy that hold its power in Rabat; Has been fighting globalization and societal pressures for too long, with globalization on the right hand and cultural norms on the left, progress may then...

The different interpretations of the effects of missionaries in Africa stem mainly from the different viewpoints from which the issue has been addressed. Some believe that the Christian missionaries have had an overall positive effect on the population of Africa, while some believe otherwise.

 
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ABSTRACT

This paper aims to provide an overview of African economy in terms of the current and past issues they are facing with regard to foreign assistance from developed economies. It focuses on the development it had made in Africa through policies being adopted by government through the foreign aid....

Afrocentrism and Eurocentrism differ in many ways, and have help to advance the cause of both Africans and Europeans throughout history. Some would argue that had it not been for Eurocentrism Afrocentrism would never have existed, and in a sense the former is responsible for the creation of the latter. The...

In early African history there were two great West African kingdoms: Ghana and Mali. They both were developed on the crossing of trading routes. They have very similar history. In this short paper we will discuss the peculiarities of the historical development of the states of Ghana and Mali. We will...

There has been a lot of political unrest in the past few weeks. Algeria in 1992 and now Tunisia, followed by Egypt and now countries in the Middle East are feeling the effect. Yemen and Bahrain are also experiencing political demonstrations. The protests now include Libya another North African country. All...

African empires, kingdoms, and cities made many achievements before the arrival of the Europeans. They made advancements in things such as trade, government, education, and art. Some of Africa’s cities grew wealth and power through trade. Three empires, Ghana, Mali, and Songhai controlled the gold and salt...

I was going through my old files and profile articles that I've written/published in magazines over the past couple of years and it struck me that I could collate some of the gems of insight they shared in an article. Many of the people have moved on to even greater success, but their words of wisdom remain...

The Untold Atrocities of King Leopold’s African Campaign

“Plans for the relief expedition took shape, and donations poured in. The food merchants Fortnum and Mason contributed cases of delicacies; the inventor Hiram Mixam sent the very latest model of his machine gun; also...