Congo and Tanzania Essay

for years to come, and leave debilitating effects on the continent that still last to today. The time before 1884, European powers colonized only 10% of the African continent. However, this all changed after King Leopold II of Belgium annexed the Congo as his own estate. This led to the European powers of Britain, France, Portugal, Germany, Belgium, Italy, and Spain scrambling for territory in the continent. To prevent the powers from fighting, German Chancellor Otto von Bismarck organized the…

Michael Lackey, a professor of English and author of African American Atheists and Political Liberation: A Study of the Socio-Cultural Dynamics of Faith, published the article “The Moral Conditions for Genocide in Joseph Conrad’s Heart of Darkness” in the Winter 2005 edition of College Literature. He has focused his studies on the subject of religion, atheism, and politics — all of which he uses within this article as a method to deconstruct the novella by Joseph Conrad. His various…

The following analysis will examine the roles and obligations of the Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA) by outlining different options in assisting the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) in order to end the existing conflict and build a long-term sustainable peace. DRC, previously known as Zaire, has been fighting an uneasy battle for the rights and lives of its people against the increased violence from the rebels over natural resources, ethnicity and power. CIDA’s agenda to aid…

In The Heart of Darkness Joseph Conrad depicts and partially denounces European imperialism in the Congo region of Africa. The Company, an ominously named Belgian ivory trading firm, inflicts a variety of racist cruelties upon native peoples in the area. The mistreatment and slavery are driven by prejudice and xenophobia but are carefully concealed under a guise of aid, with deceptive claims that their presence and practices are helping to civilize the savages. In truth they are the result of…

The UN was established to ensure that the nations of the world would never again engage in another world war. Following WWII there were two waves of peacekeepers sent to the Congo as a result of the oil struggle. War is the absence of peace, but what happens when you send heroes there to preserve the peace are forced to proceed with the war. At this point one cannot idly stand by and leave men to die, or can they? This is what happened in 1961 in the Congo.The 35th Platoon from Ireland…

Gibbons are only found in most parts of asia. There are at least ten, if not more, types of gibbons. Most of the gibbons people see are in southeast and south Asia. gibbons live in forests that are very dense. The forests they live in are humid and hot. Almost all of a gibbon’s life is lived in trees. Gibbons are small and short animals. Most of their body isn’t as big as their long arms. Gibbons don’t have tails so that makes their arms the longest body part. The gibbons stand up to fifteen…

Pygmy Families Left in Limbo." The article was published in the Washington Post back in 2006, and details how drastically the Mbuti Pygmies' way of life has changed over the past few decades. Unfortunately, due to civil unrest in the Republic of Congo, the Mbuti, "fled their homes because of the militia fighting that has consumed this mineral-rich eastern region"…

Sometimes in April Sometimes in April is a movie that shows the Rwandan Genocide in 1994. The movie shows the events of the genocide through flashbacks between two brothers. The first brother is Augustin Muganza, a captain in the Rwanda army. The second brother Honoré Butera, is a radio speaker that talks about politics in Rwanda. The brothers have picked their own path and are living with the consequences of those choices in the present. The Rwanada genocide in 1994 is a genocide that targeted…

The Baule Tribe One of the largest tribe in Côte d'Ivoire, which is between Liberia and Ghana, the Baule (also spelled Bauole or Bawule) people are one of the most unique tribes of all of Africa. The name Baule, or “baouli”, means “the child has died.” “According to a legend, during the eighteenth century, the queen, Abla Poku, had to lead her people west to the shores of the Comoe, the land of Senufo. In order to cross the river, she sacrificed her own son.” They are an Akan group, so they…

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 was imprisoned. Picture 7: This photo shows Mount Kilimanjaro, which is located in Tanzania and is Africa’s highest…