French West Africa

books and stories for their contribution to civilization. However through the unearthing of antiquity it is clear that women were prominent in both the advances and declines of human society and culture. Using examples from three different regions of Africa this essay will discuss the influence that women had in shaping the history of African politics, culutre, and society. Ancient Egypt is an African civilization that has gained historical notoriety for its political and technological…

cultures, dwellings often were grouped into compounds with a shared central space.” The center was equivalent to what is today a court yard. This suggest an area of high interaction. The importance of a yard or a central space was highly emphasized in West African culture and it was transmitted into slavery because slaves created and built their homes. The space around the house was just as vital as the house itself. These quarters that were arranged in a circular pattern were either structures…

social habits, music and arts”. I’m proud to be a part of such an amazing culture, but before I talk about it, I want to give credit to the country where this culture originated. I come from a country in Africa called Nigeria. Nigeria is the most populated country in West Africa including the whole Africa itself. Every year, the country population keeps expanding in numbers. According to Aneki, in the year 2013, its numbers alone were…

society. Ms. Angelou moved to Ghana because she believed that she was a descendent of West African tribes. She thought that the instant the she arrived she would be welcomed with wide open arms by the natives. Unfortunately, when she arrived in Africa she came to find that the natives paid little attention to the Black Americans and even looked down on them. She was disappointed to find that her idea of Africa was not what actually came to be.…

Museum) The people who created this were known as the Edo people, also called “Bini”, who are located in today’s southern Nigeria and speak a Volta-Niger language, which is one of the branches of the Niger-Congo language family. Their territory is from west of the Niger River all the way to the swamps in the Niger Delta. ***********(The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica) What is so interesting about this pendant is how tiny it is, yet so intricately designed. It is also…

During the late eleventh century a thriving empire began to rise. Established along the upper Niger River, the Mali empire raised into a strong civilization. With a strong social arrangement everyone depends on each other. Men and women, although the same species have different roles in the society. Most economic growth came from the gold mines found throughout Mali. Since a lot of gold was found in the empire, gold held the economic value. From the north salt was traded for gold. in the…

The Ghana Empire The Ghana Empire was one of the three major West African empires, and first started when Berbers, group of nomadic people came to an area called Kumbi, or Kumbi Saleh, which is near the modern day southeastern Mauritania and Mali, close to the Sahara desert. Ancient Ghana was not in the same location as the present day Ghana. Instead, it was located about 400 miles northwest of the present day Ghana. Eventually, Soninke clans began to control the kingdom. The name ‘Ghana’…

the island of New Guinea is involved West Papua. West Papua is understood as the world's one of the biggest asset wealthiest nations which has high substance of unrefined petroleum, copper, gold and timber from its rainforests, which is a territory to tree kangaroos and excellent winged creatures. The number of inhabitants in West Papua comprises of roughly one million, whereby the locals generally make due on chasing and assembling. Prior to the year 1949, West Papua stayed under the control of…

CASE STUDY: UGANDA BRIEF BACKGROUND OF UGANDA Uganda lies on the equator surrounded by the countries: Kenya, Sudan, Congo, Rwanda and Tanzania. It is a landlocked country, dependent on its neighbours for access to sea with a population of over 30 million people. It has substantial natural resources including fertile soils, regular rainfall and sizeable mineral deposits of minerals such as copper, gold and cobalt. Agriculture is the most important sector of the economy employing over 80% of the…

BACKGROUND The Overview of the Nigeria Education Sector The Federal Republic of Nigeria, Africa’s most populous country is in the West African sub-region, bordered by Niger in the north, Chad in the northeast, Cameroon in the east, and Benin in the west. Nigeria currently has 36 states with a Federal Capital Territory and a population of over 150 million people. Osun state is one of the 36 states in Nigeria; it is located in the south western part of the country with a population of over 3…