Congo and Tanzania Essay

The Congo and Tanzania are both former European-owned colonies in Central Africa. They went about achieving their independence in different ways - but both nonetheless were able to do so by the early 1960s. Post-independence these countries faced many challenges, and the leadership styles of their respective leaders - Julius Nyerere of Tanzania and Joseph Mobutu (who later changed his name to Mobutu) Sese Seko of the Congo - played a crucial part in the countries’ successes and failures after they became independent. In order to understand how these rulers came to power and how their leadership styles affected their countries, it is necessary to know how these countries were ruled pre-independance. As mentioned before, both of these countries were…

ideals.” -Ralph Bunche This quotation could be applied to the Congo and Tanzania after independence; and specifically to Patrice Lumumba and Julius Nyerere, who both had noble ideals and goals and stood up for them. Despite their intentions; it did not work exactly as they wanted, and the Congo was used as a pawn in the Cold War while African Socialism in Tanzania deteriorated. When the Congo gained independence in 1960, the MNC (Mouvement National Congolais) won the most seats, though no party…

European imperialism stripped the land in Asia and Africa of their valuable natural resources, like rubber in Congo. This negatively affects the imperialized states because they could no longer make money from these resources to improve their economy. In Document 3, an Indian journalist discusses how the presence of the East India Co. has affected their culture and their “hereditary trades”. In India they would trade textiles, but with the industrialization of England the English could make…

Rwanda is roughly the size of Maryland. The Landlocked country of Rwanda is located in the eastern central part of Africa. Multiple neighbors that border Rwanda include The Congo, Burundi, Tanzania, and Uganda. Another border of Rwanda is one of its numerous lakes. Nicknamed the “Land of a Thousand Hills”, Rwanda’s landscape contains hills and multiple mountains each filled with steep slopes and valleys. Advantages that benefit this environment include two consistent water sources and easily…

Bus 187 – Global Dimensions of Business Sandie Fong Film Analysis – Darwin’s Nightmare 1a. The trade was made between Tanzania and Europe. Tanzania imports munitions to feed wars in Angola and the Congo. Then, Tanzania has a booming business; they export fish to Europe with tons of fillets destined for European market 1b. The pattern of trade depicted in the film does not conform to my understanding of the expected benefits of a country engaging in free trade and…

China has extended to Tanzania a number of economic supports in terms of direct aid, loans and investment in various areas such as military training and support, health, education and infrastructure development, just to mention a few. Among the iconic Chinese projects in Tanzania include the provision of ¥988 million RMB (equivalent to a $500 million USD) interest free loan for the construction of the TAZARA railway line. The railway can now facilitate exports and imports from Tanzania, Zambia,…

On any given Sunday on the streets of an East African town there's a Congolese sound moving a crowd. Congo is a land of treasures, and their greatest export to Africa is not in their mines but in their music. Their tunes and rhythms have ruled Africa for decades, their sound has infiltrated African music so deeply that there's almost no dichotomy. So what makes Congolese so infectious, and better yet what lessons can African musicians learn in propagating their own sound? For decades now,…

that the Democratic Republic of the Congo has the largest river in the world? The country was called the Belgian Congo when Belgium ruled the area. The Democratic Republic of the Congo has an exquisite geography, a complex history and many natural resources. The Democratic Republic of the Congo’s geography is unique and interesting. The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) is located on the continent of Africa and is surrounded by the following seven countries: Angola, Zambia, Tanzania,…

Maryland. Rwanda is a landlocked country and neighbors Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda, Tanzania, and Burundi, in East Africa. Located in an area called the Great Lakes Region, Rwanda hosts the typical geographical splendors of the region. Lush, dense forests cover steep mountains and deep valleys and in the northern part of the country, the volcanic Virunga Mountain Range, which contains the highest point in Rwanda- the volcano Karisimbi (14,187 ft tall) As the name of the region…

Picture 3: I think that this photo is sowing Cape Town, South Africa. Picture 4: Based on the Gorillas and mountains I would assume this picture is in either Rwanda, Uganda, or the Democratic Republic of the Congo, since that is where Mountain Gorillas are located. Picture 5: This photo is of Lake Nakuru National Park, located in Kenya, is known for its plethora of flamingos. Picture 6: The island in these photos is called Robben Island where Nelson Mandela…