David Livingstone‚ had failed to accomplish. Their explorations contributed to the desire and idea that some parts of Africa could be used for economic purposes. During 1850 to 1853‚ Heinrich Barth‚ from Germany‚ explored the middle section of the Niger River and Timbuktu. He published a magazine called Travels and Discoveries of North and Central Africa in 1858‚ which contained detailed maps and information on many of Africa
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The Nigeria Ecological Fund Office Aroboinosen Hillary Department of Agricultural and Bio-Resources Engineering‚ Federal University of Technology‚ Minna‚ Niger State‚ Nigeria E-mail:aroby_hillary@yahoo.com Abstract Nigeria has a total land area of 983‚213 km2 occupied by about 140 Million people: The interaction of these millions of people with their environment has left indelible mark on the landscape. Deforestation‚ desertification‚ flooding‚ erosion and all kinds of pollution as well
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Bharti Airtel B H A R T I I N TE L E C O M S | I N D I A From Neutral NOMURA SINGAPORE LIMITED Sachin Gupta‚ CFA +65 6433 6968 Neeraja Natarajan (Associate) sachin.gupta@nomura.com BUY A N C H O R R E P O R T Rumble in the jungle We have reviewed Bharti’s operations in the 15 African countries in which it operates. Apart from learning that Madagascar makes half of the world’s vanilla beans and 4/5 of African gorillas live in Gabon‚ we observe that Bharti is well positioned
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Neo-liberalism and the resource curse of Africa Globalization is described as the accelerated flow of goods/services‚ information and people but since colonialism theses flows have permitted many countries (the West) to build strong states‚ governments and accumulation of wealth ; while others ( Africa) were still held back by political instability‚ social inequality and economic injustice. Inequality in African countries puts Africa in a pre and post modernist era‚ and with such instability the
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Beyond the savannahs are the deserts. These vegetations played a major role for Africans and how they make a living. Africa’s geographic features also influenced the cultural developments. The cataracts‚ or waterfalls‚ blocked easy movement.‚ but the Great Rift Valley served as an interior passageway. The Mediterranean and Red seas provided trade routes to places in southwest Asia and present-day Europe. Resources Spur Trade Africa had a lot of minerals. Salt‚ gold‚ iron‚ and copper especially
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Benin is a country found in Sub-Saharan Africa more commonly known as (SSA). According to the CIA as of a report published in year 2007‚ 37% of Benin’s population lived below the poverty line. This indicates that nearly half of the inhabitants of Benin live below the dollar-a-day poverty line. The poverty line is established in regards to the understanding that it takes at least a dollar to provide the minimum standard of living for individuals on a day to day basis. Benin’s main source of income
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Introduction In Nigeria‚ there are several power generating plants of different types‚ in different locations‚ with different capacities‚ and different modes of operation. A power station or a power generating plant is an industrial facility for the generation of electric power. At the center of nearly all power stations is a generator‚ a rotating machine that converts mechanical power into electrical power by creating relative motion between a magnetic field and a conductor. The energy source
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know the Egyptian were making oil from radish seeds. It is a root vegetable the size of a turnip‚ with a black skin and white flesh. They have a strong bitter flavor and are often responsible for bloating. Botanical: Raphanus sativus; Raphanus niger Other Common Names: Black Spanish Radish‚ Raifort‚ Long Black Spanish Radish History: The Radish is a root vegetable that is thought to be a native of southern Asia‚ but there has been much speculation over the years about its true ancestral home
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or in Sub-saharan Africa. They prefer flat grass or dirt covered ground in which they can pick up speed to kill prey. They also like big trees to hide their preys dead bodies from other competition.Some are still found in Southern Algeria‚ Northern Niger‚ and
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The United States of America is the country of immigrants with different believes‚ values‚ traditions‚ race and religion practices. We see that people do not know history and background of different cultures and that lead to discrimination all over the word‚ and we see it for a long time. Discrimination is a negative attitude against others. People should understand what discrimination is‚ why it occurs‚ what consequences it has‚ and how to prevent it. We can have a better future if people know all
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