In the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), mining communities mostly depend on their ability to sell what they mine to make a living. So they explore all options to reach markets – and in this game, the price dictates the source. The DRC has its own rich mineral source that benefit both the rich and the poor and so far it’s benefitting the rich of other countries. The country has been living under constant dictatorship from the beginning of time till now even though the president is seen to bring a bit of growth to the economy. With constant growth of the rebel groups as well as militias the country has slight to no chance of democracy or freedom of the people. The intervention methods put in by the UN as well as the AU have proven to be…
Uganda is a small, landlocked country, smaller than the state of Texas, located in Central Africa (on the Equator) with only a lake as a water source. Landlocked means that a country is surrounded by other land (countries) without rights to or access to waterways. "Uganda is landlocked by Kenya, Sudan, Democratic Republic of Congo, Tanzania, and Rwanda" (Uganda Country Summary, 2001). As a landlocked country, the social issues associated with the country seem to increase due to the dilemmas surrounding receiving goods, and clean water. The two social issues I have chosen to address with the periphery nation of Uganda are poverty and disease, which are compounded by the…
The Congo had an unusual affluence that made it the aspiration of various European countries. It’s flourishing natural resources, which include gold, diamond, rubber and copper made it the main attraction. Granted the Congo at the Berlin Conference, King Leopold put into plan an economic system, which separated the areas given to European corporations. This gave Leopold 50 percent of the fortune. “In setting up this structure, Leopold was like the manager of a venture capital syndicate today. He had essentially found a way to attract other people’s capital to his investment schemes while he retained half the…
Analysis: Ever since the Congo has been working to rebuild its economy. If it weren’t for imperialism, the Republic of Congo could be much different than it is today. It could have a flourishing economy and a stable government but because imperialism has affected the Congo so much negatively, it is not.…
“Thousands of people have joined celebrities and lawmakers at a rally urging the Bush administration and Congress to help end genocide in Sudan’s Darfur region” (Celebrities, Activists Rally for Darfur in D.C.). Events can be used to shine a spotlight on Darfur, educate communities, get volunteers out, and build deeper ties between activists.Film screenings are a great way to educate your community and provide the perfect opportunity for you and your community to get more involved.You can help press the U.S. to do more to stop and prevent genocide and mass atrocities by meeting with your Representative or members of their staff. Since it is said that the media is our fourth branch of government, let’s raise the profile of the issue and activism by gaining media attention through letters to the editor, op-eds and blogs.Fundraisers are fun ways to raise awareness about Darfur to raise money for aid and supplies. If this seems to be too much work for saving innocent lives from the their horror of reality, the easiest way to help is by knowing. Just knowing the basics about the problem (where,what,why and who) can make all the difference.…
Healthcare is a right of every human and country in the world. Everyone should have an equal opportunity to live and live healthily. It’s not a thing that should be unattainable or is out of reach. The U.N has organized a system of foreign aid. Money, goods, and services are given by one nation to benefit another nation and its citizens is called foreign aid (Foreign Aid definition). Indeed, there are rich and poor countries but the will to survive in this world should not depend on that. If one has a virus they should be able to treat it with a vaccine like so many first world citizens do. Many things are unfair in the world, like women’s rights in certain areas, food, shortage of jobs. Those are very significant, however, to survive is crucial.…
To commence, The republic of the Congo primary export of goods are diamonds, copper, crude oil, and cobalt. Besides dealing with high rates of AIDS/HIV the people of the Congo also our face with sex trafficking and High drug trafficking…
Sierra Leone is really a underprivileged country. Virtually half of the working population occupies the agriculture firms. The country maintains considerable mineral, farming, and fishery resources, but country is quiet recovering from a civil war which ended in April, 2000 that ruined extremely all the domestic as well as private organizations. In recent years the economy has increase through the mining of diamond, iron ore, rutile, bauxite, gold, and limonite. The country exports rutile, diamonds and bauxite. The prices of these commodities mostly fluctuate in the international business. The country depend on outside support to meet its budgetary necessities, foreign grants increase one fourth of Sierra Leone total revenue. (Indexmuni, 2015)…
A great American Civil War veteran and lawyer, Robert Ingersoll, once said, ¨We rise by lifting others”. In Mr. Ingersoll’s statement, what he was trying to say that sometimes people just need an extra push in life to be great. Since the beginning, America has been pushing other countries to be great. In recent years the American people have been wondering if it would be easier to become an isolated country and focus on ourselves, or to continue to help other countries. America should continue aiding other countries, because of reasoning the old saying, “You scratch my back, I’ll scratch yours”. In other words, helping others can benefit the helper when they are in need, whether it be during crucial wartime or during life's worse curveballs. While continuing foreign aid America should have some sort of restrictions on foreign aid like having limits on who to aid and when is the right time to aid.…
The Republic of Congo's economy is not fully formed developed. The nation capable of opportunities for wealth. They are in the improving the process after years of struggling to do what is right. The outrageous debt that has accumulated through the years has caused more than 3,5 million people`s death, businesses to reserve from Congo because of the not knowing from day to day, unstable and almost impossible condition. The labor force works mostly in agriculture. They distribute coffee and cocoa which are the main goods which bring most of their income.…
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The Congo today still sees the political ramifications from European imperialism. The Congo gained independence in the early 1960’s but terrible crisis occurred following this. In the mid 1990’s the Congo saw civil wars. This generated one of the largest refugee streams ever in…
One of my professors recently cited a stat that over 60% of college students do not know of the current situation in Syria. Sadly to say, I was part of the majority on this one. I recently heard that very professor talking with a colleague about whether the United States should intervene or not, so I was determined to find out what was going on. Failing to be informed of this situation prior to today makes me wonder how many events such as this pass over my radar. But nonetheless, after a good deal of research, I became pretty well informed of the current situation. I also found quite a bit of information on the debate whether the United States should intervene or not. Either way, Syrians are dying everyday, and people should know about it.…
People in school are poor at taking test, the main reason they are bad at testing because they get nervous and stress before the test, the way they can fix this is by getting pets. It is proven that dogs or cats reduce stress because petting or playing with a dog or a cat increases stress-reducing hormone, oxytocin, and decrease the production of the stress hormone, cortisol, said by Animalsmart.org.…
Through the late 1800 's to present date, Imperialism has reigned through this century. Countries from Europe have gone through Africa and Asia to obtain territory and spheres of influence. Empires use their territory to gaining resources and to set up trading posts. Even America took over territory over China and the Philippines. Although the main reasons for gain the land are for economy boosts and free trade, many countries abused their powers. They cheat the natives with one sided treaties or order them around, most of the time turning them into slaves. King Leopold II was probably the first one to abuse this power. He did it to the Congolese in what is now called Democratic Republic of the Congo. King Leopold of Belgian ordered Henry Stanley to go search around Africa to find rich, resource abundant land. He found a vast region of land in the middle-west part of Africa. Lord Stanley made treaties with the natives that gave King Leopold personal title of Belgian Congo. ("Congo, Democratic Republic of the." Paragraph 2) Soon the Belgian Congo would fall into depression as the Belgians would turn the natives into labor slaves. Belgian Congo is land rich of rubber and Leopold wanted it. "Leopold accumulated a vast personal fortune from ivory and rubber through Congolese slave labor; 10 million people are estimated to have died from forced labor, starvation, and outright extermination during Leopold 's colonial rule." ~ "Congo, Democratic Republic of the." Paragraph 3. Even after Congo broke free from Belgium in 1960, they faced army mutiny and withdrawal of Katanga, a mineral abundant province. ("Country Profile: Democratic Republic of Congo." Overview, Paragraph 3.) DR Congo is one of the most mineral rich countries in the world, but it is still national turmoil over rebellions and the ongoing war with other African nations. Imperialism in this corrupted country has left it in ruins and as of right now, it 's stuck in the middle of a civil war. Although there…