Essays on Africa

Introduction Youth unemployment is a critical issue that South Africa faces, with significant economic, social, and political implications. The country’s young population holds immense potential, but the lack of job opportunities hampers their ability to contribute meaningfully to society. This essay delves into the challenges…

Introduction Unemployment is a pressing issue that has far-reaching social, economic, and political consequences. In South Africa, a country characterized by its complex history and socio-economic disparities, unemployment poses significant challenges. This essay explores the effects of unemployment in South Africa, shedding light on the…

The Prevalence of Kidnapping in Nigeria Kidnapping is a criminal offense consisting of the unlawful taking and carrying away of a person by force or fraud, or the unlawful seizure and detention of a person against their will, oftentimes, for a ransom. Nigeria has one…

Infertility seems to be a growing issue among many men and woman. Infertility can lead to many issues within relationships and negatively affect a person’s well-being as many people view having children as a milestone in their lives. Infertility can be caused by a variety…

In this paper, I will be examining certain theories in which the idea of globalization can be illustrated by. Through these theories, I will be referencing different case studies that support these theories, analyzing how they interact with the real world. I will delve into…

A theoretical expository methodology is utilised by the paper and the literature on the practices of public procurement in South Africa is inspected. Public procurement is progressively perceived as an occupation in which an essential role is played in the effective administration of public resources….

The transport sector in every country brings in tons of money. From the road to rail, to air and sea. Transportation of goods, services and people is a vital part of any economy, irrespective of its size and strength. No matter what happens people and…

After being in the longest war in the horn of Africa, South Sudan was granted its independence being the newest state in the international community. On December 15, 2011 war broke out due to power struggle in the lines of ethnicity. It was sparked when…

The need for success and power motivated Europe to move towards imperialism. By focusing on China, India, and Africa, this essay will argue that a state’s response to European imperialism in the nineteenth century until WWI grew out of its previous interactions with Europe after…

The highest mountain in Africa, Mount Kilimanjaro is 5895metres above the sea level. It is an inactive volcano situated at the northeast of Tanzania. It has three volcanic peaks named Kibo, Shira and Mawenzi. It is the tallest free-standing mountain on Earth. Mount Kilimanjaro is…

Introduction The concept of intersectionality intended to mild up dynamics that have frequently been ignored by using feminist actions and principle. The emergence of intersectionality challenged the notion that gender became the primary thing identifying a woman’s destiny. This essay will be focusing on showing…

Anyone who wants to tackle corruption must be willing to go all the way. There are no shortcuts – Oby Ezekwesili. Abstract This essay explores corruption in Nigeria, its negative effect, and the fact that it’s becoming accepted almost as an everyday norm. Though it…

Nigeria is one of the wealthiest countries in Africa. This is because it has copious amounts of natural resources such as petroleum, natural gas, tin, iron ore, coal and large educated class.. Despite its resources and relatively high Gross Domestic Product (GDP), Nigeria has immense…

Purpose of Patel’s Article Patel’s article has three objectives. Firstly, it is aimed at providing insight into selected aspects of poverty and the gendered nature of poverty in a poor urban community in South Africa. This serves to unmask the social and human dynamics that…

Some scholars argue that African communitarianism does not do justice to individuality. Critically discuss this claim. What is communitarianism? According to the Oxford English Dictionary, Communitarianism is an ideology which emphasizes the responsibility of the individual to the community and the social importance of the…

It is a common way to say that children are blessings to humankind and that childhood is a significant phase of their development as it holds the key to the fate of their future which is the future of any society. However, it is true…

The physical surroundings of Ishmael Beah during the war manipulated his moral traits causing him to become amoral. During Beah’s time in war, his army instructor repeatedly told him to “ visualize the enemy, the rebels who killed your parents, your family, and those who…

My name is Ishmael Beah. I am a 12 year old boy living in Sierra Leon. My older brother Junior, my two friends, Mohamed and Tolloi and I loved to rap and dance. We always rapped and danced as a hobby during our free time….

The book I had the enjoyment of reading was A Long Way Gone by Ishmael Beah. This intriguing read pulls the reader into a life of destruction and chaos as the author and protagonist, Beah, outlines his life as a refugee of the Sierra Leone…

Introduction The forty eight countries of Sub-Sahara Africa spend approximately $13.5billion (Adam, 2004) every year repaying debts to enrich foreign creditors for past loans of questionable legitimacy. These debt repayments divert money directly from basic human needs such as healthcare, education, and fundamentally undermine African…

Introduction Why is our history so important? History tells us where we come from, what happened and what worked and did not work in order to understand why we are where we are at this point. History has a profound influence on our present and…

No Longer at Ease by Chinua Achebe is the book I have chosen for my critical book analysis. This is the second book part of a trilogy by Chinua that explores Nigeria’s history through a fictional point of view. The trilogy is often referred to…

African literature has a unique place amongst the various literatures of the world. It is political and embodies the collective sentiment of the people of the vast land. The “dark continent”, “the heart of darkness” became the playground of the many European forces that spread…

In diverse societies, witchcraft is used differently, and its level of importance varies due to this. Our definition of witchcraft is: “the manipulation of powerful substances or words to cause harm. It can also frequently be an unconscious activity, which means that the “witch” often…

Introduction This chapter covers background information of the study, the statement of the problem,the general and specific objecjives of the study, research hypothesis, significance of the study and scope of the study. A countrys currency plays a crucial role in its economic growth Problem Statement:…

Introduction At present, prostate cancer (PCa) disease has maintained a significant health burden among the middle-aged and the elderly males across the globe. Data from Asia, Middle East, North America, Europe, and the African continents portray an increasing magnitude in the incidence, prevalence, morbidity and,…

Introduction According to C. Wright Mills (1959), the Sociological Imagination refers to the ability to understand that one’s own issues are not merely caused by one’s owns beliefs and thoughts, but by society and its structures. An issue that many people, including myself, face and…

Main Facts about Mandela In the 20th century many countries in Asian and Africa were conquered and colonized by the western nations like Dutch, British, Portuguese, Spaniards and French. South Africa was under the Dutch rule before the minority British took over the government. The…

What kind of leader was Mandela? He once said, “It is better to lead from behind and to put others in front especially when you celebrate victory when nice things occur. You take the front line when there is danger. Then people will appreciate your…

New Life Home Trust is a non-profit organization that was started in 1994 by Mary and Clive Beckenham, to rescue children after seeing the suffering of many abandoned kids especially the ones who are either infected or affected by HIV. The home was first located…

Introduction African Charter on the rights and welfare of the child (Article 2) adopted in July 1990 defines a child as every human being below the age of 18 (Kalme, 2009). Children are abused each and every day by strangers, their parents, relatives, teachers at…

The African community, with its vast diversity in culture, bears a great number of different ideals which run the different communities. Most, if not all, of the African states are governed differently to the next, but they all still share a somewhat just form of…

This is the discussion of environmental sustainability and resilience objectives. They have been discussed in a manner that places each objective as a sub-topic, where answers of the three questions are answered under each objective sub-topic, which are their feasibility, current state of progress with…

Having Produced over the previous couple of months from Uganda, it might be seemingly that the month-to-month invoice that is reared its thoughts could be addressed by me, affirmed this second. I might discuss conducive KONY 2012 effort and the misguided. Each these are centered…

In Nigeria, there are several core aspects that need development. The country has over time experienced some challenges in this regard. Proper development communication and proper policy making is essential for a forward moving nation.Some aspects that worth attention include:AGRICULTUREThe term agriculture refers to cultivation…

Because You’re A Girl: Struggle Against Gender Expectations In the article “Because You’re A Girl” by Ijeoma A., she narrates her childhood in her native country, Nigeria, where she was raised by a set of rules and regulations described as the ‘Four Commandments’. These principles…

This essay is going to be about how I am personified by the MBTI test. I will be describing one of my strengths which is being able to connect with others and one of my weaknesses which is being inflexible. One strength I have is…

INTRODUCTION Background According to Cunningram (2016: 01) a tender is a term used to describe a contractor’s priced offer to construct the work. Whereas Hackett & Statham (2016: 65) explains that the purpose of any tendering procedure is to select a suitable contractor at a…

Background Coffee is the most valuable agricultural commodity in international trade and Arabica coffee accounts for 66% of the world’s coffee market. Ethiopia is currently the third largest Arabica coffee producer after Brazil and Colombia, with a production of 321,000 tons during the crop year…

‘Nigeria, like many parts of Africa, has suffered from the careless, some will even say criminal methods by which the different parts of the newly discovered parts of Africa were divided during the grab for colonies by the rival European powers. One has only to…

Tobacco is an agricultural crop, most commonly used to make cigarettes. It is grown all over the world and supports a billion-dollar industry. Its leaves are dried and fermented before being put in tobacco products. Tobacco smoke contains more than 4000 chemical substances including particulates…

Introduction A prison is a building or complex where people are kept in long-term confinement as punishment for a crime. As of October 2015, the number of prisoners in Kenya was 54,154. The number of prisoners in the 115 prison facilities is almost triple what…

Introduction Over the years, man has evolved different means to communicate with his environment. Early forms of communication included making sounds, use of smoke, drawing, painting and symbols. Primitive hand-delivery of messages, town criers, drums, runners and use of beasts of burden replaced earlier forms…

The most notable supportive policy development that has opened up possibilities for small and medium power producers is the advent of feed-in-tariffs. The REFiT offers investors pre-determined rates for various sources and technologies with an objective to promote the uptake of renewables and promote smaller…

CARE International Vision 2020 advocates for working with and through alliances to ensure a more efficient allocation and use of national resources for the vulnerable. It also recommended working with governments, the private sector and civil society to generate evidence of successful strategies and to…

Definition of Partnership Partnerships can be defined as inter-organizational relationships in which actors from two or more spheres of society (state, market and civil society) are involved in a collaborative process through which these actors strive for a jointly defined goal. Partnerships can be formed…

The story itself is one that many grew up with. It is a story which has been told numerous times where it has led to different variations of it. Regardless of the different variations of the story it can be said that its prophecies led…

There are about 7.1 million people that have HIV and about 110,000 people die from AIDS every year, in South Africa. In the novel, We Kiss Them With Rain, the author, Futhi Ntshingila, goes through many people’s lives in South Africa and their struggles of…

The nature of crime in the apartheid era South Africa can be directed to the colonial forces that were in power. This has been rooted in the notion that violence in South Africa has become normative rather than deviant and it has come to be…

Language is intricately bound up with culture. It is an expressive product of culture that performs diverse functions to facilitate communicative interaction. Idiomatic expressions functions as one of these communicative interactions. This essay investigates one such idiom in its distinct cultural identity. This is done…

Zambia being one of the developing countries has a number of strategies to enable her reach a certain level of standard of living. Poverty has been a serious disease in Zambia and many strategies where put across to see to it that poverty is reduced….

This article discusses how South Africa increase tariff on Brazilian sugar from $566 per ton to $680 per ton, in order to protect local farmer in South Africa. Tariff is defined as the taxes on imported goods. Comparative advantage is defined as a situation when…

Xenophobia in South Africa: Why it’s time to unsettle narratives about migrants This article discusses the prevalence of xenophobia in South Africa. For years, South Africa has not accepted foreign immigrants. Foreign nationals are displaced, attacked, looted, and even killed. Most of them are being…

Introduction Alternative dispute resolution mechanism refers to settlement of conflicts without referring the matter to the long and costly court processes. There are several ways of settling disputes that have greatly been embraced in Kenya. They include but are not limited to mediation, conciliation, arbitration,…

Introduction In the 1970s Harvard University political scientist John Rawls (1999, p. 4) argued that a society is well-ordered when it is effectively regulated by a public conception of justice in which “(1) everyone accepts and knows that the others accept the same principles of…

Jane Battersby is an urban geographer from England who lives and works in South Africa. She is a researcher at the African Center for Cities (ACC) at the University of Cape Town, where her work is centered around urban food systems in topics such as…

Much of the sophistication in media technology like high definition cameras and production equipment deployed in mass media production or in movie making has largely helped to boost the quality of content out of the media and movie industries – most profound is the recorded…

Food One of the most popular aspects of Nigerian culture is her food. With over five hundred indigenous tribes, Nigeria boosts of numerous native delicacies unique to her localized menu. The Igbos known for their spicy and colorful soups have many other food forms as…

It is imperative that we keep moving forward, trying new things, and opening new doors, because it is only curiosity that can lead us down new paths – or what we like to call innovation in modern terminology. Certain elements however may deflect ones interest…

Unemployment is the result of too many people, too few jobs. In other words unemployment is the result of over-population because over-population is defined as a condition where a country’s human population exceeds the carrying capacity of its environment meaning in this case that the…

This paper will argue that the analysis of African origins of humanity in ways of human adaptation from Africa to Eurasia and Australia. In the textbook Patterns of World History disagrees with recent scholarship on Arthur, Byerlee and Tomasell. African origins of humanity in ways…

Diaspora for Development in Africa is quite an interesting read, as it is based on papers selected from a conference on Diaspora and Development that was organized by the World Bank in 2009. In addition, many chapters, although relating to the African diaspora and its…

One of the key characteristics which are explored through this chapter, is the close correlation within the text between sex and violence. Throughout the course of the novel there seems to be a breakdown of the romantic association of sex, which distorts and alters it…

In South Africa, two unique ideas of joblessness are utilized routinely: the strict (thin) and the extended (wide) definition. The tight definition applies a pursuit of employment test though the wide definition acknowledges as jobless the individuals who did not scan for work in a…

Labor Issues and Immigration By the end of the first quarter of 2018, and estimated 28% of South African adults will be facing unemployment; and while this particular challenge has been present in the South African job market for many years, it rises steadily as…

Introduction The National Development Plan has 14 outcomes and these outcomes were assigned to be undertaken by different expects from different fields. Such as economists, health experts, development experts, sustainable living experts and so forth. The one outcome that stands out the most it is…

We cannot run away from the fact that gender inequality is still the major issue even in the democratic society we are still experiencing it. South Africa is not the only country that is experiencing gender inequality but the globe at large, because even the…

SOUTH SUDAN CONFLICT: HUMANITARIAN AND ECONOMIC EFFECTS INTRODUCTION South Sudan is a landlocked East-African country of approximately 640, 000Km2 , formed in 2011 after a successful referendum that saw it separate from the former unitary state of Sudan. South Sudan is bordered by Ethiopia, Sudan,…

Tittle: Prevalence and characterization of shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli from goats in South Africa Study rationale STEC remain being the most important foodborne pathogen because of its high prevalence around the globe especially in America, Canada and other countries including South Africa. It causes diarrheal…

Nigeria is an altogether different place to home for most expats who begin working here. While there are a wide range of principles of lead among the differing societies of the country, business behavior has a tendency to be the same wherever you may go…

Nigeria has Africa’s biggest populace, economy, and oil generation (and fare). Reliably solid GDP development over the previous decade has built up a developing customer class and pulled in extensive financial specialist intrigue. Nigeria offers inexhaustible normal assets and a minimal effort work pool, and…

Sometimes I think African countries are always in competition, on who does better than the other. The problems of countries are largely the same, no matter where they are, a location that makes trade and administration possible, the potential for opportunities, for everyone. Port Harcourt…

The Ajaokuta Steel Company is one of the steel mill companies located in a town called Ajaokuta, Kogi state. It has been physically established on a 24,000 hectares / 59,000 acres site in 1979. This Ajaokuta steel company is the most recognized steel mill in…

The wellbeing emergency in South Sudan has turned into an issue that the universal network needs to begin tolerating and making a move quickly. An extensive piece of the populace is a casualty of cholera, jungle fever and HIV plagues. Likewise, most don’t approach the…

Innovation, described as the application of existing ideas or the creation of new ideas into new products and processes is seen as the main force that causes growth in the modern capitalist economy (Watkins et al, 2014). According to Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development…

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A democracy’s first breath is the preamble of its constitution. Expressed in this sparse prose is a spirit that transcends the articles and sections, reaching the very institutions and structures of government. However, though all democracies champion such “universal” principles as freedom and equality, their…

South Africa is known to be the world’s multicultural country with 11 official languages and more than 13 cultures co-existing. Though South Africa has integrated and accepted the various cultures and traditions, all these cultures and traditions have specific ways of dealing with social, economic…

The year 1994 marked a socio-political change in South Africa, as well as becoming a clear separation in the cultural experiences of both white and black South Africans. The world celebrated this movement away from a hegemonic, racially dominated society into this new, inclusive Rainbow…

Everything you know about South Africa is probably wrong. Travel Column by Isabella Bouwer A few days ago, I was browsing through the news when I came across an article titled “Do you know where South Africa is?” Surely I wasn’t reading this correctly, most…