Africa

noticed something that would change the way the modern world viewed the colonization of Africa and the supposed “humanitarian” work there forever (Hochschild 1). Morel worked for an English shipping company that was responsible for cargo going between the Congo Free State and Belgium. What Morel noticed was that ships from Africa were filled with rich, exotic goods like rubber and ivory, but the ships headed to Africa from Belgium were filled with military members and various firearms and ammunition (Hochschild

nations traded for slaves, gold, and ivory along the west coast of Africa for the 300 years between 1500 and 1800. The European nations wanted to express their superiority because they felt that their countries were the best. According to Wikipedia, “Imperialism is taking a country's pride, their culture, or capturing their land.” That is exactly what the European nations did to Africa. The reasons behind European imperialism in Africa are nationalism, cultural reasons, and economic reasons.          Nationalism

Colonialism and the methods used to sustain it are different in every country. The case is no different when colonialism in Africa is discussed and within the continent, each countries experience varies. Moreover, the effects, whether positive or negative, that each country endured, were diverse as well. Even when two countries were colonized by the same colonial power, the impact on each country was never the same and in order to understand contemporary African countries and the problems they face

establishing colonies while imperialism is conquering a country which is more forceful. for many years, most Europeans mistakenly believed that King Leopold spent his significant fortune funding public works within the Congo and preventing slavery in East Africa. King Leopold

Vaccines in Africa Medical advancements have made considerable impacts in the world today, saving and improving the quality of life for many. Vaccines are a solution used to produce antibodies for the body to fight of diseases and infections. Vaccination immunity has been proven to be much more effective than natural immunity. Many poor countries, including Africa, do not have access to these vaccines, and the ones that do, often reject modern medicine, decreasing the size of the African population

GLOBALIZED WORLD: BENEFIT AND CHALLENGES IN AFRICA By CALEB IFECHUKWU UFONDU Introduction Globalization is multifaceted, affecting all features of life—cultural, economic, social, political and environmental—as well as the association between governments and countries of the five global continents. Globalization is described, in particular, by strengthen of cross-border trade and increased flow of foreign direct investment, promoted

in dictionary it means the state or condition of having little or no money, goods, or means of support. This is an extremely confusing definition and covers whole Poverty, although I am going to talk about poverty in Africa that you can find out causes & effects of Poverty in Africa And the ways that you we can help those people. What is cause of poverty? There are many reasons why this would occur, the most common ones is corruption and lack of resources in the region. When the government make money

elephant poaching in Africa. The mass killings have become so frequent in the past years that only 40,000 of the African elephant population is left. Furthermore, the high demands for elephant ivory are doing little to help. Researchers believe that by using DNA from the tusks of previously poached elephants, they can pin point exactly where the illicit acts are happening. According to the new study, most of the killing sprees occurred around the central and southeastern parts of Africa. Even people who

Africa had its own economic system prior to imperialism, however when there was a strong trade and cultural influence in African societies from surrounding countries in Europe and Asia in the nineteenth century, these nations to developed a dependence for economic growth due to exploitation of the people and land. In most academic writing, Africa’s economic growth was understood to be limited during the period of colonialism, however in Bayart’s writing, it is explained how African societies used

Africa is a continent plagued by misinformed and false stereotypes, rarely being seen or portrayed as what it really is. Countless amounts of myths and ideas are formulated based off of single stories or one-sided stories from the region, often without a second thought. These stereotypes give Africa an overall negative image to the rest of the world and suppress the reality that is hidden behind the slew of stereotypes. The belief that all of Africa is poor and undeveloped is an uninformed statement