Essays on Africa

Development financing can be well-defined as the bases of funding separate from the domestic private sector. It is essentially concerned with the funding of progression in developing countries. Funding for growth must address problems like; The competence of financing to cater for satisfactory public disbursements…

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…

Disease emergence results from the dynamic interactions between pathogen, animal and/or human hosts and the perpetually changing environment. These interactions are at the core of disease emergence, therefore understanding these drivers and impacts will allow an evidence-based risk assessment and the development of mitigation strategies…

Jomo Kenyatta, also known as Kamau Ngengi, was a Kenyan statesman and nationalist. He was also Kenya’s prime minister and first president. He played a big role in the development of African nationalism in East Africa. Jomo Kenyatta was born on October 20, 1891 in…

I would like to introduce to you a famous person. His name is Idi Amin. Idi Amin was Ugandan soldier, politician, and third president. He had a title of Marshal and Doctor of Law. He was 193 cm tall, East African boxing heavyweight champion and…

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…

Introduction The deforestation and the shortage of wood have becoming a problem in Nigeria. The hike of the hydrocarbon fuel and the intent discoveries of the possibility of extinction of the crude oil make the renewable energy to be accepted. One of the renewable energy…

Many communities across Papua New Guinea are family and tradition oriented. Their beliefs are centered on their family and traditions. Most issues are always discussed within the family and communities to find possible solutions. Sometimes they seek advices within their community neighbors before they do…

Introduction For over thousand years Earth has been able to sustain life. The four spheres of Earth are lithosphere, atmosphere, hydrosphere and biosphere and all this sphere overlap and interlink to form the environment. The environment can be defined as an ecosystem surrounded by both…