Senegal

Mariama Ba showed us how education for women was despised at that time in Senegal, and that despite the French colonization and the international education it provided, very few families would actually send their daughters to school. The sons were, of course, given the best education. This is evident when Aunty Nabou tells Young…

Imperialism of France and Algeria Imperialism was a powerful force around the world throughout the 1800s. One place that was greatly affected by Imperialism was Africa. Imperialism is when a country exploits a weaker country for resources, new markets, or Nationalist gain. Powers such as Great Britain, France, Germany, Spain, Italy and Portugal were scrambling for land in Africa. These European powers wanted the resources and land in Africa. The European’s were able to defeat African tribes due…

Daara J, a Senegalese rap group that includes N’Dongo D and Faada Freddy, has been vital in transforming Senegal, a third world country, into one of the most important and largest sites of hip hop music in Africa. They also served as pioneers in adopting this culture among West Africans, especially in Dakar, the capital of Senegal. This “hardcore” Senegalese duo was formed in 1992, originally with a third member, Lord Alaji Man, up until 2007 when the group officially changed its name to Daara J…

Introduction An exudate is a liquid secreted by an organism through pores, wound or cut by a method known as exuding. In plants exudates include saps, latex, nectar, resin and gums (Power et al., 2010). These plant exudates are used in a broad range of food and pharmaceutical product in addition to several other technical applications. As a result, they form an essential group of non-wood forest products (NWFPs) and are therefore a foundation to multi-billion industries worldwide. These plant…

other countries the British applied the indirect policy like the case of Kenya, Uganda and Nigeria. The French strictly applied the policy of assimilation where they assimilated the Africans and were taken to live in the communes, for instance in Senegal there were four communes that is Dakar, Goree, St Louis and Rufisque. The policy of assimilation accepted the Africans to taken and treated like French people and given the French education while the British did not incorporate Africans in…

A-Introduce the concept "mixed methods," and then explain the purpose served by each quantitative and qualitative component. A mixed methods approach implies the use of both quantitative and qualitative methods with the same study (Al-Hamdan & Anthony, 2010). Qualitative and quantitative studies are the most common methods used in research. Each one is associated with a philosophical approach. Positivism, which considers the researcher as an outsider observer and independent from phenomena, is…

When studying ancient history or the culture of Africa I would look at it from an African perspective and not from an outside colonial view. I feel that too much of Africa’s history is told by non-Africans. Wrigley opposes the hypothesis by saying it is “perhaps the most notorious expression of the racialist interpretation which dominated studies of the African past d of the twentieth century” (Wrigley 189). Many interpretations of African societies from dated European views are very false.…

In the letter, Ramatoulaye retells her experience in a polygamous marriage then raising her children alone in postcolonial Senegal. Ramatoulaye constantly faces the conflict between tradition versus modernism as she transforms into an independent mother, and disregards others’ thoughts. Despite the idea that common practices like polygamy and gender inequality prosper in Senegal, Ramatoulaye expresses that she detests these practices. Through Ramatoulaye’s feelings and actions, Ba highlights…

such development indicators as Human Development Index (HDI) which is a comparative measure of life expectancy, health, education and standards of living will be used only for the statistical purpose to illustrate the overall level of development in Senegal and Nigeria. However, including HDI statistics is important to define long-term development process and most importantly religious groups/institution can influence independently and/or in cooperation with state…

In my country, Senegal, there is a strong belief in meritocracy: your class mobility depends on how hard you work for it. Don’s dad was a small business owner who worked his way up and became a millionaire, which is quite unusual. Senegal is a very low-income country, and his case was one of very few. His small business became a big one in my country and what’s interesting is…