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For example, Niger is one of the poorest countries in the world where the average income is 400 dollars per year and 80 percent of the population is made up of farmers who work in the agricultural sector (Ogden 1). Brown determined that in 2009, the satellite data showed that there was a major drought that affected the communities across Niger, as food became scarce and local prices began to rise (Ogden 1). The cost of moving…

the British colonialists. Following the Berlin Conference of 1885, the area that came to be known as ‘Nigeria’ came under British sphere of influence. Three years later, Asaba [a core Anioma city] began to play host to the headquarters of the Royal Niger Company [RNC], which for a while was the de facto administrative authority for European traders and missionaries in that area. The Company was chartered and limited by the British Crown, and granted a trade monopoly.…

The Animal Liberation Front is a terrorist group that intends to change international policy for animal use and treatment. The group has successfully damaged businesses where animal abuse took place, and freed animal victims of abuse. Some of the businesses that have been targeted have shut down in fear of another attack, which have led the ALF to be successful. The interesting aspect of the ALF is that they have taken a vow not to bring injury to any form of life, and therefore take a careful…

acquiring power killed all those who struck down pertinax and placed his own loyal men in the Praetorian Guard so to not meet the same fate as Pertinax. His Reign as emperor was not respected all over as He would have to go to war with Pescennius Niger who had proclaimed himself emperor of Rome in Syria. Along with that there was Clodius Albinus, governor of…

The exploration of oil in Nigeria began on June 5 1956 after Shell-BP struck ‘black gold’ during a drilling expedition in Oloibiri, Bayelsa State in the Niger Delta region. Over the years, the Nigerian economy has become highly dependent on the exportation of oil as its main source of foreign exchange. Between 1972 and 2013, oil rents were averaged to account for 25 percent of the country’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) (World Development Indicators). Fuel exports as a percentage of Nigeria’s…

Iraq war. Unfortunately, we know now that there were significant errors in the report. One excerpt from the declassified NIE (2002) states: A foreign government service reported that as of early 2001, Niger planned to send several tons “pure uranium” (probably yellowcake) to Iraq. As of early 2001, Niger and Iraq reportedly were still working out arrangements for this deal, which could be for up to 500 tons of yellowcake (p.…

and has potential for being a powerful country. Nigeria has a vast array of issues however with creative reform policies and support it could develop into a great nation. Physical Geography Nigeria is located in West Africa neighboring Benin, Niger and Cameroon, with a coast on Gulf of Guinea in the South Atlantic Ocean. Its coordinates are 9.0820° N, 8.6753° E. Located in the tropics, Nigeria has a tropical hot climate. The temperatures differ concurrent to the seasons of the year. The…

Hunger is an environmental and political problem that we face. Even though food production has increased, and is enough to feed the entire population of the world, still there are more than 1 billion people suffering from hunger. In this report we will discuss the causes, effects of hunger, how to stop it, and the history of hunger. Causes: Hunger is caused by two main reasons to hunger. The first is human caused reasons like wars. For example, the second world war has caused a shortage of…

Climate has a big impact on where people choose to live. The most dominate climate found in the Middle East is an Arid (desert) climate. Countries that have this climate are Saudi Arabia, Western Sahara, Niger, Egypt, and Oman. The Mediterranean climate is less dominant than most climate regions located in the Middle East. The Mediterranean climate region is close to large bodies of water for example the Mediterranean Sea. Countries that have this climate region are Morocco, Lebanon, Turkey, and…

prosperous empire. Mali became a great empire because of geography, trade, and leadership. Sundiata was known to be Mali's first great ruler and founder. One big element to Mali's growth was its geography. Close by to Mali the was a river called the Niger River. This river helped Mali with agriculture and gold trade. Agriculture in mali was also successful due to its grassland and weather. Mali later became the center of trade, and had a great trading system. Malis kingdom was abundant in salt…