Culture of West Africa Geography and climate West Africa includes the western part of the Maghreb (Western Sahara‚ Morocco‚ Algeria and Tunisia)‚ occupies an area of more than 6.14 million km2‚ or about one-fifth of Africa. The vast majority of these lands consist of the plains lying less than 300 meters above sea level‚ although some elevation exists in many countries along the southern coast region. The northern part of the West African semi-arid terrain is made up of known as the Sahel
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19th Century arrived‚ Europeans forced themselves into Central and West Africa. The explorers ended up fully attacking and conquering Africa by the 1880s. This caused colonies to become poor and very uneducated. European imperialism left colonies lacking school‚ homes‚ and hospitals all for certain reasons. The main reason imperialism was done by Europe was from the want for power‚ resources‚ competition‚ and trade all for and over Africa. The primary reason was due to the European craving for power
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Education of South Africa A Research Paper Introduction Education was used as a means of control before and during the apartheid. With the ratio of whites to blacks in South Africa so extreme‚ it is difficult to imagine the minority maintaining power over the vast majority for so long a time. The ability to influence a mass of people through their education‚ or lack there of‚ was the backbone of the inequalities throughout South Africa’s history. It was the crux of all economic stratification
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WHAT IS DEMOCRACY? WHAT ARE THE BARRIERS TO THE DEMOCRATISATION OF COUNTRIES IN SUB SAHARAN AFRICA. As a prologue this paper poses two fundamental and pertinent questions: Is there any form of democracy in Africa? Are there model democracies in the industrialized countries today that can be used as standard measures? These‚ indeed‚ are very pertinent questions to Africans. They are especially important as they come at a time when there is a dramatic shift towards a new international order that
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1. The Cassis Case was a landmark in the European history of law. Explain Why Germany impeded the liquor to be sold because of non-conformity to German products (not the same alcohol level as German liquors: could be misunderstood and misused by consumers). * The ECF said it was a restricting measure in the frame of the Common Market and draw the following rule from this case for the free movement of goods * Any product legally manufactured and sold in one member state must be allowed to
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SONA 2013: REACTION PAPER State of the Nation Address (SONA) is an annual address made by the president with regarding to the status of our nation‚ the accomplishments he made and his plan for the future of our country. Last Monday‚ July 22‚ 2013 President Benigno Aquino III made his 4th SONA at Batasang Pambansa Complex. In his SONA he discussed a lot of things regarding to the economics initiatives‚ peace and welfare and tackling of corruption. For me President Benigno Aquino III did a good
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The European Court of Justice as an actor of European Integration Context The European Court of Justice is the institution of the European Union which encompasses the whole judiciary. It is seated in Luxembourg and is was established in 1952 as the Court of Justice of the European Coal and Steel Communities for the interpretation of the Treaty of Rome. Indeed‚ its main function is to ensure that the law is observed in the interpretation and application of the Treaties. Since its establishment
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During the 1960’s‚ most African countries previously held by the Europeans were released from colonial rule. The Europeans didn’t put in place any government or infrastructure before they relinquished control. This vacuum of power led to an influx of totalitarian regimes and dictatorships followed by a pandemic of poverty across the continent. Many of these dictators aligned with the Soviet Union‚ who further exploited Africa’s vast natural resources with no compensation given to the local people
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Introduction Comprehensive Agrarian Reform Program (CARP) In 1988‚ the government launched the CARP through Republic Act (RA) 6657‚ seeking the distribution of some 10M hectares of agricultural lands to farmers and regular farm workers. The government also directed specific agencies to provide the required support services and other factors needed to ensure socio-economic upliftment of the lives of the beneficiaries through Executive Order (EO) No. 229. The DTI’s participation in the CARP was
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EUROPEAN UNION‚ BINDING ACTS AND ADAPTATION OF THE ITALIAN NATIONAL LAW TO THE COMMUNITY. The Treaty of Lisbon‚ signed on 13 December 2007 by the Heads of State and Government‚ was subject to ratification by all 27 Member States of the European Union. Article. 6 of the Treaty provided that it came into force on January 1‚ 2009‚ if by that date all Member States have deposited their instruments of ratification‚ otherwise on the first day of the month following the deposit of the instrument of
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