Beyond the Bounds of Historiography: Reconstructing the Transitory Phases of Africa in African Poetry By Akwu Sunday Victor Holds a BA (Hons) in English Language and Literature from the Department of English and Literary Studies‚ Kogi State University‚ PMB 1008‚ Anyigba‚ Nigeria. He is the author of Breaking the Cycle of Silence [play] and editor: New Voices from the Confluence: An Anthology of Creative Writing [Anthology] and a private researcher. Abstract Poetry as an art form is not
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The debt crisis of Nigeria and Greece Introduction National debt is a problem that can inflict any country including the developed countries. Almost all countries go into budget deficit one way or the other and end up borrowing money. The most direct effect of the government debt is to place a burden on future generations of taxpayers. When these debts and accumulated interest come due‚ future taxpayers will face a difficult choice. Inheriting such a large debt cannot help but lower the living
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Africa‚ by David Diop David Mandessi Diop (19271960) was a revolutionary African poet born in France but with parents of West African descent. His poems highlighted problems of Africa brought about by colonialism and gave a message to Africans to bring about change and freedom. He was known for his involvement in the negritude movement in France‚ a movement started by Black writers and artists protesting against French colonialism and its effects of African culture and values. His views and feelings
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IJRF Vol 5:1 2012 (73–85) 73 Threats to religious freedom in Nigeria Analysis of a complex scenario Yakubu Joseph and Rainer Rothfuss1 Abstract Nigeria currently grapples with an unprecedented spate of sectarian violence‚ which continues to take a debilitating toll on the people. Although the country is no stranger to communal violence related to religion‚ which in the last twelve years has claimed thousands of lives‚ the present situation is unique in terms of the nature‚ geographical
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NORTHERN NIGERIA: BACKGROUND TO CONFLICT Africa Report N°168 – 20 December 2010 TABLE OF CONTENTS EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ...................................................................................................... i I. INTRODUCTION ............................................................................................................. 1 II. COMMUNITIES‚ ISLAM AND COLONIAL RULE ................................................... 2 A. THE PRE-COLONIAL ERA...................
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Bound to Africa: the Mandinka Legacy in the New World Schaffer‚ Matt. History in Africa‚ Volume 32‚ 2005‚ pp. 321-369 (Article) Published by African Studies Association DOI: 10.1353/hia.2005.0021 For additional information about this article http://muse.jhu.edu/journals/hia/summary/v032/32.1schaffer.html Access Provided by your local institution at 03/10/13 1:43PM GMT BOUND TO AFRICA: THE MANDINKA LEGACY IN THE NEW WORLD MATT SCHAFFER I I offer here a theory of “cultural convergence
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DISASTER MANAGEMENT AND PRACTICE‚ DISASTER PREPEAREDNESS & DISESTER MITIGATION IN THE HEALTH SECTOR Introduction The attacks of September 11th 2001‚ followed shortly by the anthrax dissemination incident in Florida‚ the National Capital Region‚ and the New York metropolitan area (often referred to as Amerithrax)‚ confirmed that the world faces a true threat of intentional mass casualty incidents caused by terrorism. Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS)‚ a re-examination of the 1918 Spanish
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“AN OILY AFFAIR” EXAMINING THE LEGALITY OF THE NIGER DELTA AMNESTY PROGRAMME By Christopher O. Ogundare (ESQ)( [pic] The Niger Delta Region showing Ondo‚ Edo‚ Delta‚ Rivers‚ Bayelsa‚ Cross River and Akwa Ibom States and and contiguous South Eastern Region (Owerri‚ Aba‚ Umuahia‚ and Onitsha) INTRODUCTION The Niger Delta crisis traces its origins to the perceived injustices which its propagators felt was meted out on the Niger Delta region‚ born out of the discovery of
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In this paper‚ I will explore the notion of irony in Achebe’s "Girls at War and Other Stories". My choice of Achebe’s collection of short stories is due to the scarcity of the critics written about it. All the focus and attention went to Achebe’s novels leaving out his short stories which are interesting to study especially that they represent different points of time in Achebe’s life as a writer. I will be specifically studying three of his short stories dealing with the Biafran war and their relationship
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CHAPTER TWO 2.1 INTRODUCTION The crude oil price and exchange rates are key research subjects‚ and both variables generate considerable impacts on macroeconomic conditions such as economic growth‚ international trade‚ inflation‚ and energy management. The relationships between the two have been studied‚ mainly for guidelines of interaction and causality. In past decades‚ changes in the price of crude oil have been shown to be a key factor in explaining movements of foreign exchange rates‚ particularly
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