Malawi : A And Fascinating Land Rich

Angola, formerly Portuguese West Africa, is the seventh largest country in Africa. The country can be divided into three major regions: the coastal plain, a transition zone, and the vast inland plateau. Angola has a tropical climate with its vegetation including tropical rain forests, savannas, grasslands, palm trees and even deserts. A great variety of animal life ranging from elephants, rhinoceros, giraffes, and even crocodiles can also be found in this African country (Microsoft 1).

Families worked mainly as farmers and cared for the environment immensely for it was the only source of income. Other social life roles were women staying home and letting the men work, as well as christianity being the number one religion. Politically, Malawi was under the control of a totalitarian state till 1994 following their independence from england in 1964. During the time of The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind, the country was a multi-party democracy, where a president ruled for five years and the vice president had to be chosen from the opposing party. Most policies weren't in effect due to its young government, but due to their not being any electricity in most places, there was no energy policy. However, this was all during 2001, and since then power, modern medicine, a strong military, and new regulations have help Malawi grow. Though their heavily christian faith bans same-sex marriage, they have opened new embassies to multiple western countries. As stated, Malawi has varied from America throughout it all. America has not recently changed since 2001 other than new legalization of marijuana in some states and same-sex marriage, and is why the core roles and

On April 18, 1980, Zimbabwe became an independent country. It had been under the rule of the British before independence was gained. The day of independence marked an end to racial segregation. The path to liberation however, took many lives. Before Zimbabwe was an independent country, the colony was named Rhodesia. It was ruled under the government of Southern Rhodesia.

French is the official language of the Ivory Coast, although there are additionally over ten native languages spoken. Each native language represents the first language of less than fifteen percent of the population, expressing a wide range in culture. However, most individuals in the country speak more than one language.

Fifty years ago, on the 8th of December 1961, Tanzania witnessed its independence: Tanzania Independence Day. Until the country’s name was changed by the union with Zanzibar it was still called Tangayika. Around that time, many other countries/states within the African continent were obtaining their independence from the British as well as the French colonial states. However, what set Tanzania apart from the other states, just like the state of Ghana was set apart from the other states during the 1950s by the first Prime Minister and president of Ghana, Kwame Nkrumah’s ‘Black Star’ was the star of Nyerere, his own star, states Saul (2012). “For the latter was then, and however, briefly, on its ascent, with Nyerere linked, by the late 1960s,

Mozambique, formerly known as Portuguese East African was a well-developed society in 1498, with their own ways of trade and monetary systems, until Vasco da Gama came along. In 1500 he sailed, for the second time, to Mozambique with the intention to take over. In order to obtain leadership, Islamic-African civilizations are destroyed and attacked if unwilling to surrender.

Botswana is known to have the least corrupt government in all of Africa, and is compared to countries such as Portugal and South Korea. Culturally, Botswana closely identifies with other South African countries. With most people identifying as Christian and the rest of either non-religious or ascribe to a folk religion.

Zimbabwe is home to approximately thirteen million people, one and a half million of which live in the capital, Harare. President Mugabe is the country’s current leader and resides in the capital as well. Zimbabwe has Africa’s highest adult literacy rate, 90.70%, and is continuing to improve its humanitarian situation. The main religion is Christianity, though some people do still practice ancestral worship.

Beginning 500 years ago, they moved into southern Mozambique, in what was then called Tongaland. By 1600, they had established their own kingdom in what is now Swaziland. A coalition of some other tribes like the Sotho and the San occupied the new kingdom, and the name Swazi was given to any citizen who lived in the country regardless of tribe. The Swazi people were open and friendly, and interacted well with neighboring tribes. Ngwane III was the first modern king of the country, ruling for 35 years in the late

First, according to Jenkins’ (1996) culture profile of the Sukuma people, the group has lived in their current area of Tanzania since 1300 CE. During the first millennium, there were vast migrations of early Bantu-speaking people, and this is likely where the Sukuma culture is rooted from. As of 2005, it is estimated that there are around 5.5 million Sukuma people, and they are thought to account for up to 90% of the population in the city of Mwanza (Jenkins 1996), which has a population of around 2.8 million. In addition to being the most prominent group of Mwanza, they are also the largest ethnic group in Tanzania. Some Sukuma live in the infamous Serengeti Plain, and in Shinyanga, and some have migrated further south into various other areas. The Sukuma speak a Bantu language that is similar to the national language of Tanzania; Swahili, although it is tonal making it differ from Swahili (Jenkins 1996).

Botswana is a small country roughly the size of Texas with a population of 1.7 million people(insert source). About four fifths of Botswana is desert; more specifically the Kalahari Desert. This makes Botswana what geographer’s call a sub-Saharan, land locked country. As a whole Botswana covers 224,607 square miles, yet contains only 1,444,000 people, making it one the most thinly populated countries in Africa. The eastern portion is where most people reside, because the Kalahari Desert covers almost all the rest of the nation. Botswana 's climate is a semiarid one, consisting of very hot summers, and warm winters. Flat and rolling land makes up the topography of Botswana, with the Kalahari in the southwest. To the right is a well displayed picture of Botswana’s topography.

It is the national language of Tanzania and the official language of Kenya (African Languages). It is also the official in German East Africa (Reader 265). Approximately 50 million people speak this language (African Languages).

Before gaining their independence they were under the control of Portugal but that changed for a while, they were apart of German territory until WW1 and were given to British rule where they eventually gained their independence in 1961. The two countries of Tanganyika and Zanzibar became one country name Tanzania.(Zoom Tanzania, 2017) Even though there are over 120 tribes,and over 120 different languages,

The seventeenth and eighteenth century was a time of many struggles with many nations. Slave traders, immigrants and Christian missionaries where some of the troubles brought on by changes happening. While it was a time of change the Malawi people came together and formed this alliance of the Nyau . Mostly to form a resistance. Nyau appealed to the people because it brought their culture together instead of the quilted nature of the other cultures. Through the Nayu the Gule Wamkulu was founded they are a society of men . Chinamwali is a female society .

This research memorandum’s purpose is to provide an introduction to Malawi. A locked South African country, home to one of the largest lakes in the continent. It describes the people, their culture and way of life and how this relates to Hofstede and Halls cultural dimensions. It also provides important travel information for any US citizen considering a trip to this beautiful country.