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Tunisia, Libya, Mali and Niger. Algeria is a fervent defender of peace in the region. For instance, article 26 of the constitution of Algeria states, “Algeria does not resort to war to violate the legitimate sovereignty and the freedom of other peoples. It strives to settle international disputes by peaceful means.” This shows the will of Algeria to avoid war by any means. Algeria is currently playing the role of mediators between the Malian government and the separatist in the North of Mali. It…

Arranged Marriage in West Africa General Purpose: To provide information to my audience. Specific Purpose: To inform my audience about the marriage of the African culture. Central idea: Two people being forced to get married. Significantly different ages or marriages were money are involved. Main point: Poverty and regions beliefs make family to rush their kids into marriage. Effect early marriages have on young girls education. Early marriages expose young girls to health risks. Early…

Doctors, judges, and priests were highly educated and supported by the king (5). The judicial system was very intense as well, having little to no tolerance for crime. Specifically in Mali, the king and the judges hated crime and would always punish the guilty party (6). The Ghana Empire also was harsh with its military covering trade. To ensure that there was no stealing, robbery, and feuds, the Ghana placed their military forces to…

in judges’ houses and close to kings and rich people (Berman 33; Gibb XIII, 45). This traveler’s experience in traveling made him proficient in many domains such as theology, botany, and geography. He was also an expert judge. After returning from Mali the Sultan of Morocco made him a judge in Fez. The king Abou Enan Almarini heard of his wonderful trips and ordered him to dictate all of the important things he witnessed. The king hired his minister Mohamed Ibn Juzay Alkalbi to do this task and…

Main objective of the study by Henry Kan Kah is to examine the predicaments of the African continent in the world and how these predicaments are destroying the political economy of the people of Africa. The paper also examines the salience of Kwame Nkrumah’s call for the United States of Africa and how this call remains relevant today in the continents search for a place in global interdependence and interconnectedness. Kwame Nkrumah was president of Ghana in 1957 but overthrown by coupe de tat…

West Africa is a poor, helpless region who is living in poverty. West Africa has poor education for those who can afford schooling. Slavery still continues today, as hundreds of people used as hard labor. The topography is beautiful, covering 85% of West Africa with deserts, semi-deserts, steppe, grasslands, forests, and rain forests. The government is a federal republic, and the states in the region is far away from each other and the religion revolves around the everyday lifestyle. Culture is…

The story begins with the description of the ‘sad city’ (’the saddest of cities, a city so ruinously sad that it had forgotten its name’) where lived 'Haroun' together with his father, the well-known storyteller 'Rashid', ‘whose cheerfulness was famous throughout that unhappy metropolis’ and his mother, 'Soraya', who then runs off with their neighbor, ‘Mr. Sengupta’. Thereafter Haroun finds it impossible to concentrate on one thing for more than 11 minutes (his mother left at 11 o’clock), and…

Before taking Art 2L my thoughts towards the African art style to be savage and Egyptian art, how truly wrong I was learning about the incredible work of Olowe of Ise was one of the greatest artists of the twentieth century from the Yoruba tribe and his style was a very unique style carving wood into doors. The European scholar was amazing how man without prior teaching can have this ability. I was just like those Europeans how can Africans have this ability to created integrity art work…

negative role models that do not represent their society. The sorcerer-king of Soso Soumaoro and Sundiata’s stepmother Sassouma Bérété. Sassouma did not respect her husband as she should have. She did not honor his choice to make Sundiata the King of Mali instead she got her son to be king instead. She tried to have Sundiata killed so that he would not ruin her son’s destiny. Dishonoring your husband is not a value that is expressed in the Malian society. These values of positive role…

“Lawrence Hill has dedicated his life to learning, to teaching, and to helping. Through his efforts, Canadians have gained a better understanding of our shared history, and of the Black experience” (Lawrence Hill). Lawrence Hill has written many fictional and non- fictional pieces throughout his career, consisting of novels, short stories and essays. Some of the titles include Any Known Blood, The Illegal and Blood: The Stuff of Life. Hill’s most popular novel, The Book of Negroes received a…