Equatorial Guinea

of English schools for the children of Nigerian residents in my country. My school, NIS, continues to be under the direct supervision of the Nigerian Embassy in Cotonou. My classmates were from different countries namely: Belgium, Tanzania, Equatorial Guinea, and Nigeria. I learned about their respective cultures and in the process developed an appreciation for cultural diversity. It did not dawn on me until my family migrated to the United States in…

Different parts of the world have different political regimes and not many succeed in achieving being called a democratic state. In 2016 democracy is the political regime that the most powerful countries in the world follow. The list includes Norway, U.S.A, Germany and Sweden. Progressively, many countries are working on becoming a democracy. Some are being more prosperous, others struggle. It is not exactly easy to become a democratic country due to many requirements to fit the qualification.…

touring the world. During his travels, Dalrymple witnessed abundant malevolent behavior. In Central America, he witnessed a civil war where there was complete tyranny over the society and armies that did not even think twice about massacring. In Equatorial Guinea, he saw malicious dictators who killed or exiled one-third of the population just for wearing glasses because they were a “disaffected intellectual.” In Liberia, he went to a church where 600 people were captured and slaughtered by…

Emmanuel Garcia September 18th, 2017 AFR 1130 HOMEWORK My Ethnicity Essay In this essay, I will be writing about my ethnicity and race, discussing relevant facts and information, and also explain specific details on my ethnicity. This essay will also explain how my ethnicity affects my life and how can it affect others as well. My ethnicity is Hispanic/Latino, and my race is Puerto Rican. Although, I am Puerto Rican, I was born in the United States, in the New York State, living in…

Are reparations for slavery necessary? There are valid arguments for both sides, however, there are numerous reasons why reparations would not be beneficial. Reparations should not be made to African Americans because of the high cost as well as complexity, it could erupt additional complications with other groups, and reparations have already been made. First, reparations would be expensive. According to a journal published on Social Science Quarterly, Craemer estimated that slavery…

1. Introduction Climate change come with the risk of water deficit, floods, changing soil moisture status, pests and disease (Chinvanno, 2010). The fact that climate change is a real threat, some countries start taking steps to mitigate the effect of climate change. In the recent years, the world has been facing uncertain weather changes, flood, hurricane and many more due to the climate change. Yet, global population continue to grow. The increase in demand for food is inevitable. Global…

Presence of carnivores helps to maintain the integrity of ecosystems throughout the world (Soulè and Terborgh, 1999). Many carnivores are capable of altering trophic structure and biodiversity through a process known as top-down control (Elmhagen and Rushton, 2007). Through this, carnivores are able to prevent the overabundance of herbivores. If uncontrolled, an explosion in herbivore population density would increase the grazing pressure that would ultimately threat the survival of the…

Despite The Economist labeling Africa as “the hopeless continent” (McLure, 2012) as late as the year 2000, the sub-Saharan region of Africa continue to prove these words wrong, growing economically as a leading exporter of oil and natural gas. Technological advances, democratic governments, new economic policies and the support by the global community poise Africa to become a leading economy within the next decade (McLure, 2012). This economic growth poses some great problems, as to avoiding the…

Countries are at war, or have been struck by natural disasters and have no way out. Leading globally as number one highest poverty rate is Haiti leading to an astonishing 77% poverty rate. Following shortly behind is Equatorial Guinea with 76.8% poverty rate. With Haiti being struck by natural disasters, people lost their homes, food, healthcare etc. These are urgent matters that sometimes are overlooked after certain periods of time. There are programs that are funded to…

European alliances. In relation to European actions in Africa, the Entente Cordiale specified that Britain would be free to act in Egypt, whilst France would be free to follow its intentions in Morocco. The Los Islands, off Guinée Française (French Guinea), were ceded to France by Britain, and the border of Nigeria with Afrique Occidentale Française (French West Africa), and gave France some control over the Upper Gambia. The Entente Cordiale was an effective end to the mutual resentment that…