Cameroon

  The mighty Congo Empire, at Cote d’lvoire, Aka, the Ivory Coast of West Africa had the Burkina Faso warriors originally from the Bantu migration 600AD. They were skilled in horse riding and the use of the bow. Their earliest history starts with the Dagomba tribe neighboring the Boussansi, the Ninisi, the Gourounsi and the Kabisi their union brought about a great warrior kingdom called the Mossi. The greatest warriors of this Empire were the Wagadogo and the Yatenga. They used weapons such…

Sub-Saharan Africa is an endlessly revolving door of policy challenges and changes for the United States and other global leaders. Many of the countries in the region gained independence during the 1960s, and development, health, and government organization have been slow in terms of reaching global standards. The area is prone to diseases such as Malaria, HIV, and Ebola, although significant progress has been made in decreasing the number of cases of each of these. Economically, the region has…

Introduction After the September 11th attacks, the Bush Administrations War on Terror brought terrorist groups (notably al-Qaeda) to the forefront of the global scene, making the Middle East the site of the 21st-century’s newfound conflict. Ten years later, the death of Osama Bin Laden heralded an end to the supremacy of the al-Qaeda core and its leadership, yet began the threat of affiliate groups to al-Qaeda, and the new radical group ISIS. Despite most affiliates inability to launch…

Nigeria’s Boko Haram Terrorists A blast, and suddenly everyone is on the ground, people everywhere are screaming and many have severe injuries—shrapnel wounds penetrating skin, burned skin and clothing, and more. Tragically, this horrific scene is not an uncommon one in Nigeria these days. When traumatic attacks such as bombings occur, especially in northern Nigeria, two words come to everyone’s minds: Boko Haram. Boko Haram is an extremely violent Islamist terrorist group who hopes to create a…

The calabash and the horn The calabash and the horn are objects of great cultural value in the bakossi and ngemba ethnic groups in the South West and North West regions of Cameroon respectively. While the calabash Is typical to the bakossi and the horn to the ngemba, both are sometimes used together in some cases. To a stranger, the calabash is simply a bottle gourd or a calabash gourd which is a large vine fruit and a horn is a hard curved and pointed outgrowth on the head of some animals like…

Nigeria is in West Africa, along the eastern coast of the Gulf of Guinea and just north of the equator. On the west of Nigeria is Benin, on the north is Niger and Chad, and on the east is Cameroon. Nigeria covers an area of 356,669 square miles (923,768 square kilometers), or about twice the size of California. There are more than 250 ethnic tribes in Nigeria. The three most largest ethnic groups are Hausa, Yoruba, and Igbo (pronounced ee-bo). Some other smaller groups include Fulani, Ijaw,…

July 13, 2013 marks the beginning of a movement so misunderstood by many people. The movement sprung up after the unjust murder of Trayvon Martin. Although the #BlackLivesMatter did not begin until 2013; the movement actually started long before. The black lives matter movement is not a movement against the United States police force or a movement to glorify the black race above all other races; but rather it is fight against police brutality, racial profiling, and discrimination not just…

In the Cameroon courts in 2001, when the country was rated the world’s fifth most corrupt country, chasing down an unpaid invoice took 58 separate procedures (Harack, 2010). According to Tim Harford, author of The Undercover Economist,” (Harford, 2005). Political…

HIV: A Possibility of a Cure on the Rise A man has completely cured of HIV and has no need for treatment in regards to the disease, he has not experienced a relapse, and a baby born with HIV experienced a prolonged period of no infection before relapsing. With what is known about this disease and how it affects the immune system it seems like this should have never happened. Living with HIV has been long associated with a death sentence. In the following I will explore the possibility of a cure…

Accra Cheap Flights to Accra (ACC) Ghana from UK |Travel with (BRANDNAME.CO.UK) Looking for cheap flights to Accra? Book your flights now. Find the best offers and low cost flights to Accra with the opportunity to directly book on the spot at (---). Search for cheap flights to Accra in seconds, collect deals from airlines that offer low cost flights to Accra and discover the most interesting rates and book your low cost flights from London to Accra with safely. To book your flight to Accra,…