Central Africa

Cameroon, also known as the Republic of Cameroon is an exquisite country located in western Africa. It was colonized by the Germans in 1884, they ruled until 1916. It is sometimes referred to as “Africa in miniature” because of the many different varieties of cultures and societies. Cameroon has over 250 languages, but the main two languages are French and English. Before the Cameroonians spoke French and English they were separate in distinct groups. Did you know that the French-speaking…

musicians. Africa is a continent of many countries and within these countries are many regions with their own musical cultures. The music on the first of these CDs was sampled from all over Africa and for that reason there were a huge variety of musical styles in the CD. The second CD was a collection of music from the Pygmies of the Ituri Rainforest, and most of its music held a consistent, though very foreign song style. My final CD sampled African blues musicians from all over Africa as well…

Prior Nigerian independence in 1960, the individuality or otherwise unconventionality of the various federating units of Northern, Eastern and Western Nigeria was not in doubt. With the Western and Eastern Nigeria attaining independence in 1957 and Northern Nigeria in 1959, the sovereignty and autonomy of the federating units was further reinforced. In other words, these federal units had the option of going their separate ways as autonomous states in the comity of nations in the said years;…

The European Exploration of Louisiana and the Mississippi had some similar and different techniques used than in the exploration of Brazil. The French once they landed in the Louisiana and Mississippi area stated to barter with the natives. The French were looking for gold, silver, and anything that was shinny. The Portuguese sailors got off their ships and started enslaving the natives to work in mines, and the Portuguese sailors took the women and raped them. These two ways of first meetings…

In the Sundanese Latuka tribe in Africa, when a man wants to marry a woman of his choice, he will kidnap her. The elders of that tribe ask the girl’s father for her hand in marriage. If the parent’s of the spouse say no, the man can forcefully marry the woman anyway if he chooses. In America, a man will propose to his woman of choice. Before the proposal, the couple will usually spend a lot of time together and get to know each other. If she says yes to the proposal, they will get married…

An article in Conspiracies.net explains: An epidemic that struck our nation in The 1980s was the AIDS epidemic. While HIV/AIDS it still a deadly disease worldwide, it is currently controlled better in America than other parts of the world, mainly Africa. While much of it can now be maintained and treated, it was a disease that took the United States by storm in the 1980s as it killed many Americans in a short time period. The HIV/AIDS scare of the 1980s and 1990s reached dramatic heights when…

Central question • Who are the Nubian People? • Where do Nubian people originate from? • Why Nubian people are discriminate against? • What cause Nubian people to be staleness? 4. Hypothesis Nubian people originate from southern Egypt and southern Sudan;…

with law and customs and finally used to praise and respect their ancestor (their personal chi). The forces of economic, social and political changed in Europe that promoted colonization Africa. This therefore suggests that colonialism in Africa was not Africa’s fault because it was helpless but it did consume Africa because Colonialism was sudden and unpredictable. Demolishing and condemning the practiced religion and traditions of the people that was basically the foundation of their belief…

brought to their host land by the Europeans, they brought their beliefs and spirits along with them. African- derived religions are both a central and a rural phenomenon, religion’s like Vodou, Santería and Candomble usually involve deities, divine spirits and the dead, which are incorporating the elements of spiritualism and Christianity. The continent of Africa has been home to hundreds of native tribes speaking various languages and being to their new home various…

Heart of Darkness, Joseph Conrad portrays the colonization in Africa through Marlow, the young protagonist’s journey into the Congo and his confrontation with Kurtz, the most capable ivory collector. Of all the Europeans, Marlow alone is there for curiosity and therefore has neither profit to make nor a noble cause to fulfill, which gives him the ability to see what is happening to the land and its people and the mission to civilize Africa becomes an absurd lie. Conrad exposes the cruelty and…