West Africa

The Ebola Virus has affected many people across the across the world, specifically West Africa. In 2014, West Africa had a major outbreak, resulting in thousands of people dying. There are many health impacts on this disease, and many people have been trying to destroy this terrible disease, as well as ways to prevent it. In 1976, there were three outbakes of the Ebola Virus, one in Nzara, one in South Sudan and one in Yambuku. The Ebola virus got its name from the first outbreak occurring…

lived from 1280 to 1337, and was the fourteenth century Mali Empire emperor. In 1312 Musa became emperor following the death of the previous ruler of Mali, Abu-Bakr II. Mali was an empire in West Africa that lasted from 1230 to 1600 and under Mansa Musa’s rule it became the largest and richest area of Africa. As Ruler of Mali he had captured the kingdom of Songhai and made its most major city, Timbuktu, a very vital and important trading center in the North African area. Mansa Musa was a very…

new factor brought about by centuries of trade with Northern Africa, this being the spread of Islam. Muslim influence began during the time of Ghana through trade and commerce. Arabs from the north would trade things such as salt, horses and camels for gold and timber. It wasn’t until Mali was formed that Islam was allowed to integrate into West African society. Islam gave a sense of unity to the entire region, making all of West Africa more peaceful. The peace brought about by this new sense of…

already existed in Europe by the time Africa was discovered. It was much different compared to the idea of slavery we hold today. This type of slavery offered freedom in exchange for services instead of being bound to a lifelong ownership. Marriage, land owning, and the ability to have slaves of their own were all granted to these slaves. Aside from working for someone else, they were almost like the average working class. Even after the discovery of Africa, the belief that those who were dark…

Economical West Africa and North Africa is where the trans-Saharan trade took place. Trans-Saharan trade was very important. The Kingdom of Mali became unified because of the Trans-Saharan trade. Once a city state, the Kingdom of Mali grew into a prosperous trading city as trade became huge (Voyages in World History, Volume 1, 3rd edition, by Valerie Hansen and Kenneth Curtis, page 312). Social and political The Mali Empire was West Africa’s Ancient Empire. Western African Cities were a…

2.2.4 Factors influencing the practice of FGM. Different races and cultures have a variety of reasons for carrying out FGM. In West Africa, this may be related to different ethnic and tribal cultures, family relations, tribal connections, class, economic and social circumstances, and education etc. (Ahmadi &Amir, 2013). Amongst the factors that encourage families to circumcise their daughters is the family’s concern about the girl’s inability to marry if she is not circumcised (Dorkenoo, 1995).…

The Spread of Ebola in West Africa Nancy V. Jaime National University Abstract The Ebola virus has become an epidemic spreading throughout West Africa including Liberia, Guinea, and Sierra Leone. The Ebola virus has killed thousands of people and infected millions of families including children. The natural reservoir for Ebola virus is derived from fruit bats and the transmission to humans is likely to be from bush meats, and direct human contact via bodily secretions (blood, saliva,…

global issue that impacts a wide range, including human and animal life ultimately leading to the destruction of a sustainable, diverse ecosystem. Agriculture, the leading cause of deforestation is a major issue in some parts of the world, including West Africa. Agriculture is a major land use and is constantly growing. Roughly 50 percent of the world’s…

and Christianity. Postcolonial independence must be in the hands of literate and civilized men who understood constitutional law and practice and who could easily relate with and understand the politics of world economy. The educated elites in West Africa saw African history as irrelevant and useless. They saw its history as deplorable in the past, could do nothing for the present and the future would forget it. The acknowledged African chiefs found this deeply offensive and argued that the…

a time to convey a message to the people that was Islam. The influence that came out of it was not a small one, and a lot of countries were seen better of because of it. West Africa was one of the places in which Islam was not only spread but also had a huge influence. And if anyone looks closely and sees that the time West Africa began to change for the better then they would see it was the same exact time Islam was introduced to them. These changes were only in religion but also in many other…