termed the giant of Africa. But one may be tempted to ask the question ‘what actually went wrong with her industrial sector?’ This paper seeks to comparatively analyze the problems that seem to perpetually keep Nigeria behind its allies using South Africa as a case study. By implication‚ if Nigeria can vigorously address its challenges using the South African model‚ she will not only come out of its industrialization dilemma‚ but will reclaim its position as the giant of Africa. This is because‚ no
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part with a personal synopsis and how he came to love Africa. In the wake of leaving school in 1960‚ and the upbeat shot excursion to an adolescent meeting‚ he could work through a wide scope of occupations and nations for a long time in Africa. At that point he was requested that by Tommy Douglas come back to Canada to help with the new NDP party. He returned there commonly amid his discretionary vocation. It was in the 60’s when pre-AIDS Africa was "a mainland of essentialness‚ gowth‚ and limitless
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When first thinking of Africa not many people think of the great ancient African civilizations that shaped our world today. The movie the Wonders of the African World opened up my eyes to the amazing Black Kingdoms that were built in Africa and their advanced civilizations. The histories of these kingdoms have been ignored by many‚ for example the Nubian people had built great pyramids just as Egypt did and yet these people didn’t get the recognition for it. In fact‚ in ancient times these people
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back to the Mali Empire(the dominant political unit in West Africa from the thirteenth to fifteenth century). Its people‚ the Malinke and the Susu‚ used it during the celebration of sacred and secular events. The djembe’s most famous use is by the region’s West African hybrid of historians and musicians who accompany their tales with music‚ particularly about the founder of the Mali Empire. The djembe eventually spread throughout West Africa and starting in the 1950s‚ it spread to other parts of the
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Introduction The Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia is located on a massive rough mountainous highland in Eastern Africa which covers 1‚127‚127 square miles in area (Milkias‚ 2011). Ethiopia is home to about 82 million people. Ethiopia is one of the poorest of the least developed countries which 39% of the population live below the poverty line (Woldemicael & Tenkorang‚ 2010; Bedford‚ Gandhi‚ Admassu‚ & Girma‚ 2013). United Nations [UN] (2012) state that Ethiopia is one of the 189 countries
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Background of the African Standby Force (ASF) Currently‚ the African continent leads other continents with the United Nations peacekeepers deployed worldwide in the African countries. Interestingly‚ African countries such as Ethiopia‚ Nigeria‚ Rwanda‚ Senegal‚ Kenya Uganda‚ and others have contributed immensely to the United Nations (UN) and the African Union (AU) missions in the world. It is surprisingly that the continent that has such security challenges also contributes the big number of troops
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Great Leap Forward. After the Great Leap Forward‚ the human race started to expand its territory. Many humans stayed in Africa and Eurasia for many years. The approximate dates for human arrival in the Americas happened at least 12‚000 years ago. Diamond considers the fates of human societies because the areas were populated with hunters and gathers. Around 11‚000 B.C. Africa had been populated for the longest time‚ which allowed people to develop the knowledge of land and development overall. Chapter
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Rodney is a neo- Marxist and non- imperialist writer‚ meaning he views oppression of Africans rooted in the hands of the colonial capitalist activities in Africa and the suffering of Africans premised in the imperialistic activities of Europeans in Africa. His critical work helps in the debate on the definition of African literature‚ for he brings out the historical connection that makes it possible to analyse African literature dealing with the pre- colonial and post- colonial phases of African
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the African Diaspora for slavery contributed to new mechanism and spread of philosophies in the part of the health and healing systems from Africa. A great example is Domingos Alvares’ practice of a Vodun healing system in Brazil. This generation of the African Diaspora allowed for a circulation of not only ideas but also of understanding sentiment for Africa by always calling their home. Now‚ a different generation of the African Diaspora are spreading their knowledge for the basis of not an obligated
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people organized themselves in a struggle against colonialism. African colonies‚ such as Anglo‚ Namibia‚ South Africa and Zimbabwe‚ also gained their independence only after war against their colonial masters. While the majority of African countries gained independence without having to resort to a revolution. “Final decolonization meant that self-rule would return to all of south Africa . There are many reasons for political violence .For example‚ authoritarian governments which are complex and
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