Politics of Nigeria

CASE STUDY: UGANDA BRIEF BACKGROUND OF UGANDA Uganda lies on the equator surrounded by the countries: Kenya, Sudan, Congo, Rwanda and Tanzania. It is a landlocked country, dependent on its neighbours for access to sea with a population of over 30 million people. It has substantial natural resources including fertile soils, regular rainfall and sizeable mineral deposits of minerals such as copper, gold and cobalt. Agriculture is the most important sector of the economy employing over 80% of the…

Introduction Burundi is situated in the continent of Africa and the capital city of Burundi is Bujumbura. Rwanda, Tanzania and Democratic Republic of the Congo are its neighbouring countries. 62.1% of people in Burundi are catholic because Christianity is Burundi’s main religion. The population is divided into two main groups called the Hutu and the Tutsi. Hutu forms around 85% of the Burundian population and Tutsi takes up around 14%. In 1993-2005 there was a civil war between Hutu and Tutsi…

In Africa's large population of over a billion people, many ideas are brought together across the land. Stemming from this is a diverse culture that spans across the continent, allowing for a wide range of traditions, holidays, and even day-to-day customs. While these customs are often known for being indigenous to the African people, the land itself plays an important role in determining how people act and the ways that they go about their day. Africa is home to a wide variety of lands,…

Overview of the Nigeria Education Sector The Federal Republic of Nigeria, Africa’s most populous country is in the West African sub-region, bordered by Niger in the north, Chad in the northeast, Cameroon in the east, and Benin in the west. Nigeria currently has 36 states with a Federal Capital Territory and a population of over 150 million people. Osun state is one of the 36 states in Nigeria; it is located in the south western part of the country with a population of over 3 million. Nigeria has…

Often times in life men feel like they need to provide for their family and fulfill the roles of their society. Things Fall Apart is a novel written by Chinua Achebe, which takes place in 1890’s Nigeria. The Ibo civilisation is falling apart and Okonkwo takes the damage. Krik? Krak! is a series of short stories written by Edwidge Danticat that takes place in modern day Haiti. Guy is a family man who is struggling to provide for them but gives up and has a downfall. Although both Okonkwo and Guy…

In this book, they talk about Okonkwo’s father, wives, children, and religion. Okonkwo is violent, wealthy, and a worrier of his village, Umuofia. Okonkwo’s biggest fear is to do not be weak or coward like his father, Unoka who left the village unsalted, so he tries to avoid being like his father by being violent and beating his wife. Okonkwo has a twelve-year-old son that Okonkwo is afraid that he will end up like his father, Unoka. Umuofia wins a fifteen year- old kid, so Okonkwo decides to…

“There is no story that is not true, the world has no end, and what is good among one people is an abomination with others” (Achebe). This quote greatly depicts the moral of one of Achebe’s most successful novels. In the book, Things Fall Apart, by Chinua Achebe, the author uses the introduction of Western ideas into the Ibo culture to overall develop a father-son motif between Okonkwo and Nwoye, along with the establishment of cultural identity. Additionally, in the novel Things Fall Apart,…

history, and contrasting characters within the novel. Purple Hibiscus is set in post-colonial Nigeria, where the Adichie grew up, in a time of government and economic struggle, after the Nigerian Civil War, also known as the Nigerian-Baifran War. “Military men would always overthrow one another, because they could, because they were all power drunk” (24) illustrates the internal governmental struggle in Nigeria during this book and result of the…

their societies? In Chimamanda Adichie's novel, Purple Hibiscus, she accurately portrays not only the initial effects of colonization in Nigeria, but also the aftermath thereof on a more comprehensive scale, through the experiences and life choices of the characters Kambili, Mama, and Papa. In her novel, Adichie uses Papa as a metaphor for the colonizers of Nigeria and their enormously different ways of life, thinking, and culture from the native people. Papa has all of the control in his…

Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe was written during the turn of the nineteenth century. The book documented the downfall of African tribes by christian missionaries along with the protagonist Okonkwo. But what if this so called “downfall” was written by and through the perspective of a missionary? The book, Things Fall Apart, would change completely in its focus in which the author Chinua Achebe wanted it to be read. The effect of christian influence would highly overcome the focus of Ibo and…