Neo-liberalism and the resource curse of Africa Globalization is described as the accelerated flow of goods/services‚ information and people but since colonialism theses flows have permitted many countries (the West) to build strong states‚ governments and accumulation of wealth ; while others ( Africa) were still held back by political instability‚ social inequality and economic injustice. Inequality in African countries puts Africa in a pre and post modernist era‚ and with such instability the
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Beyond the savannahs are the deserts. These vegetations played a major role for Africans and how they make a living. Africa’s geographic features also influenced the cultural developments. The cataracts‚ or waterfalls‚ blocked easy movement.‚ but the Great Rift Valley served as an interior passageway. The Mediterranean and Red seas provided trade routes to places in southwest Asia and present-day Europe. Resources Spur Trade Africa had a lot of minerals. Salt‚ gold‚ iron‚ and copper especially
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Benin is a country found in Sub-Saharan Africa more commonly known as (SSA). According to the CIA as of a report published in year 2007‚ 37% of Benin’s population lived below the poverty line. This indicates that nearly half of the inhabitants of Benin live below the dollar-a-day poverty line. The poverty line is established in regards to the understanding that it takes at least a dollar to provide the minimum standard of living for individuals on a day to day basis. Benin’s main source of income
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Introduction In Nigeria‚ there are several power generating plants of different types‚ in different locations‚ with different capacities‚ and different modes of operation. A power station or a power generating plant is an industrial facility for the generation of electric power. At the center of nearly all power stations is a generator‚ a rotating machine that converts mechanical power into electrical power by creating relative motion between a magnetic field and a conductor. The energy source
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know the Egyptian were making oil from radish seeds. It is a root vegetable the size of a turnip‚ with a black skin and white flesh. They have a strong bitter flavor and are often responsible for bloating. Botanical: Raphanus sativus; Raphanus niger Other Common Names: Black Spanish Radish‚ Raifort‚ Long Black Spanish Radish History: The Radish is a root vegetable that is thought to be a native of southern Asia‚ but there has been much speculation over the years about its true ancestral home
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or in Sub-saharan Africa. They prefer flat grass or dirt covered ground in which they can pick up speed to kill prey. They also like big trees to hide their preys dead bodies from other competition.Some are still found in Southern Algeria‚ Northern Niger‚ and
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The United States of America is the country of immigrants with different believes‚ values‚ traditions‚ race and religion practices. We see that people do not know history and background of different cultures and that lead to discrimination all over the word‚ and we see it for a long time. Discrimination is a negative attitude against others. People should understand what discrimination is‚ why it occurs‚ what consequences it has‚ and how to prevent it. We can have a better future if people know all
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Delving Deeper: The Missing Pieces of Jean Rouch’s Les Maitres Fous (1955) Untrained as a filmmaker and educated in the field of ethnography‚ Jean Rouch spent much of the 1940’s and 1950’s exploring the colonialized areas of West Africa. He spent his time immersing himself in African culture‚ eventually taking a camera along to film what he witnessed. The footage he collected would later be edited in to several short amateur pieces. Over the next several years‚ Rouch would emerge as an unsuspecting
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Child marriage is a serious form of human rights violation affecting young girls globally. It was estimated 10 million girls under the age of 18 get married every year (Bruce & Clark 2004) and according to Population Council Analysis of United Nations Country Data on Marriage (2002)‚ more than 100 million girls will get married in the next decade if the current pattern persists. Girls who are disproportionately the most affected by this inhumane practice suffer tremendously. It is unreasonable
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Nigerian constitution. Lagos: Federal Government Press. Ibrahim‚ A.S. (2002). “Religion and Terrorism”. In Religion Educator Vol. 12‚ No 2 TELL NO 26‚ July 4‚ 2011 Ilufoye‚ S.O. (2009). Democratic Terrorism and Security Threats in the Niger Delta Region of Nigeria Journal of Social Science 20 (1) 31-36. Kaur‚ S Lokoson‚ W.H. (2012). “Boko Haram: “An existential threat to the Nigerian Nation” Accessed on 06 / 01 / 2012 Mabogunje‚ A Magstdt‚ T.M. (2006). Understanding politics
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