Introduction: Colonialism has been recognized historically as a tool of domination‚ typically following the military subjugation of one people by another. It is a process whereby the colonizer‚ mother country‚ invades and then exercises sovereignty over the colony and its indigenous population primarily for economic exploitation. It creates a master-slave relationship between the mother country and the new colony‚ whereby the vast resources and indigenous population of the colony exist to serve
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Sembene Ousmane’s novel‚ "Gods Bits of Wood‚" gives a highly detailed story of the railway strike of 1947-48 in French West Africa. It contains conflicts of political‚ emotional and moral nature. Ultimately‚ Sembene’s novel is one of empowerment. It brings to light the tension between colonial officials and the African community among the railway men as well as the struggle of the African community to free itself from being subjected to colonial power. Frederick Cooper’s article‚ "Our Strike:
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Abstract The problem of disillusionment is still affecting Africans‚ no thanks to the effect of imperialism. This makes them believe that the only way to attain their physical and mental essences is by seeking greener pastures. This paper attempts to juxtapose various perceptions and individual indetermination‚ and what is the reality as Tanure Ojaide captures in The Activist taking cognizance of Lacan’s view that ‘that chapter of my history that is marked by a blank or occupied by a falsehood:
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The African flower industry Introduction In Valentine’s Day‚ 2009‚ 200 million stemmed roses were delivered and ended up being sold all over the world (Dayo‚ 2009). As a supportive industry in Africa‚ flower industry gains benefits by accounted $300 million in Kenya’s foreign exchange earnings (Dayo‚ 2009) and companies’ establishing infrastructures to workers (Bloomfield‚ 2006). While it is also detrimental as the result of misusing laborers (Majtenyi‚ 2002)‚ over-producing carbon-dioxide (Whelan
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‘WESTERN UNION SHIFTING FOCUS TO TRANSACTIONS WITHIN AFRICA.’ INTRODUCTION This article under review is taken from the outlook section of The EastAfrican newspaper as for the dates between 19th to the 25th September 2011. It is a Q&A article with Western union’s present regional director southern and East Africa‚ Karen Jordaan. It was chosen in line with other online articles published two weeks prior that informed of the change in strategy being adopted by the global money transfer company
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Benefield‚ Alicia February 14‚ 2013 INR3932-03 Paper 1 Why Foreign Aid is Hurting Africa In this article Dambisa Moyo‚ is arguing that money‚ in the form of aid given to African nations has not only trapped many of these nations in debt‚ but has started a cycle of corruption as well as slowed down economic growth and poverty. To solve this isuue Moyo suggests cutting off the flow of aid to these African nations. Many developed countries will gladly give aid to Africa‚ these countries do
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For years after the Berlin Conference‚ various European powers raced to occupy and colonize land in Africa. It was a time of growth for Europe‚ but what was it for Africa? Africa’s fate was being decided for it by the European invaders. Not all AFricans just stood by and watcher‚ however. There was a wide range of actions and reactions to the Scramble for Africa from the Africans themselves‚ from giving in peacefully to attempting to fighting back with all of their might. Many Africans were afraid
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Walter Rodney‚ How Europe Underdeveloped Africa‚ (Washington‚ D.C.: Howard University Press‚ 1982). Walter Rodney is the author of many pieces focusing on African studies‚ one of his most influential being How Europe Underdeveloped Africa. Rodney was born in Guyana‚ South America in 1942 where only thirty-eight years later he was assassinated by the Guyana government. Fortunately‚ Rodney was a bright and driven individual who left behind a great deal of valuable studies. He spent the bulk of
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African literature is highly diversified‚ even though it shows some similarities. In fact‚ the common denominator of the cultures of the African continent is undoubtedly the oral tradition. Writing on black Africa started in the middle Ages with the introduction of the Arabic language and later‚ in the nineteenth century with introduction of the Latin alphabet. Since 1934‚ with the birth of the "Negritude‚" African authors began to write in French or in English. Since the 1960’s quantitative and
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Before the 19th century‚ Europeans had very little interest in Africa and what it had to offer. There was not much information on the land such as living conditions and types of resources available. Towards the end of the 19th century‚ European nations started claiming territory in Africa due to the fast paced manufacturing and the need for more materials to keep up with production. At the end of the 19th century‚ European countries were competing with each other over different territories in Africa
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