responsibility to ensure that brains remain in the continent; otherwise‚ in 25 years ’ time‚ Africa will be empty of brains." This quotation by Dr. Lalla Ben Barka‚ the Deputy Executive-Secretary of the Economic Commission for Africa‚ expresses more than clearly the dramatic situation of Sub-Saharan African countries when it comes to their most valuable human resource needed for development their brains. Migration and the resulting brain drain are a global phenomenon and universal problem. Especially
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Running head: EFFECTS OF TERRORISM Effects of Terrorism in Africa Name Institution Instructor Course number Effects of Terrorism in Africa Terrorism can be defined as the deliberate use of violence by persons or groups to attain certain goals through threatening a large audience‚ further than that of the immediate victim (cited in Crenshaw‚ 1994). Though the intentions of terrorists may contrast‚ their activities follow a regular pattern with terrorist
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Belgium‚ Great Britain‚ Germany‚ Spain‚ Italy and Portugal to go over to Africa and do the same. However‚ the European countries did not just establish trade‚ they invaded the African territory and took control over it. This became known as the Imperialist Scramble for Africa.1 By the 20th century‚ Great Britain dominated from Egypt to South Africa‚ Nigeria‚ and the Gold Coast; France occupied a vast expanse of west Africa; Germany controlled modern-day Namibia and Tazania; The Portuguese had full
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influenced Africa in many ways‚ including religion and social development‚ through trade. Trade between Islam and Africa has long been a factor in African culture‚ economy‚ and politics. While Bantu people organized societies on the basis of African tradition‚ merchants from North Africa and southwest Asia introduced their Islamic faith to Africa. Islam arrived though two routes: it went to west Africa overland by trans-Saharan camel caravans‚ and it traveled to coastal east Africa over the sea
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How Colonialism led to Poverty in Africa The native Africans have been in a state of poverty and have not been able to fix it. They have been trying for centuries to live a decent life‚ but have yet to succeed. The Europeans could have helped the Africans with their situation‚ but instead‚ they tried to colonize their land. As a result‚ some Africans fought while others fell into the dark grips of imperialism. Europeans benefitted greatly while the Africans suffered more than before from poverty
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Africans were deprived of basic human rights in some regions and lost many of their cultural aspects‚ these characteristics were overridden by industrialization‚ more job opportunities‚ and improved political structure during the European colonization of Africa from late 19th to mid-20th century. In document 5‚ it states “when the whites came to our country‚ we had the land and they had the Bible; now we have the Bible and they have the land‚” an African proverb regarding the Europeans. Through missionaries
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Definitions of Migration | | | | | | There are two basic kinds of migration—internal and external. Internal migration occurs when someone moves from one section of a country to another‚ usually for economic reasons. The most notable example of internal migration has been the movement from rural regions to cities. This kind of migration has occurred since the earliest recorded periods of civilization. | | | Reasons of migration | | | If people are satisfied where
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The Great Migration to the North After the Civil War in the Southern United States although African Americans were free they still suffered in poverty and discrimination. As a result they left the South to find better lives elsewhere. The movement of the African Americans to the North from the South was called the Great Migration‚ it caused the North to be over populated and not enough jobs for everyone. A couple of reasons for African Americans moving to the North. Prejudice‚ discrimination
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am going to be telling you about the slave trade on Africa and America. Before the slave trade started Africa was a one of the richest countries and it was a very friendly country with very friendly people who helped you in a lot of things. The African slave’s trade started in 1619 when the Africans started trading with the Europeans with things such as Horses‚ gold‚ cloth‚ copper and other things like that. When the Europeans took over Africa in 1885 the country became really poor as there were
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