ECOWAS means the Economic community of West African States‚ it was founded on the 28th of may 1975 in Lagos‚ Nigeria‚ It consist of 15 member countries; Benin‚ Burkina Faso‚ Republic of Cape Verde‚ Cote-D’ivore‚ Gambia‚ Ghana‚ Guinea‚ Guinea Bissau‚ Liberia‚ Mali‚ Niger‚ Nigeria‚ Senegal‚ Sierra- Leone and Togo. (http://www.ecowas.int) See Appendix 2.
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Source l http://time.com/3525385/ebolathreatuscdc/ twothirds of americans are concerned about the ebola outbreak‚ reacting to the situation such as in the article it states how “parents in mississippi pulled their children out of a middle school ….’ finding out that the principle had traveled to zambia but he did not show any symptoms . New york governor Andrew Cuomo said that it should be considered that people shouldn’t travel and ban people from travelling to west africa. It i
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September 30‚ 2014 ABC vs. The Guardian on Ebola Outbreak The ebola outbreak in West Africa is the largest outbreak of ebola ever recorded. The first documented infected area started in Guinea and now has spread from “Guinea to Sierra Leone‚ Liberia‚ Nigeria and Senegal and killed more than 2‚000 people” (ABC) This is a strikingly scary topic in the news today due to the virus’s rapid infection rate and lack of a cure. “ABC World News‚” and “The Guardian” both inform us of current infection rate
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Hello My name is F. Diafei Giddings. I live in Kakata‚ Margibi county-Liberia‚ West Africa. I am the President of the Margibi Science Students Association and a student at the Cuttington University‚ studying Biology. The students of our county (Margibi) are eager to learn but facilitates are lacking. We are therefore pleased to join your study mode in order to help us adequately prepare for the future of our country (Liberia). Below is brief information about our association. It is my hope that you
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action. The issue of blood diamonds must be taken seriously before more innocent blood is shed and lives are lost‚ as in the past. Many countries that are notoriously affected with the issue of the blood diamond trade are Sierra Leone‚ Liberia‚ the Democratic Republic of Congo (formerly known as Zaire)‚ Zimbabwe‚ the Republic of Congo‚ and Cote d’Ivoire (Armstrong). In the early 1980’s‚ the early forms of the blood diamond trade began to surface in these nations. However major campaigns
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0 LIBERIA: A Momentary Glimpse at Leadership and a Call for Transformational Change January 2014 By: Isaac Dadah Wolofar An article that captures a momentary look at the status quo of underlying leadership in Africa’s oldest Independent Republic. The article supplementarily transcends the glimpse and gazes at the vision for transformational change against the prevailing paradigm of a nation with extraordinary promise. 1|Page ell‚ in due course President Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf
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the Accra Comprehensive Peace Agreement was ratified. Her unconventional methods of conflict resolution and unparalleled involvement of women in her campaign for the cessation of hostilities would bring an end to fourteen years of conflict in Liberia. Through the voices of Liberia’s nearly two million women‚ she accomplished in little over one year that which had eluded others for fourteen‚ earning the Nobel Peace Prize in 2011.[2] In 2012‚ after nearly thirty years of dictatorial rule‚ Egypt
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PERCEPTIONS OF AFRICAN – AMERICAN WOMEN. AFRAM # 23 ESSAY #1 AND 2 By ………………….. Laney College bennethosuorji@yahoo.com Presented November 2‚ 2009 To ………………………… African American Studies Dept. Laney College This Assignment is presented in partial fulfillment of the AA Degree. Dr. Mae C. Jemison. I am taking some classes that will eventually qualify me to major in Astro - Physics‚ or Chemical engineering‚ I also want to work with NASA and train as an astronaut. It was amazing to know
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Since their independence in 1961‚ Sierra Leone has been a nation plagued with poverty and corruption; part of the vicious cycle that it is snared in as an LDC (Least Developed Country). Multiple factors fuel the vicious cycle into this downward spiral; most are caused by the abuse of power and are intricately linked to each other as obstructions in the path of the Sierra Leone’s road to development. The primary cause behind Sierra Leone’s poverty is the corrupt government. Siaka Stevens‚ the first
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Here’s a look at the life of Charles Taylor‚ former president of Liberia and convicted war criminal: Personal: Birth date: January 28‚ 1948 Birth place: Arthington‚ Liberia Birth name: Charles Taylor Father: Nelson Taylor Mother: Zoe Taylor Marriages: Victoria Addison-Taylor (unknown-present); Jewel (Howard) Taylor (1997-2006‚ divorce) Children: with Victoria Addison-Taylor: three girls; with Jewel (Howard) Taylor: McArthur Taylor. It is reported that Taylor has several other children
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