all children‚ particularly girls‚ children in difficult circumstances and those belonging to ethnic minorities‚ have access to complete free and compulsory primary education of good quality" (Declaration of The World Education Forum held in Dakar‚ Senegal in 2000)
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George Young September 10 2014 As of September 2014‚ a total of 4507 confirmed and probable cases of Ebola virus disease (EVD)‚ as well as 2296 deaths from the virus‚ had been reported from five countries in West Africa — Guinea‚ Liberia‚ Nigeria‚ Senegal‚ and Sierra Leone. In terms of reported morbidity and mortality‚ the current epidemic of EVD is far larger than all previous epidemics combined. The true numbers of cases and deaths are certainly higher. There are numerous reports of symptomatic persons
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The African Jihads Jihad‚ the Muslim word meaning holy war. During the 18th and 19th centuries‚ this word brought fear to anyone who did not fully believe in the Islamic state and resided in West Africa. The Jihads of this era not only changed the faith of many people‚ but also the landscape of West African democracy. Although Islamic Jihads had occurred in the past‚ they never surmounted to the magnitude of those of the 18th century. What factors and leaders caused the West African
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between the 11th and 16th centuries * Mali had extensive trading operations throughout Africa and beyond * Famous Mali kings beside Sundiata: Abu Bakari II and Mansa Musa * Abu Bakari II commissioned a fleet of 400 vessels to sail down the Senegal river in westward to the end of the ocean. When only ship returned from that expedition‚ he commissioned a second fleet and leading it‚ sailed westward with it‚ never to return * In 1324‚ his brother and successor‚ king Mansa Musa‚ made a pilgrimage
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FRAMEWORK OF ANTI-MONEY LAUNDERING AND COMBATING OF FINANCIAL TERRORISM IN THE ECOWAS REGION By Oladeji Ifeoluwa Temilolu 1.0 Introduction Money laundering as a form of cross border crime involves the use of legal tender in a financial transaction in order to conceal the origin‚ source or destination of such legal tender derived through illegal means. The sole aim of every money launderer is to misrepresent to any law enforcement authority or agency that the source of the funds are clean.
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which is recommended by the religion. Although today especially Western economists believe that population growth is related with economic growth. For example‚ the population of some countries growth goes hand in hand with economic growth like China‚ Senegal‚ and United States. Finally‚ polygamy avoids the treason for men who have sexual needs. For example‚ there is men who have strong sexual needs and they cannot be satisfied with one woman. A man may be religious and innocent and wants to
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three official languages: English‚ French‚ and Portuguese. MEMBER STATES ECOWAS has currently 15 members‚ namely: DATE COUNTRY STATUS NOTES 28 May 1975 Benin‚ Burkina Faso‚ Cote d’Ivoire‚ Gambia‚ Ghana‚ Guinea-Bissau‚ Liberia‚ Mali‚ Nigeria‚ Senegal‚ Sierra Leone‚ Togo Full members 1977 Cape Verde Full member 28 May 1975 Guinea‚ Niger Suspended members Guinea after the 2008 coup d’état. Niger after the 2009 coup d’état. BRIEF HISTORY The call for a West African
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Africa‚ mainly from the West Coast of Africa. The peoples of the West Coast of Africa were known for the expertise in cultivating rice‚ and fishing. The slave traders went in search of these specific talents on the West Coast Africa extending from Senegal to Angola. The captive slaves were from the same region but‚ they spoke many different languages. In the effort to communicate with one another; the languages would be blended or creolized. The vocabulary of Gullah contains words found in the
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Since its establishment in 1989‚ Olam has grown by taking advantage of adjacent opportunities in the agricultural complex and has evolved from a single-product‚ single-country company in 1989‚ to a multi-product‚ multi-national‚ integrated supply chain manager today. The history and development can be categorised into the following distinct phases: [edit] Founding In 1989‚ the Kewalram Chanrai Group established Olam Nigeria Plc to set up a non-oil based export operation out of Nigeria
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The Seven Years’ War began in 1754 and ended 1763‚ It is called the Seven Years’ War because the main conflict occurred in the seven-year period from 1756 to 1763. Eventually the war involved most of the great powers of the time and affected regions Europe‚ North America‚ Central America‚ the West African coast‚ India‚ and the Philippines‚ for this reason it is often considered one of the first world wars (although obviously the War does not bear such a name – it is not referred to as World War I)
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