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Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) Act 2000 Promulgated in 2000, the NDDC Act highlights the importance of addressing the “problems” which arise from the exploration of oil minerals in the Niger-Delta area […]” .Section 2(1)(b) of the NDDC Act sets out rules for the composition of the Niger Delta Development Commission reflecting the need for a stronger representation of the oil producing states. In addition, Section 2(1)(c) provides for the representation of non-oil producing states while

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

“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

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

Type of Government The Songhai Empire was a succession of dynasties that spread through portions of present day Mali, Burkina Faso, Senegal, Guinea, Nigeria, Niger, and Mauritania between the sixth and sixteenth centuries. At the empire’s zenith, from 1460 to 1591, the government took the form of an absolute monarchy headed by a sovereign who served as head of state, commander of the armed forces, and head of government. The central government was divided into executive ministries with responsibility

In 5 years a group of 10 people including myself will be going on a mission’s trip to Niger to build homes and set up clean water sources so that people have a clean water source. We will be operating in a small town in Niger called Riji. Our main mission is to build small one story American style homes that are sturdy and able to house a whole family comfortably. Our trip will last 4 weeks and we are partnering with Samaritans purse on this mission our goal is to build 4 American style homes a week

changing climate. For example, Lake Chad is one of West Africa's well known features. Lake Chad is one of Africa's largest freshwater lake, and is know for its shrinking over time in size. Some other rivers located in this region include the Senegal, Niger, Volta, and the Benue river. Oceans surrounding this region include the Atlantic Ocean which is south of this region. The two types of coasts in this region include a

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

DRIVERS OF STABILITY IN MALI Percy L. Jones II MCCC 04-15 July 30, 2015 Drivers of Stability in Mali The West African country of Mali has from time to time been mired in un-ending overlapping humanitarian, political, economic, and security crises. Notably, the situation in the country became worse when the government was destabilized and later overthrown in a 2012 military coup. Following the coup, insurgents were quick to capitalize on the resulting power vacuum and seize a greater

For our final paper, we were to read Sundiate. This was my favorite book to read due to the fact that I have an interest in West African history. From reading this book we should know the historical context, who Songolon Kolonkan and Balla Fasseke are and what roles they play, what details show existence of long distance trade, what the universal religion is, and what we learned about West African history. The book really gave me a broad idea of what life would be like during that time. I can only