Niger

globalization impacted the Ogoni culture in the Niger Delta, Nigeria (Unknown, UNPO, 2009). In 1956 Shell Oil Company, out of Britain found oil deposits and commenced drilling the Niger Delta (Unknown, UNPO, 2009). Before the oil industry globalization, the Ogoni culture had a culture of tradition expanding over 500 years. Furthermore, the Ogoni culture lived off the land, without repercussions from today’s modernization, laws and technology. The Ogoni culture along Niger Delta, had close-knit…

imminent death. With Okonkwo’s tragic story comes the inevitable colonization of the native tribes of Lower Niger. A clear lens to look through is the Marxist lens, which explains that economic and political conditions determine social conditions. Karl Marx’s theorem transposes itself in Umuofia as the colonists brought their capitalist ideologies and ways of life to the natives of Lower Niger, and as a result, the rise of capitalism lead to the descent of the Umuofian community. A trademark to…

Previous chapters has discussed and examined both Chevron and Shell's CSR exercises in Nigeria and their effects on the host communities. The study maintains that both companies in a joint effort with other development partners and NGOs, contribute essentially to economical growth and developments through community development and other related projects that assists in empowering the development of local economies, capacity building and social capital formulation. Nevertheless, these…

Aquatic macrophytes functions in several ways in the aquatic environment, they are critical to Niger Delta inland waters because they enhance the physical structure of the habitat which provides living space for small animals and play an important role in fisheries production. Macrophytes play a vital role in the aquatic environment and the lives of rural communities but unfortunately very little effort is being directed towards the conservation of these resources and these macrophytes can get…

Mali slightly less than twice size of Texas is a landlocked countries that shares boarders with seven countries round it. It was boarded by Algeria in the North, Mauritania and Senegal in West, Ivory Coast and Guinea in the South and Niger and Burkina Faso in the East. Mali is considered as one of the biggest country in West Africa and ranking at 24th largest country in the world. The geographical areas of Mali are estimated around 478,839 square miles. Mali official’s name is the Republic of…

Mali The 1200s in West Africa, the Ghana Empire was falling at the battle of Kirina, soon after, Sundiata, the founder of Mali, defeated Mali. Mali came to be in the place of the Ancient Ghana. This society had a social hierarchy with the king was in the highest class and they decreased until the slaves as the lowest class. The people believed many things like, priests and Diviners could communicate with spirits and gods. They also practiced ancestor worship, they thought that their ancestors…

9 Date of Independence 10 Culture 11 Music 12 Sources 13. Geography The country of Nigeria is located in the western Africa and shares borders with Benin in the west, Niger in the north and Chad and Cameroon in the east. It also carries a free passage for the Niger River to flow, which starts in Niger and flows south through the western part of Nigeria…

Across many countries, the word poverty can be defined in very different ways, for what one country may have viewed as poverty in their country in other countries it may be viewed as living in luxuries. That is why each country/nation has different guidelines as to what makes nations or families qualified along that threshold of the poverty line. Thus, what poverty means in one part of the world is when people cannot able to provides for their daily basic needs, such as food, shelter, and…

Africa. The official name of the country is the Republic of Benin. As of 1 January 2017, the population of Benin was estimated to be 11,324,032 people. The Benin Republic is a West African country on the Gulf of Guinea. Bordered by Togo, Burkina Faso, Niger and Nigeria. The official language of Benin is French. They use other indigenous languages such as Fon and Yoruba The largest religious group in Benin is Roman Catholicism, followed closely by Islam, Vodun and Protestantism. Benin art is the…

Have you ever heard of the rare disease called tetanus. In fact most people don’t know what it is but it’s an infectious disease that contains bacterium clostridium tetani which is a bacteria that enters the human body from either a cut or a puncture.tetanus is usually found in soil,dust, and manure.this disease was founded in 1884 when 2 scientist named carl and ratlone injected animals with pus from a human body containing tetanus,but in 1889 a scientist named nocolaier found out that tetani…