Essays on Africa

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…

South Africa is well known for its high unemployment rates mostly common amongst those less fortunate South African citizens thus causing such a break in our economy as a whole however, with YES being a newly introduced platform things could possibly change for the better…

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…

By 2100, Africa’s share of the global population will rise to 40%, and by 2035, the continent will have the world’s largest workforce, even larger than that of China and India. However, Africa would need to build 125 Harvard’s every single year from now to…

Chad is located in central northern Africa (see Image 1). ~87% of Chad’s population is living below the global poverty line, with a population of 14 million; about 12 million are in severe poverty. The population relies heavily on agriculture and livestock for sustenance and…

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…