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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Essay The present papers have been prepared for the role of microcredit as a tool in the fight against poverty and gender inequality. This paper aims to create increased awareness of gender and poverty through the microcredit programme. Microcredit has proven its potential to generate results. However‚ these results are generally short-term and vary significantly among borrowers. In general‚ studies suggest the poorest seldom benefit from microcredit‚ Women in particular. This paper identifies three
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Q1. Using budget data‚ how many motors would have to be sold for Waltham Motors Division to break even? Answer Q1: Breakeven Fixed costs $260‚000.00 = ---------------------------------- = ---------------------- = 13‚326 units number of units Unit contribution margin $19.51 UCM (Unit Contribution margin) = USP (Unit Selling Price) UVC (Unit Variable Costs) = = $48.00 - $28.49 = $19.51 USP = Sales / Units sold = $864‚000.00/18‚000 =
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Effects of Raising Interest Rates If a central bank increases the base rate‚ this tends to increase all major interest rates in the economy. This means interest rates for both savers and borrowers will increase. Higher interest rates will have various economic effects: 1. Increases the cost of borrowing. Interest payments on credit cards and loans will be more expensive. Therefore this discourages people from borrowing and saving. People who already have loans will have less disposable income
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Special Interests ____________ ____________ POL 110: United States Government November 29‚ 2012 Under Article I‚ Section I of the Bill of Rights‚ the Framers created a Congress‚ consisting of a Senate and a House of Representatives‚ that has the authority to make legislative decisions for our United States government. Congress has the power to make laws ‚ declare war ‚ raise and provide public money and oversee its proper expenditure‚ impeach and try federal officers‚ approve presidential
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The Northern Mali conflict refers to the armed military encounters that began in January 2012. On January 16‚ 2012 several groups began fighting a campaign against the Malian government for independence. Western Mali now fears that the Islamists will utilize the rest of the country to disrupt West African as a whole. Recently‚ “heavily armed gunmen shouting ‘Alluhu akbar’ stormed a Radisson Blu Hotel” (Searcey). The attack in Bamako November 20‚ 2015‚ resulted in 21 people dead and about 170 hostages
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Gifted and Talented What is the general definition of gifted and talented? Gifted & Talented means children‚ and wherever applicable‚ youth who are identified at the preschool‚ elementary or secondary level as possessing demonstrated or potential abilities that give evidence of high performance capability in areas such as intellectual‚ creative‚ specific academic or leadership ability‚ or in performing and visual arts and who by reason thereof require services or activities not ordinarily provided
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An interest group is a group that seeks a collective good‚ the achievement of which will not selectively and materially benefit the membership or activists of the organization. These organizations try to achieve at least some of their goals with government assistance. The difference between interest groups and political parties is that political parties seek to constitute the government‚ whereas interest groups try only to influence it. Some of the things that interests groups
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Interest Groups I. What is an Interest Group? II. Why do people Join Interest Groups? III. Types of Interest Groups IV. Interest Groups Incentives V. Interest Group Strategists VI. Regulating Lobbyists I. Interest Group Interest Group- An organized group of individuals having common goal and actively attempting to influence government policies. Why have interest groups been so successful in the United States? Variety of interest due to economic social cleavages among the members of the American
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The Northern Renaissance began as a result of Italian’s strong influence on neighboring countries when it came to artwork with Christian themes‚ as well as the prolonged conflict between France and England that caused several artists to relocate. In order to avoid the outbreak of The Hundred Year’s War and successfully search for inspiration‚ artists migrated out of the country to further their work‚ while also showcasing new thoughts and ideals that were widely unknown to artists who lived in Germany
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