Niger Delta

While the nearness of Islam in West Africa goes back to eighth century, the spread of the confidence in locales that are presently the cutting edge conditions of Senegal, Gambia, Guinea, Burkina Faso, Niger, Mali and Nigeria, was in reality, a progressive and complex procedure. A lot of what we think about the early history of West Africa originates from medieval records composed by Middle Easterner and North African geographers and antiquarians. Experts have utilized a few models to disclose why

Abstract There is need for exploring new frontiers and production of hydrocarbon from the Niger Delta basin for use in the energy sector. Sequel to this, it is pertinent to have adequate knowledge about the geology the basin to discover and exploit new conventional sources. The geology of the Niger Delta basin is summarized into three depositional belts; Akata, Agbada and the Benin formation. The source rock for oil in the basin is from the Akata formation whilst Agbada formation is the main reservoir

Authors have identified remote and immediate causes of the Nigerian Civil War. There were remote and immediate causes of the civil war. While the remote causes of the civil war in Nigeria are factors that imply that there were underlying factors that gradually built up overtime the tension that eventually led to the civil war, the immediate causes were simply triggers to the tension that had reached boiling point. These causes shall be summarized to include but not restricted to the following as

1.4 Literature Review 1.4.1 Locating and Quantifying Flaring Activities Although gas flaring has been a fundamental activity in the oil and gas industry since the discovery of oil, the exact magnitude of the problem both globally and regionally has been uncertain, reported data from governments and independent oil companies had its errors and limitations. In 2001, Elvidge et al. proposed that the Defence Meteorological satellite program (DMSP) Operational Linescan system’s (OLS) Night-time lights

Niger, home of the free flowing Niger River is a Sub-Saharan country. Sadly it is an extremely poor country. With part of the country desert and less than 3% open for crop use. The present economic situation is bleak at best. Yet, the vibrant tradition and history of this country live today in its tribes and its people even through all of its adversities. From severe droughts to military coups to a dysfunctional government to the culture has stayed strong. Niger is one of the most poorly located

“West African societies were shaped by competition for wealth and the search for independence from more powerful kingdoms” (History 2011). Most of Africa’s oldest kingdoms originated from West Africa. These old kingdoms contributed to the development and growth of Africa in many ways, especially trade and economic growth. As the new kingdoms replaced the old ones, they experienced a vast change. Conquest and warfare along caused these transformations to occur. It was also influenced by the patterns

In 2003, construction ended on a pipeline project more commonly referred to as the CCPP (Chad Cameroon Petroleum Development and Pipeline Project). The main actors in this project - besides the World Bank - consisted of a triumvirate of oil companies with Exxon-Mobil at the helm, along with Petronas Malaysia & ChevronTexaco. The project was under many watchful eyes in the global political theater as it hoped to prove as a model for other developing countries. It also sought to break the spell of

Through the Central and southern parts of the country runs the Niger River and is the source of life for the whole country. Unlike today, The Mali region was once thriving with huge empires encompassing most of West Africa, such as Ghana, Mail and Gao. While running major trade routes through the Sahara Desert they

Physical geography Benin is one of the smallest country in Africa. It is a key-shaped country. It lies in West Africa and is between the Equator and the Tropic of Cancer. It is surrounded by the countries Burkina Faso, Niger, Nigeria, and Togo (see Figure 1). The coordinates of the country is 9°20’N 2°15’E. Benin is about the size of Tennessee. Benin is located near the equator which makes the temperature to be higher than average. The area of Benin is 44,310 mi2. Benin is 98.2% land and 1.8% water

Countries in the Sahel region face various challenges. Among these challenges frequent climate change, desertification, deforestation, frequent food crises, extreme poverty, rapid population growth are the main ones. Basides to the natural problem of the region some other problems such as ethnic centrism, fragile governance, corruption, unresolved internal tensions, violent extremism and radicalization, illegal trafficking and terrorist-linked security threats affects the peace and security of the