A few weeks ago, we began to learn about a country in Africa called South Sudan. The lesson started when we read the book, A Long Walk To Water, everyday we went to class. Often times we get to discuss more about South Sudan and the events happening within the country and the countries bordering it. There are a lot of information to know about South Sudan such as the location, war, religion, history, culture and how it was considered the world’s newest country. Sudan and South Sudan are located in the northeast of North Africa.…
This shows that even before the U.S began to send massive amounts of aid to help the Sudanese rebuild and the “Lost Boys” to escape the fighting of two civil wars, the U.S. was pivotal in helping gain independence for South Sudan. Gaining independence was the first step to creating a unified country not doomed to disaster. All while trying to keep the fragile state of peace, and the two countries not to return to war. From the…
As the city of Axum became weaker, the Agaw people decided to rise and fill the role of power. They started to rule over Ethiopia as the Zagwe Dynasty. Around the 15th century, Ethiopia began to contact the European kingdoms to begin trading. The Ethiopian religion was a mixture of Christianity and Islam. In Ethiopia, there is castle that belonged to King Fasilides, which meant Ethiopia was a monarchy.…
The name "Sierra Leone" goes again to 1462, when Portuguese wayfarer Pedro da Cintra, cruising down the West African coast, saw the tall mountains ascending on what is currently the Freetown Peninsula and called them the "Lion Mountains," or " Serra Lyoa ." Successive visits by English mariners and later British colonization changed the name to "Sierra Leone." Despite different local varieties in dialect and neighborhood customs, Sierra Leoneans today are united by numerous components, for example, their imparted most widely used language Krio, across the board enrollment in men's and ladies' social affiliations and social orders, and actually brandishing occasions, particularly when the national football (soccer) joint efforts. In the meantime,…
The topic issue of the article is the use of hand-pumps for the distribution of water in sub-Saharan Africa; while this is just one of many methods of supplying water it is one of the most important to those in developing and rural areas. It’s pointed out that the hand-pump is one of the cleanest, easiest, cheapest, and most reliable (year round operation) sources of water for sub-Saharan Africa. Open wells are more vulnerable to contamination and motorized pumps and piped schemes are more expensive and complicated to construct and maintain, especially in rural areas. There are several reasons hand pumps can fail. These reasons are: manufacturing failures, improper instillation, unknown geography, and mismanagement.…
Cameroon is a country between Nigeria, Chad and the Central African Republic. The Cameroons colonial name comes from the cameros (prawns) that the 15th Century explores found in the Wouri River. South Cameroon supplied the Atlantic slave and commodity trades. North Cameroon people were Muslim and the economy of the Fulani and Hausa south of the Sahara. Between 1884 and 1916 Germany united the south and the north into a colony.…
Cameron is a country on the west coast of Africa. It has a lot of different land such as mountains in the west, grasslands in the north, and tropical low lands in the south. Yaoundé Douala is the country's capital and it’s the largest city. Mountains and hills lie alone Cameroon’s western border, from Lake Chad in the north to mount Cameroon in the south near the coast. Mount Cameroon is 13,353it is the it is the country’s highest point.…
¨Around 2000 B.C. Cushitic-speaking people from northern Africa settled in the part of East Africa that is now Kenya. By the 1st Century AD, the Kenyan coast was frequented by Arab traders, who due to Kenya's proximity to the Arabian Peninsula, established Arab and Persian colonies there. The Nilotic and Bantu people also moved into the region during the first millennium AD. and settled inland.¨ When the portuguese arrived in 1498, the coast was no longer dominated by arabs but by the portuguese did. The Port of Mombasa became an important resupply stop for ships going to the Far East. The Portuguese gave it away for islamic control under the Imam of Oman in the 1600s.…
Ethiopia has claimed double-digit economic growth rates over the past decade and is pursuing an ambitious development agenda to become an industrialized nation and step away from the poverty that has dogged it for centuries. However, it still has its problems, especially in the ethnic diversity area. While Ethiopia is becoming a part of the modern global community, it is not attributed to either its internal diversity or outside influences. In fact, Ethiopia’s great diversity is causing increasing tension in the nation as it works to modernize itself and outside influences have not yet brought great change to the nation’s economy or politics. Ethiopia’s rich diversity is contributing to ethnic tensions as the nation embraces development and…
The Republic of Somaliland (formerly known as north-west Somalia) is situated in the horn of Africa. Its boundaries are defined by the Gulf of Aden to the north, Somalia to the east, federal state of Ethiopia to the south and west, and republic of Djibouti in the northwest. The total area of Somaliland is 137,600 km2 with a coastline of 850kms with the most strategic sea ports in the world (i.e. Berbera Port, Zeila, and Los-qorey etc.). The population is estimated at four million consists of nomadic pastoralists (55%) and urban dwellers (45%) with population density of 22 persons per km.…
One of the subjects we discussed in class that we really caught my attention is the difficulties people from Sub Sahara Africa and other third world countries have when it comes to compete with the products from the developed countries. I think this is a problem that affects not only the agriculture of the country, but it also affects the economy, and indirectly politic. Because of the low price of the imported products, it becomes more and more difficult for the farmer to provide for his family, and as a human the best thing for him is to look for an alternative. Even though sometimes the alternative work out perfectly for some of these people, very often it turns out to be a real struggle. It is not an easy thing to stop doing what…
The Land of 13 Months of Sunshine For many people around the world, mentioning Ethiopia brings to mind the images of famine, drought and poverty. Although those disasters were prevented years ago, they still haunt the country’s international image. It is true that Ethiopia has had its share of natural and manmade problems, but they do not truly define what Ethiopia is today. Ethiopia has always been a nation blessed with many unique natural, cultural, and historical wonders. There are various things that differentiate the country from its neighbors.…
Revise edition by:-Melat Negash Taste of Ethiopia Taste of Ethiopia is a cultural event in Denver, Colorado, which is practicing once in a year by Ethio-Americans. This is the third one since it was started, in 2013. Eventually it was taking place the year I Came to America however, unfortunately I didn’t attend the first and the second events, which would be fine for me, to understand the progress they have made by comparing the present with the former occasions. Any ways hear I am to celebrate the day with my people. I am expecting to have a good time, enjoy the traditional music, dance with my friends, eat my beloved traditional foods and also want to drink my favorite homemade slightly Alcoholic beverage called “Tej”.…
July 9th 2011, South Sudan celebrates its independence. with a population of 8 million, South Sudan becomes the world's newest Nation. South Sudan is rich in oil, but it's one of the least developed areas on earth after Decades of Civil Wars. today, some South Sudanese live on a diet of roots, water lilies, grass, and leaves. this is due to the Civil War which is currently destroying this young nation.…
Discovering Sub-Saharan Africa Sub- Saharan Africa is located south of North Africa and in the middle of the south Atlantic and Indian Ocean. Being such a large continent, it was picked to pieces territorially by early colonization’s from large countries in Europe. With colonization completely withdrawing from the continent, it lays divided and has many challenges to overcome becoming a functioning continent. Few countries in that continent have normalized the transition from a colony into a peaceful independent country.…