South Africa is a country build upon oppression and segregation‚ yet is known today for its culture‚ natural beauty‚ and resources. It is located at the southernmost tip of Africa‚ and has an area of over 1.2 million kilometers. The first inhabitants of South Africa were Black Africans who immigrated several thousand years ago. Over time‚ the large number of people split into three main groups: the San‚ the Khoikhoi‚ and Bantu peoples. South Africa was first colonized by the Dutch and the English
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South Africa had been under a strict policy in which it segregated over three-fourths of its society‚ called Apartheid. This policy was put into place in 1948 when the National party government established that the Whites who were considered the civilized race‚ had uttermost control of the state‚ in which their interests would prevail over any of the other races including Blacks‚ Indians‚ African and Coloured‚ and that the state didn’t have the obligation to provide the same rights to the remaining
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Spread of Islam in North Africa The first influx of Muslims into Africa was during the lifetime of the Prophet Muhammad in which a group of citizens from Mecca fled to Ethiopia to escape prosecution. Islam swept across North Africa very early after the death of Muhammad‚ spreading from Egypt in the 7th century reaching all the way to the Atlantic by the 8th. The spread of Islam in North Africa is similar to the way Europeans colonized America in that it was a westward spread across the continent
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from Indiana Wesleyan University. Carlos N. Sikaffy November 25‚ 2011 Name Date Cultural Interview of Nigerian Culture The country of Nigeria is located in Western Africa bordering the Gulf of Guinea (Bureau of African Affairs‚ 2011). The Cultural interview discussed in this paper was conducted on a 33 year old man who migrated to the United States of America from Nigeria 4 years ago. “Nigeria has over 50 languages
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their neighbours. The ancient settlement at Igbo-Ukwu in Eastern Nigeria was an outpost for West African’s long-distance trade routes‚ one of which was the Trans-Saharan trade routes. The main items traded were gold‚ slaves‚ salt‚ cowry shells (the major unit of currency). Others are weapons‚ expensive clothes‚ pepper‚ ivory‚ kola nuts and leather goods. [pic] The arrival of Europeans on the Coast of West Africa undermined the Saharan trade‚ but did not finally finish it until well into the 19th century
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Cote D’Ivoire Cote D’Ivoire‚ also known as the “Ivory Coast”‚ is a country in the Western Africa. It borders the Atlantic Ocean between Ghana and Liberia. It lies on the West African coast on the Gulf of Guinea. It is located on the east by Ghana‚ on the north by Burkina Faso and Mali‚ and on the west by Guinea and Liberia. It is slightly larger than the size of New Mexico‚ outlining a square of 560 kilometers on a side and an area of 322‚460 square kilometers. Its name “Ivory Coast” was given
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with the AIDS Epidemic in Africa “2000 began with 24 million Africans infected with the virus. In the absence of a medical miracle‚ nearly all will die before 2010. Each day‚ 6‚000 Africans die from AIDS. Each day‚ an additional 11‚000 are infected.” Even though we live in America‚ we still have the right to protect others and ourselves and have somewhat of an obligation to help everyone‚ even those in Africa‚ out. We should be concerned with the AIDS epidemic in Africa because if we are ever to
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between cricket and West Indian Social and Political life” Cricket has been intertwined in the life of West Indians since it arrived in the islands. It has been a representation of injustice and prejudice as well as a conduit for social and political triumph in the West Indies. The development of cricket‚ as not just another game‚ mirrors the question for decolonization from Britain and also the struggles of nationalist and independence endeavors. Throughout its lifespan‚ the West Indies cricket team
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look upto political structures for answers beyond poverty‚ inflation and basic public goods. They want answers to issues like climate change‚ sustainability and globalization. Ghana is on the verge of accomplishing a nearly-unprecedented feat for West Africa -- a reflected growth of income and happiness in a transitioning democracy. Neighbouring Mali‚ has not been successful in doing so in its contrasting regime structure. Ghana has been producing oil since the early 1990s but the sector truly began
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Kanye West has been the topic of conversation through his seventeen year career as a hip-hop artist‚ but he is more than just a basic rapper. He is the movement of today’s pop culture as he is also‚ "a producer‚ songwriter‚ and a high end fashion designer" (Biography.com Editors). Kanye is not only the best hip-hop artist ever‚ but he is the best solo musician of all time. For instance‚ "in the span of three short years‚ Kanye West went from hip-hop beat maker to worldwide hit maker‚ as his stellar
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