almost 100 years of English hegemony in the area that formally began in 1885 when Great Britain’s claims to a West African sphere of influence was granted by the other European powers. In 1886 Britain chartered the Royal Niger Company a mercantile company set up to trade in the Niger River basin. The company eventually merged with the Northern Nigeria Protectorate a company that had been set up for the same purposes in the area now known as Northern Nigeria; the merger of these two companies formed
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economy and government percent was low and no education or leadership opportunities were around. In 1914 the colonialism was really big with the European power taking over Africa. The French took most of Africa including Senegal‚ Togo‚ Cote d’Ivore‚ Niger and Middle
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Mali We have chosen Mali has a country it is located in Africa next to Niger and under Argelia. We used many research sites including‚ Maps‚ Geography‚ Culture‚ and history Etc... We chose this country because it seemed interesting to see the entire unique things abo this country. Mali has different holidays‚ traditions‚ and clothing type. We will be listing some features of this country. The Manlike Empire ruled regions of Mali from the 12th to 16th century. Caravan routes have passed through
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primarily from Persia. It belongs to the Indic branch of the Indo-European family of languages‚ being closely related to Hindi but containing many Arabic and Persian loan words 8. Junks- Chinese Ships that can contain up to 40 tons Places: 9. Niger River - the principal river of western Africa‚ extending about 4‚180 km 10. Indus River - is a major river which flows through Pakistan. It also has courses through western Tibet (in China) and Northern India. 11. The Ganges - a trans-boundary
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Review of Literature: Modified Atmosphere Packaging of Minimally Processed Fruits and Vegetables Table of Contents 1. What are Minimally Processed Fruits and Vegetables? 2 2. Aspects of Minimally Processed Fruit & Vegetables that Affect Quality 3 2.1. Colour and Texture 3 2.2. Respiration and pH 4 2.3. Microbiology 5 2.4. Nutritional Content 6 3. Modified Atmosphere Packaging – What is it? 6 3.1. Advantages and Disadvantages 7 3.2. Microbial Safety of MAP 7
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ABSTRACT African Renaissance is synonymous to Afrocentism and Pan-Africanism‚they all share a common goal. All these terminologies have being a common currency in African for some time now. Though promoted by past leaders‚ but it became pronounced and made popular by Thabo Mbeki. This paper gives the root meaning of the concept of African Renaissance as it also exposes the ills caused by colonialism. This paper goes further to expose diverse heroes who stood for the freedom of the African continent
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1. Populations in Transition 1.1 – Population Change Explain population trends and patterns in births and fertility in contrasting regions of the world Crude Birth Rate (CBR)= total number of births The CBR does not take into account the age and sex structure of a population. Total Fertility Rate (TFR)= Average number of children born to a women in her lifetime Case Studies: Higher fertility in LEDC’s‚ resulting in youthful populations [2nd and 3rd stage of demographic transition model] ie. Early
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in on April 20‚ 2010 resulting after a drilling rig located in the Gulf of Mexico experienced an explosion. The event caused the death of eleven workers and around 4.9 million barrels of crude oil to be sent into the Gulf of Mexico (Wilson 2014). Niger Delta‚ Nigeria experiences approximately “240‚000 barrels of crude oil” being poured into it every year (Ordinioha and Brisibe 2013). This has caused major health complications to those
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area so it is easier to transport goods‚ this brings wealth to the local area and benefits local people. However TNCs can often cause major environmental degradation which mainly impacts the poorest people like for example the Ogoni people of the Niger delta have received no benefits from oil being extracted from their lands‚ while suffering considerable environment damage. TNCs provide jobs for people in LDCs‚ workers are usually paid up to 100% more than the local rates. This reduces unemployment
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Between the years of 1878 and 1898‚ it was spurred by the demand of the Industrial Revolution for raw materials‚ new markets‚ and etc. In addition Europe wanted to conquer and and colonize Africa but at the time it was very difficult for Europeans to take over countries due to the fact that everybody used muskets. However‚ due to technological advancements by the Europeans‚ a man named Hiram S. Maxim invented the Maxim gun in 1885‚ the first machine gun. At this point‚ the Europeans and other countries
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