Madagascar

Property Valuation Challenges in the Case of Selected African Countries Real property valuation has importance not only for developing countries but also for developed countries so as to increase the socio economic development of the community. In relation to Real Property valuation in Africa countries, valuation becomes interlinked and multi-dimensional in nature. The major challenges of valuation in African countries include absence or poor valuation education and training, absence of…

Interpreting Africans Contributions through Primary Sources The transatlantic slave trade was a period in history in which many Africans slaves contributed to the economical boost and social changes of the Americas. James Sweet and Judith Carney both showed the impacts that Africans had in the Americas with the help of primary sources such as books, researches, visuals, and documentaries in order to produce an interpretation of the contributions that Africans brought by innovating the…

The battle for Madagascar was an important, but often overlooked battle during World War II. The island had fallen under control of the Nazi puppet government known as Vichy France. Under the colonial government, this island was going to be used not only to station Japanese vessels as a strategic advantage, but also for possible future concentration camps for Polish Jews, sent over by the Nazis. This was known as the Madagascar Plan. The main concern by the British was not just the issue of…

If there were no written documents of our African history, could we tell the story of back then, according to how we as a people live today? As African American people the answer is no because as African American people, we need to understand where we came from, so we can understand where we are going. In the article “Beyond the Written Document: Looking for Africa in African American Culture,” explains how important history is and all of the information it can provide. With historians in the…

Africa faces European aggression, and had military invasion. Africa societies put up various forms of resistance against their countries. The European push into Africa country in was motivated by three main factors, economic, political, and social. The political people derived from the impact of European power struggles and competition. As a result of industrialization, major social problems grew in Europe: they had unemployment problem and homeless people, social displacement. These social…

During Europe’s Scramble for Africa during 1884-1885, various European countries assembled at the Berlin Conference in Berlin to discuss the borders and territories of Africa each country would take. The Europeans usually gave the leaders of these territories contracts to sign and sum of money in order to gain consent, but the sums of money were usually not as reasonable as thought by the Europeans and the contracts This resulted in varied reactions from African leaders and people themselves.…

In the play Les Blancs by Lorraine Hansberry the effects of colonialism is a theme that is irrevocably present throughout the plot. The play is set in a fictional country in Africa and it depicts in detail the results of European presence. Although the setting and characters were fictional the story line followed and contained various realistic situations and issues that existed and continues to exist in colonized countries. Some major issues that are presented in the play that transcends…

In South Africa in 1987-88 Cuban and Angolan troops drove South African soldiers into Namibia after 137 days of engagement (Kariuki 2015). Plus, Cuban troops went to Ethiopia to defend them in a war against Somalia (Holleran 2008). Castro supported full equality for all people and was willing to fight for it. Cuba was severely punished for siding with the Soviet Union during the Cold War and rejecting US interventionism and control of Cuba and other countries. Pan-Africanism has over a hundred…

Introduction Problem statement The genesis of Sino-African relations started with the conference of Bandung in 1955. During that conference, China committed itself in establishing good relations with Africa. Sino-African relations are based on principles inspired from the ones of Bandung (respect of sovereignty, non –interference in domestic affairs, solidarity between States etc.). China’s diplomatic approach to Africa was far much different from the relations that African countries had with…

The concept of new imperialism emerged in the late 19th and early 20th century, and led to the creation of modern empires, primarily situated in Europe. European imperialist expansion was fueled by three factors: the industrialization of society, the national competition for power, and the development of scientific racism. European imperialism primarily targeted the continent of Africa, but also extended to other areas such as India and the Middle East. Imperial conquest was justified by the…