in fission-fusion social groups where a behomitic amount of individuals apportion into smaller groups of size and composition. They are classified as those involved in patrilineal groups. Bonobos are in Central Africa and the Democratic Republic of Congo. There are an estimated number of thirty thousand bonobos in existence. Bonobos abide in the swampy rainforests of the southern region of the Zaire River. Their diet and comestibles are composed of mostly fruit being approximately forty to ninety
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The Ituri rainforest‚ found in the Democratic Republic of the Congo‚ is one of the most biologically diverse areas in Africa. Known for its civil and tribal conflict the Democratic Republic of the Congo is also known for the Okapi Wildlife reserve. The reserve is found within the Congo River basin‚ which is considered Africa’s main drainage system. Encompassing nearly one-fifth of the Ituri Rainforest‚ the Okapi Wildlife Reserve contains many endangered mammals and birds. Included in the endangered
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King Leopold II of Belgium was a manipulative ruler who created injustices in the Congo Free State. Many missionaries and young idealists traveled to Africa for adventure but unexpectedly found themselves amidst a holocaust. Despite the many African rebel leaders’ attempts to stop King Leopold‚ over ten million Congolese people were killed. Henry Morton Stanley was able to acquire the land so easily because there was no established military in place‚ and because he would deceive the indigenous
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gives distorts things‚ giving enough information for one to start making decisions‚ but not enough information to judge the accuracy. Another symbol I caught was the river. The ride up the river was long and slow‚ almost to keep the men out of the Congo and reaching the inner camp. This slow ride also shows Marlow’s struggle to understand Kurtz and the situation he has landing in. Leaving the inner camp was somewhat fast‚ like the river was trying to expel them back into civilization. The river
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CASE 5 MTN GROUP LIMITED Question 1: Why has MTN been successful? MTN has been successful due to the following reasons; 1. TARGET UNDERDEVELOPED MARKETS: MTN has operation in 21 Africa countries and the Middle East. Cellular telephones were popular in Africa because of lack of land line telecommunications in many countries. This boosted the company’s revenue with 43% increase in 2007 resulting to after tax profit of R11.9 ($1.6) billion. MTN strongest growth was in South Africa and Nigeria.
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an ivory transporter in Congo. Throughout the story‚ Marlow revealed his interest of learning more information about a man named Kurtz‚ an agent of ivory-procurement who portray by the people as a God and a genius. Marlow is shocked to see how the Europeans treat the natives of Congo as if they were animals and the corruption within the company. In addition‚ greed is one of many significant themes that often shown throughout
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also spoken as a second language in the Niger Delta and Cross River Basin. Igbo belongs to the Niger-Congo language family. Greenberg (1963) classified it in the Kwa group along with six other big clusters: Akan‚ Gbe‚ Yoruba-Igala‚ Nupe-Ebira‚ Edo and Idoma. Williamson has since redrawn this picture‚ reducing the Kwa sub-group to Akan and Gbe. The rest she reclassified as an enlarged Benue-Congo group. DIALECTS Igbo has dozens of geographical dialects. Igbo dialectology is still in infancy. Eze
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WHY IS THE DRC SO POOR? The Democratic Republic of Congo is a country well known for its money problems. Every day the country endures in work harder than most people in the UK can imagine‚ these problems can be sorted into three different sectors‚ historical‚ social economics or environmental issues. Poverty is most severe in the country’s rural areas where people are more isolated and there is little investment. The country has faced many unfortunate historical events in the past causing the country
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group of people. However‚ Bantu is a language family that is a derivative of the Niger/Congo language group. The influence of the Bantu language and its cultural impacts in Africa are astronomical. After the Bantu migration‚ their culture and language spread through Africa. According to the Cambridge Review‚ “The Bantu language contains hundreds of languages that are spoken by 120 million Africans in Angola‚ the Congo Basin‚ Kenya‚ Malawi‚ Mozambique‚ Tanzania‚ The Republic of South Africa‚ Zambia‚ and
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