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the center of gulf of guinea coast ,burkina faso, ivory coast and togo. Mount afadjato is the most popular mountain in the world of africa. Mount everest is the most biggest and tallest mountain in the world. Ghana has the population of 28.21 million people living in ghana. The capital town in ghana is accra . Accra has…

So You Want Whiter Skin? The wonders of whitening agent glutathione revealed. But is it for everyone? I was born with dark skin. Ever since I was a kid, it always puzzled me why I wasn’t given the same fair complexion like my siblings when both our parents had relatively light skin tones. While my mom was also born brown-skinned, she somehow outgrew it in her teen years when her skin started lightening until it glowed a pale-yellow. Naturally, I hope the same thing would happen to me. I waited…

Though a popular ‘starter pet’ many people do not know much about leopard geckos. These reptiles are unusual in the fact that they have eyelids, which is almost unheard of in geckos. They also boast a rather hefty lifespan, with the ability to live for 20-30 years with proper care. The oldest recorded leopard gecko lived to be 31 years old. A close relative of the ‘leo’ is the African fat tailed gecko. These geckos generally only survive to 20 years old. African fat tails can vocalise by…

On the bus ride to our hotel in Accra, one of Africa’s safest capital cities, all of our eyes were wide open to take in all of the sights (Briggs 121). There were Ghanaian flags everywhere, and I began to wonder if this was the result of the upcoming inauguration of the new president, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, on Saturday, January 7th or if the country was merely beaming with pride. I would be surprised to return to my hometown and see American flags displayed everywhere; instead, some…

The following year in 1905, the Russians suffered defeat after defeat against the underestimated power of the Japanese military. Because the Russians feared losing Port Arthur once again, the newly named Russian Second Pacific squadron began an 18,000 mile trip in attempt to assist the Russian ships occupying Port Arthur. The squadron struggled on their trip across the sea. The ships ran on coal which the Russians had to carry on board due to the fact that they could not stop at neutral coal…

BDM is one of Nigerian “new generation banks” established in 1990 the bank evolved and expanded rapidly in the domestic market. The bank attains the universal banking status in 2001 as a result of policy deregulation in the Nigerian banking sector allowing Nigerian banks to operate foreign subsidiaries. As a result, the bank opens its first foreign subsidiaries in Benin in 2001. As explained by the interviewees: Democracy brought with it, an air of “business freedom” that allowed local…

“I am become death, the destroyer of worlds.”1 These words were quoted by Robert Oppenheimer after the first successful test of the atomic bomb, the Trinity Test. The atomic bomb was being tested and designed by the “Manhattan Project,” a top-secret nuclear weapon development organization for the purpose of attacking Hiroshima and Nagasaki, Japan. The idea of creating the weapons was originated when Albert Einstein5 heard about the efforts of Germany to purify uranium-235, which could be…

There seem to be three types of female circumcision. The first one is where the women will have their clitoris is shaved or cut off. This practiced is used in middle east countries and in Africa. The second type is called clitoridectomy. And this is when the women’s clitoris and labia is removed. The third type is the worst and it is hard to wrap my mind around this, because it seems like torture instead of a ritual. This is called infibulation circumcision and it is removing the clitoris and…

people originated in the state of Nigeria, where many other people of different native tongues, traditions, and religious systems are present as well. Generally the Yoruba reside in the western part of Nigeria however, others may live in parts of Ghana, Togo, and Dahomey. Regardless of where it is that they live, the Yoruba religion and religious traditions maintain their integrity. The Aladura movement was created when the Yoruba were faced with a dilemma of choosing between two different…

Chapter 5 ­ Debunking Myths Have you tried adjusting your life in a variety of ways with the intention of preserving your hair? Have you been avoiding hats? Maybe you have been worrying about your workouts and fearing that testosterone levels in your body are going to be too strong. The thing is that people all around the world are doing different things in the hopes of avoiding hair loss. Still, these are often misunderstood reasons for trying these varied…