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According to a 2013 report from the World Bank, the world’s sixteen poorest countries, as measured by per capital GDP, are all located in sub-Saharan Africa. However, Africa has large territory, so why is it so poor? If this question was asked before I took this course, I will have no clue at all. I know nothing about Africa, except that it is hot. However at this point, I can give a brief answer to this question. Land, colonization, education, disease, and nature resource are the primary causes…

the economic pieces after decolonization, but have faced imperialism and resource extortion from outside influences since then (Vallianatos 2011). This influence often comes in the form of neo-colonialism from wealthier countries that make deals with sub-Saharan leaders in exchange for loans, job creation, or food endowment. For example, Monsanto employing African workers to grow cash crops or China loaning African countries money in exchange for billions of dollars in…

1. Stereotypes about Africa develop mostly from not being informed of the history and culture Africa brings to the world (3). In America, students are not really taught the positive characteristics of Africa. Instead in our history courses, the focus is on the negatives like genocide, AIDS and mainly how poor the country is (3). When in reality Africa is much more than just diseases and poverty. Most of Americans have pity towards Africa because of how Africa is portrayed in the media (3). The…

Etheridge Knight’s poem “Hard Rock Returns to Prison from the Hospital for the Criminal Insane” depicts a disturbing era in American history and unjust system for prisoners in a time where discrimination ran deep. The mid 1900’s was the time when Black artists sought a voice. This quest, combined with the prison rights movement, focused on civil rights and an end to unethical practices. Prison laws and conditions in American were a disaster and the people needed a voice to reveal the…

article details how The World Bank and IMF (The International Monetary Fund) exploited the African people for riches and raw material and most of all, debt repayment. Did you know, the U.S. holds roughly 17% of the vote in the World Bank and the 48 sub-Saharan African countries together only hold less than 9% of the total votes as of 2008 when this article was written. The seven richest countries control 45% of the World Bank votes. This system ensures that the World Bank acts in the best…

STEREOTYPICAL IMAGES ON AFRICA Most Americans, Western people in general have different stereotypes on Africa. For decades, centuries, Africa has been viewed as a non-civilized place, where endless poverty, diseases, conflict and violence exist. In addition, Americans think that all Africans practice voodoo or known as “Black Magic” considered as morbid and violent religion. First of all, most Americans consider Africa as a huge jungle or rainforest. When they think of Africa, they…

The Orange Sun, Bioethics and Praxis of Systemic Annihilation in Kaine Agary’s Yellow Yellow ABSTRACT From the quasi-oral form, African Literature has cascaded through systemic phases in less than two hundred years of contact with the Western written form. It has migrated from that dark romance portrayed by western writers to contemporariness of self-reappraisal. The primary inclination of these texts has been the ultimate question. What have we achieved with our independence? The unsavoury…

Property Valuation Challenges in the Case of Selected African Countries Real property valuation has importance not only for developing countries but also for developed countries so as to increase the socio economic development of the community. In relation to Real Property valuation in Africa countries, valuation becomes interlinked and multi-dimensional in nature. The major challenges of valuation in African countries include absence or poor valuation education and training, absence of…

I will be discussing Collier and Gunning’s article, Why has Africa grown slowly? In the Journal of Economic Perspectives, and Mazrui, Ali article Democracide: Who killed democracy in Africa? In Collier and Gunning’s paper, Why has Africa grown slowly? I will explain how domestic-destiny and external-destiny are blamed as two of the four reasons for Africa’s poor economic performance. Also, explaining the difference between domestic-destiny and external-destiny and which one Collier states is…

Caryl Churchill’s Cloud 9 is strongly divided between Act 1 and Act 2 with different settings. Act 1 takes place during the Victorian era (1837-1901) in Colonial British Africa. This Act takes place in a very rural setting close to the wilderness and is also relatively comfortable to be outside during the day- and nighttime. This Act contains a very strong patriarchal environment, especially focusing on the father, Clive. The main family of the play is wealthy with a servant during a time where…