two primary purposes were to establish international trade on the Congo River and navigation on the Niger as well as to set up provisions on future territorial gain of Africa that would be more official . In other words‚ it laid out the rules of how areas of Africa could occupy as well as establish a capital system for trade. Countries such as Portugal and Britain were fighting over the Congo and Niger based off of self-interest but with laws implemented these two rivers could now freely be used by
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Joseph Waweru Why do Middle Eastern and North African countries lack democratic governments? Is it the Arabic language or the Muslim faith? Columbia University scholars‚ Alfred Stephan and Graeme B. Robertson‚ seem to have the answers. In regards to Arabism and Islam‚ the duo classifies nations associated with the former as democratic “underachievers” and the latter as “overachievers”. A state’s classification as an overachiever/underachiever is based upon their Gross Domestic Product Per
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others wanted no part of treaties‚ and just wanted to take complete control over the certain countries. In Document 1 it states‚ “ We pledge ourselves not to enter into any war with other tribes without the sanction of the said Royal Niger Company...The said Royal Niger Company agree to pay native owners of land a reasonable amount for any portion they may require…”(Doc 1). The British decided to sign a treaty with multiple African rulers in order for the Africans to have at least some power and not
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Burkina Faso has 274‚200 Km² total area that includes 273‚800 Km² land and 400 Km² water. Comparatively‚ Burkina Faso is a little bigger than Colorado. This country is land locked and doesn’t have any water border. Burkina Faso is surrounded by Mali‚ Niger‚ Benin‚ Togo‚ Ghana‚ Cote D’ Ivoire. Burkina Faso has a topical climate‚ warm‚ dry winter‚ hot and rainy summer. This region is mostly flat land‚ most of the hills are located in the west and south of country with a total elevation of 297m‚ the lowest
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moisture (water) 4) [if aerobic] air 5) suitable pH 6 – 7.5 Bacteria and fungi thrive in warm‚ moist conditions‚ rich in nutrients Food spoilage and food preservation Discuss a named example of food spoilage by fungi Aspergillus flavus Aspergillus flavus is a fungus. It grows by producing thread like branching
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REVENUE ALLOCATION FORMULA IN NIGERIA INTRODUCTION Prior to the discovery of oil in Nigeria‚ other sectors of the economy thrived. Agriculture‚ for instance‚ was a major source of revenue for the Western Region. The Eastern Region that was less endowed devised other sources of revenue. All this has however changed since the discovery of oil in the country. This has led to the demise of the other productive sectors of the economy. In fact‚ Nigerians are poorer today than they were in the pre-oil boom
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As he sleeps‚ he sees his once again “Native Land” in his dream. Wide through the landscape of his dreams The lordly Niger flowed; Beneath the palm-trees on the plain Once more a king he strode; And heard the tinkling caravans Descend the mountain-road. From the second stanza onwards‚ his dream is described vividly by the poet. We come to know from the phrase “lordly Niger” that his native land was Africa. “Once more a king he strode” makes us guess that perhaps he was the King of a tribe of
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Rashida is an English teacher in Niger and she is a teacher who understands the importance of a quality education‚ therefore‚ she wants to spread her knowledge to more children. Rashida is a strong‚ independent woman who is capable of surviving with her teaching job and are able to help
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monomers‚ or saccharides if it is sugar. Starch is broken down by amylase into maltose or glucose and fructose‚ which are simple sugars (Guzmán‐Maldonado‚ 1995). There are two types of amylase that are being tested in this experiment‚ which are Aspergillus oryzae from fungus‚ and bacteria. Bacteria and fungi are completely different organisms because bacteria are prokaryotes while fungi are eukaryotes. The optimum conditions of amylase on both are expected to vary because of this difference. Fungi
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English Part 2 Journal Part 4 Lesson 4 Section Exercises: Journal Exercise 4.2: The Drama Antigone could be like the Movie “Saving Private Ryan”. It is about a soldier‚ James Francis Ryan‚ who could be like Antigone since they both had brothers who were killed in action. He was under a captain named John H. Miller‚ who could be Ismene‚ worrying over Ryan as Ismene worries over her sister‚ Antigone. They both try to bring Ryan and Antigone to safety. Haimon could be like Ryan’s mother‚ trying
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