President of Nigeria

Decolonization Research Paper The Congo is a very large country located in Central Africa. In modern times, the Congo is officially known as The Democratic Republic of the Congo. The Democratic Republic of the Congo has many interesting geographical features. One of these features is that despite being located in the center of Africa, the Congo also has an Atlantic Ocean coastline. The Democratic Republic of the Congo is the second largest country in Africa and covers over 2,500,000 square…

History of the Benin shrines and altars go back to the thirteenth century located in the Africa’s beautiful tropical forest region of South – Central, Nigeria Edo Estate. The Benin kingdom consist of not only the Edo people, they also include the peoples of Igbo, Ijaw, Yoruba, and Itsekiri that live along the Edo state boarders. The Benin kingdom is one of the many places in Africa known for its sophisticated and beautiful art made of ivory, brass, and wood. “The Edo artist consist of brass…

Kelly,Hong Mrs.Zandstra Research paper 15, January,2017 Askia Muhammad Have you ever heard of “TIMBUKTU” before? It is a great learning center of the spread of Islam in Africa. It was built by Askia Muhammad which was a powerful and political ruler of Songhai. Songhai Empire was the largest and last of the three major empires in West Africa. Askia Muhammad became a powerful ruler of Songhai with his accomplishments through building an empire, trade success, and by…

summarize, Okonkwo is the leader of his village, but he is very resentful, which leads to his exile from his own village. After 7 years of banishment, Okonkwo and his family return to Umofia. The white men advance to conquer their native land in Nigeria, so Okonkwo hangs himself as a last resort. In light of this, a man is only given credit for his fight if there are people who see his side of the story. Many cultures are overlooked because they practice different beliefs than others. Achebe…

I really enjoyed "The Danger of a single story" by Chimamanda Adichie. This speech described the distorted perceptions Americans sometimes have about people from foreign backgrounds based on single stories. This is an issue to Chimamanada and she makes her point clear. Single stories generalize certain cultures, countries and even whole continents into a single image or stereotype without recognizing that they are composed of millions of individual unique stories. This speech means a lot to me…

During the novel, “Purple Hibiscus” by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, the main character Kambili, struggles through child abuse from her father. Her father, Eugene, is a very holy man and is very strict with his children. Eugene is loving and caring except for his punishments, which are not discipline but torture. When Eugene finds Kambili and Jaja observing a painting of their grandfather (who is not catholic) Eugene kicks Kambili until she has to be put in the hospital. After Kambili is released…

In Things Fall Apart, Chinua Achebe explores the complex social structure of Ibo culture. Taking place in Nigeria during the turn of the eighteenth century, Achebe shows how women were both revered and oppressed. Women were held in high esteem through worship, connection to god, and societal customs. Yet Ibo women suffered under power structures and gender roles. The most revered gods of the Ibo culture were women. As a sign of respect, the Ibo celebrated “[t]he Feast of the New…

A few weeks ago, we began to learn about a country in Africa called South Sudan. The lesson started when we read the book, A Long Walk To Water, everyday we went to class. Often times we get to discuss more about South Sudan and the events happening within the country and the countries bordering it. There are a lot of information to know about South Sudan such as the location, war, religion, history, culture and how it was considered the world’s newest country. Sudan and South Sudan are…

Forces, the third feature of the tragic template, have a profound impact on the characters in Things Fall Apart, most specifically, Okonkwo. Forces are things that are outside of the control of the character. The outside force that has the greatest impact on Okonkwo is the arrival of European missionaries. The missionaries came to Umuofia, Mbanta, and the surrounding villages with the intention of spreading Christianity to the native people of Africa. This affects Okonkwo personally because his…

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…