Megafauna of Africa

Conflicts between nations have existed since the beginning of time. They are the reason nations don’t have stability and may cause people to fight for their lives. Sudan was one of those nations that brought conflict to both north and south Sudan. South Sudan’s people had to go through a lot of conflicts to be where they are at today, to become independent. Most of the south Sudanese lost their homes and family. John Bul Dau author of the memoir God grew tired of us was one of many refugees that…

Sierra Leone, which means “Lion Mountains”, is a very diverse country located on the west coast of Africa. Sierra Leone is impressively known for the country’s wealth in diamonds, also known as “blood diamonds” because of the blood that is shed to get these diamonds. The country is home to approximately 6.3 million people. Although English is the country’s official language, the languages of Temne, Mende, and Krio are also spoken. Sierra Leone’s inhabitant history, first contact with the…

In Paul Farmer’s book, Infections and Inequalities, the author writes about his experience as a physician anthropologist in rural Haiti. Farmer writes with the intent to challenge the modern view on how tuberculosis and HIV are treated in economically developing countries and also to emphasize how closely these two deadly diseases are related. As one of his main arguments, Farmer disputes the common notion that public health efforts in developing countries must solely focus on “cost-effective”…

Algeria is located in North Africa and is the biggest country in Africa. Algeria acceded to independence in 1962 after undergoing about a century of colonization by France. After the independence Algeria adopted a constitution in September 1963. The constitution has been amended several times, and the last time was in 2008 (2013). The first political party of Algeria is known as the FLN (National Liberation Front). The FLN helped in the fighting against France for the independence. FLN has…

Ethiopia has claimed double-digit economic growth rates over the past decade and is pursuing an ambitious development agenda to become an industrialized nation and step away from the poverty that has dogged it for centuries. However, it still has its problems, especially in the ethnic diversity area. While Ethiopia is becoming a part of the modern global community, it is not attributed to either its internal diversity or outside influences. In fact, Ethiopia’s great diversity is causing…

rhinos were killed in South Africa alone and the numbers are increasing each year. Every day rhinos are being poached for their horns, and by mid-2012, 300 more had been poached. “Currently a rhino is being butchered every 6 hours in Africa, and the issues are many, but there is far too much money at stake to believe legislation alone can make a difference, we must find a way to protect these animals in the field the killing should be stopped’’(About Zoos). “In Africa, a rhino is killed every…

Due to the lack of supplies and hygiene in third world countries, a virus called Ebola has broke out. Ebola has caused hundreds of thousands of deaths in the past year causing nearly four thousand lives in Guinea, Sierra Leone, and Liberia. With the right steps, this virus can be contained and eventually cured. Ebola is a deadly virus that first appeared in the year 1976, occurring in Sudan and the current Dominican Republic of Congo. The virus was named after a small river in the Dominican…

novel by NoViolet Bulawayo. The novel is told by the narrator, who is a 10 year-old girl named Darling. Darling takes the reader on a journey from her life before it fell apart to the times when she lives in a shantytown called Paradise in Zimbabwe, Africa. Darling travels to America to escape the run-down life she lives there, only to find that she has lost a piece of who she is. Some interesting recurring themes that occur during Darling’s journey include her changing idea of home and…

Medicine exceeds its scope with the growth of imperialism and the scientific role it plays in the two world wars. By December 7, 1941, the production of penicillin escalated with the US entrance to the war even though its exact chemical compound was still not figured yet (Ligon 58). Furthermore, scientific data on the human anatomy was used to justify the European imperialism specifically on the African continents (Gere). Several inhumane experiments were carried out on abducted Africans as…

The triangular trade was a system of travel and transportation in which crops, manufactures, and mostly slaves, were traded between Africa, Europe, and the New World. Otherwise known as the trans-Atlantic slave trade, it began around 16th century when Portuguese interests in Africa moved away from the abundance of gold to a much more useful and available commodity; slaves. By the 17th century, the trade was in full swing, peaking towards the end of the 18th century at incredible numbers. The…