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The various slave trades in Africa did not have the same effects on the continent. In this paper I will examine three slave trades and explore their specific impact on Africa society. This paper will primarily examine the available historical evidence on what political, economic, social, cultural, and demographic effects each slave trade had on the regional area where they captured Africans. First I will explore the oldest slave trades in Africa, the trans-Saharan and Indian Ocean slave trades.…

personal identity and created an Igbo national identity avant la letter in order to enable himself to become an effective spokesman for his fellow diaspora Africans.” (Carretta preface Xv111) The fact that Equiano could speak Igbo provides large evidence that he in fact was born in Africa. Equiano could not speak English when he first arrived in England in 1754. Many witnesses can attest to this. Since many of his witnesses had met Equiano only after he had spent a few years in English speaking…

Bristol became the largest English slave-trading port in the early for a short space of time following the removal of the monopoly of the Royal African Company in 1698 and subsequent gains which aided in growth of this portside city. A variety of factors aided growth including location of Bristol in relation to the Atlantic world, its economic connection with the many merchants trading with major slaving trading nations like Portugal and sending manufactured goods to parts of west Africa as well…

Hunger has always been a problem for our world. Today, 842 million people are currently undernourished. Now, that’s nothing compared to the statistic in 1992. In 1992, 1 billion people were undernourished. There are many determinants as to why the people of our world are suffering from famine, hunger or starving. Economic policies have been contributing to an increase in food prices. (Clapp) The uneven distribution of food production, food trade and poor access to food are the key reasons people…

years (The World Factbook). The Prime Minister is Vicente Ehate Tomi (Infoplease). The capital is Malabo, and it is located on the island of Bioko (The World Factbook). Equatorial Guinea is located between Cameroon and Gabo and borders the Bight of Biafra. The area is 28,051 sq mi. Equatorial Guinea is slightly smaller than Maryland, USA. The coastline is 296 km long. The country has a tropical climate that is always hot and humid.…

On October 9th 1940 in Liverpool , England, air raids ravaged the area, causing devastation in its’ midst . England at the time was one of the many big powers against the spread of Nazi’s and as a result was targeted. However, encompassed in all the horror that occurred as a result of World War II, a miracle was born. That miracle would grow up to be, Beatle front man and advocator of world peace, John Winston Lennon . John aside from making world changing music, made world changing decisions…

Africa, the second most populous continent in the world with about one billion people, and over one thousand languages spoken. This level of cultural splendor and beauty can only found in Africa. The home to the world’s largest land animals, the world’s tallest animal, the fastest land animal, the world’s largest reptile, the world’s largest primate. Home to the Pharaonic civilization which is one of the world’s oldest and longest-lasting civilizations. Housing over 30% of the earth’s remaining…

Ethnic intolerance in African Politics: The Case of Rwanda and Kenya Ethnicity is used in Africa to refer to a group of people who share similar cultural background or common ancestors. The Hutus of Rwanda, Kikuyus of Kenya, Twas of Rwanda and the Luos of Kenya are referred to as ethnic groups who have their peculiar cultures. For example, it is believed that the Hutus have a cultural identity — occupation — peculiar to them which is farming while the Tutsis are regarded as herders. From this,…

In Chinua Achebe’s Things Fall Apart, a story about the culture on the verge of change as the Europeans came and took away the beliefs of the Igbos. Achebe describes the different reactions of the villagers as some were excited for the new opportunities the missionaries brought and the others that feared the loss of social status and traditions. The European influence threatens to eliminate the traditions that were crucial to life. The story deals with the character Okonkwo and how the change…

David Rieff criticizes humanitarianism as an imperial hegemony that was imposed on the developing world by colonial rulers from Western countries. The writing is more of a detailed analysis of imperialism as a new form of liberation to humanitarian crises with key players not being the armed military men and women but unsuspecting volunteers who use medicine and syringes as has been seen in Syria, Libya and other countries like Iraq whose disasters bear similar characteristics to a horrific…