Ivory Coast is a medium sized country that has beautiful beaches, unique rainforests, and exotic wildlife, some that is exclusive to the country. They are home to an abundance of wildlife, especially concentrated in their last untouched rainforestDespite a struggling economy, a government overthrown by military coups, a civil war, and presidents refusing to hand over power, all in recent history, current day Ivory Coast has a steady and growing economy, a stable government, and a president working on improving their economy, and rebuilding security forces.
In the last 16 years, Ivory coast’s government has fallen and risen, endured a civil war, and dealt with power hungry presidents. They have persevered through all of this, and fortunately
This is located in central Africa and it is approximately 1.5 square million miles. It is the world’s second largest rainforest (Africa facts, n.d.). Wild bonobos can only be found in forests south of the Congo River in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) (Williams, 2004). Commercial logging and expansion of farming
The implications of stopping the use of child labour in the cocoa industry in Cote d'Ivoire spread far and wide, affecting the government, cocoa farmers, chocolate companies and children themselves. The UN's Food & Agriculture Organisation states that more than a third of the world’s cocoa is supplied by Cote d'Ivoire. Cocoa is the country's largest export, earning around 2.5 billion dollars in 2010. According to a report by Tulane University that investigated the 2013, 2014 harvest season, there were around 1,203,473 child laborers aged 5 to 17 in the cocoa industry, of which 95.9% were engaged in hazardous work. Stopping child labour in Côte d'Ivoire will improve children's education & health levels.
The Ancient Mali civilization started as a small province in the kingdom of Ghana, in western Africa, south of the Saharan desert. The Mali kingdom was very well located because the Niger river flowed through their empire which allowed them to have an abundance of fish that made up a big part of their diet. Over time, ancient Mali grew and spread over nearly 2,000 kilometers from the Atlantic Ocean to the city of Gao.
Project Unicorn, despite the fanciful title, is a brutally honest view on rhinoceros poaching. Big game hunting for sport and magical medicines are no longer the only reasons for systematically destroying a species. The documentary highlights the politics, corruption and dark motives surrounding what
Industrial revolution might be one of the greatest revolutions to occur in human history. During the era of industrial revolution economic and social the lives of people changed and great western cities prospered. Many western nations relied on another nation from raw material they need for their industries. So, western nation and Japan decided to seize control of other nations that have the raw materials. Through imperialism, western nations and Japan spread their rule throughout the world.
Africa before 1500 ce was a time where many events happened that changed the civilization of Africa forever. Africa invented trades, cultures, traditions, and so many other things that affected Africa in many ways. There is a huge timeline that explains all the events that happen in Africa, what year they happen, and why they happen in the first place. Africa along with other certain continents had major events happened before 1500 ce. Since I chose Africa I will be explaining what was Africa before 1500 ce.
The conclusion of the African slave trade did not mark the loss of Europe’s interest in Africa. It marked the beginning of a new era; European imperialism in Africa. But what urged Europe to control all of Africa? Political competition, technology, economics, and cultural attitudes all propelled Europe 's colonization of Africa.
Mansa Mūsā was an emperor of the West African empire of Mali. He ruled from 1307 to 1312 and did many remarkable things during his ruling such as building The Great Mosque at Timbuktu. In the Middle East and Europe, he is best known for his pilgrimage to Mecca in 1224. Sundiata, Mansa Mūsā’s grandson or great nephew, founded his dynasty and was also a West African monarch who founded western Sudanese empire of Mali. He lead the path for Mansa Mūsā to become emperor in 1312 and also helped him with his pilgrimage to Mecca in 1324.The world was awakened to the marvelous wealth of Mali due to the pilgrimage.
Over time, political and economic structures in Africa have changed continuously. Having been colonized repeatedly in the 1800s, Africa’s structures have changed due to colonization and were faced with challenges as many of the natural resources, which had provided income and structural support, were taken away. Africa’s political and economic structure, prior to the Europeans invasion, consisted of small states that had a structure of government set up by chiefs for the society. The more powerful states contained more wealth through the creation of trade routes to the European nations. While the Sultans or kings were the ones who had an elevated status.
Imperialism is a process that occurs when a more powerful country takes over a less powerful country and this could be through the use of force or threats (Young & Alcock, 1974). Imperialism can either be Political, Military, Cultural, Communication and Economic or it can be a combination of these kinds of Imperialism’s. Imperialism led to opportunities for profit accumulation, trading and investment opportunities (Freund, 1984). The need for raw materials in Europe for manufacturing gave small African traders and small African farmers the opportunity to be involved in international trade. The change from slave trade to a more legal trade led to a crisis and Europeans assumed that the only solution to this crisis was to make all non-European
They were African American abolitionist who opposed the American colonization society (ACS), which was created by white elites in Washington DC. They encourage blacks to be sent back to the West African colony of Liberia because the claimed it would help abolish slavery. American like Watkins rejected their offer because they wanted to improve the conditions for blacks in America. In addition, they believed Liberia was foreign and unhealthy for African Americans.
The Scramble for Africa 19th century imperialism in Africa was mainly caused by Industrial Revolution and political motives. The Industrial Revolution prompted a need for materials and markets that could be found in countries such as Africa and politics sparked competition between countries to build an empire and become a Great Power. The Industrial Revolution began in mid 18th century; it was a series of changes in the process and organization of production. Machines were substituted for human labor, leading to new factories.
The WWF has already saved tons of Black Rhinos from southern Africa and Black Bucks in the
Nebila Ahmed October 21, 2016 Outline Thesis statement: Although the production of palm oil is economically beneficial for Indonesia, palm oil production has led to the deforestation of rainforests and habitat loss for rare and endangered species such as the Sumatran tigers, Komodo dragons, Sumatran rhinoceros, Javan elephants, Bornean Orangutans, and Sumatran Orangutans. Alternative sources of income are sustainable ecotourism and sustainable palm oil as it is another source of income that is beneficial to the government and local communities. Ecotourism and sustainable palm oil are also ways of bringing awareness and educating the public about the negative impacts of palm oil harvesting which may lead to the protection of forests,
Women in North Africa faced many pre-existing challenges because of their gender but their hardships were amplified as a result of French imperialism. France took over three North African countries, Algeria, Tunisia, and Morocco. The struggle began in 1830 with France’s invasion of Algeria (which eventually also led to the conquest of Tunisia ad Morocco) and lasted over fifty years until their liberation in 1956 and 1962. North African men often saw women in these countries as inferior, thus the French took advantage of their perspective to break down women’s roles and add to their harsh treatment. French colonization further defined Women’s subservient position in society by prohibiting them to have a real education and this prevented women