History of Sudan

Rwanda is roughly the size of Maryland. The Landlocked country of Rwanda is located in the eastern central part of Africa. Multiple neighbors that border Rwanda include The Congo, Burundi, Tanzania, and Uganda. Another border of Rwanda is one of its numerous lakes. Nicknamed the “Land of a Thousand Hills”, Rwanda’s landscape contains hills and multiple mountains each filled with steep slopes and valleys. Advantages that benefit this environment include two consistent water sources and easily…

Tears of the Desert, by Halima Bashir, follows the life of Bashir and her incredible journey facing horrible acts committed by humans and her battle towards survival. Halima a woman of strength and power evolves throughout the story, and these characteristics I have chosen reflect, what I think are, the most critical parts of Halima. Each characteristic I have chosen reflects a specific time in her life where this characteristic has been the most prominent. The first characteristic revolves…

“An identity would seem to be arrived at by the way in which the person faces and uses his experience.” -James Baldwin. Authors such as Joseph Conrad, Binyavanga Wainaina, Countee Cullen, and Edward D. Morel establish Baldwin’s point in that one arrives at their identity based upon how they overcome challenges and utilize their experiences to their advantage. In Joseph Conrad’s Heart Of Darkness Marlow recalls his past in Africa. While Marlow traveled down the Congo River he overcame…

Imagine a family walking through a field in Central Africa when suddenly attacked by armed soldiers. The soldiers force the children to kill their parents during their abduction. This is a frequent occurrence in Africa where the Lord’s Resistance Army is lurking. Child abductions are a huge problem in Central Africa because after being abducted girls are often forced to marry commanders and there are few reception centers available for care after being saved. The Lord’s Resistance Army is still…

authentic forms, such as the Director Philippe Falardeau in,”The Good Lie” and the author Sara Corbett who wrote the eye opening article of “The Lost Boys”. The movie,”The Good Lie”, based on true historical events that happened during the civil war in sudan, focuses on one particular family. When their village is attacked, sudanese n orphans are forced to trek along a difficult journey to a refugee camp in kenya. Consequently, the methods of survival…

Who is Boko Haram? Boko Haram is a progressive Islamic sect. The violent Nigerian Movement, led by Abubakar Shekau, is estimated to have fighters in the numbers of hundreds to low thousands (Blanchard 143-147). More importantly than who Boko Haram is, who is affected by this dangerous extremist group? “More than 4,000 people have been killed in Boko Haram-related violence. U.N. and Nigerian officials report that more than six million Nigerians have been affected and more than 300,000 have been…

colonial legacy of Britain and the core peripheral world structure has caused economic, political, and social disorder in South Sudan, resulting in domestic conflict and disfunctionality. British imperial power triggered major issues because of the redrawing of borders during the 1886 Congress of Berlin. It is important to note that before the 19th century, the conflict in Sudan was between the Arab north and the African south. Britain implemented the divide and rule policy that was used in many…

Geography and Early Egypt Do you know about early life and early egypt? Many different types of things. For example, The Nile, Menes, and the two kingdoms. They are all very different but, very interesting. According to “ Ancient Egypt”, “ The ancient egyptians thought of egypt as being divided into two types of lands, the “ black land “ and the “ red land “. What is the Nile? The Nile is “ The Gift of the Nile “. It brought life to egypt, by its water. It allowed it to thrive.…

American Vs Cameroon American is huge geographically; this is the uniform reaction to foreign visitors from most countries. Cameroon is often referred to as Africa in miniature for its geological and cultural diversity. The difference between America and Cameroon are the culture, education, and environment. Cameroon’s culture is integral part of Cameroonian ceremonies, festivals, social gatherings. On the other hand, cultures in American include both conservatives and liberal elements,…

I was born on the third of March, 2000, three months before Eritrea merely broke away from Ethiopia. Ethiopia annexed Eritrea in the late 1960s. Long story short, those nations started to fight over land and sea. They had ongoing border fights for about 30 years until a major war broke out in 1998 which lasted 2 years. In May, 1991, Eritrea had gained its independence from Ethiopia; however, the fight didn't stop there. In May of 2000, Eritrea was officially separated from Ethiopia. Since then,…