Essays on Africa

British explorer David Livingstone was an important figure during the nineteenth century. His primary focus was Africa, where he sought to discover the source of the Nile and end the slave trade. The book was a bestseller in six months, and the explorer produced seven more editions in rapid succession....

The Black Walnut Tree: An Important Commercial Crop The black walnut tree is an important and valuable commercial crop in North America. Native to Eastern United States, it thrives in riparian areas and also holds a special place in the culture of the Apache people. The raw nuts of the black...

The film District 9 The film District 9 was directed by Neil Blomkamp and told how humans treated aliens after they arrived in a spaceship and landed in Johannesburg, South Africa. The aliens are initially assisted, but they are eventually treated as refugees and separated. Racism as a Theme With bigotry and xenophobia...

The River Between Chapter One: 1) Name the two “ridges” where this story takes place. Are these urban or rural areas? Makuyu and kameno, These places are extremely rural areas What did the great seer Mugo wa Kibiro predicts? He predicted that a snake that breathes fire will pass through...

The Bukusu community found in western Kenya is known for her mystery custom of circumcision among the Bukusu young men. Played out every even year, circumcision is a transitional experience among the young men of Bukusu. Omukhebi, a professional in the field of circumcision, uses sharp sanitized blade known as...

Introduction Things Fall Apart is praised as a superb novel that tells the story of life in Nigeria at the end of the nineteenth century. It is without a doubt the most studied African book, having been written in 1958. (Kenalemang 4). The book has sold over 8 million copies and...

Three forms of marriages in Congo Three forms of marriages in Congo include religious marriages, customs and civilian/forced marriages. Each type is carried out in a different way. The Felicity Conditions of Austin (1962) discuss how they are established in the preparatory, sincere and necessary conditions. Consequently, in the three conditions...

The Impact of Repeated Civil War on Foreign Aid Distribution The repeated civil war which has prevented Somalia from advancing has also described Somalia. The collapse of the government in 1991 resulted in violent power disagreements between existing political forces. Over the years, especially, a large number of people were displaced...