Earlier this year, I was assigned to research a major MNC (Multi-National Corporation). I chose to research Royal Dutch Shell because of its vast oil empire throughout the world and connection to even our own town. But as I dug deeper into that “empire”, I found some starling controversies. There are many allegations, mostly from Amnesty International, that the giant… Read more »
The Democratic Republic of the Congo is a country torn by instability, caused by various militias and other armed groups seeking to gain land. It’s filled with corruption, environmental problems, and political instability. The displacement of people in the country has become worse than the refugee crisis in Syria, with 1.7 million people being displaced from their homes this year…. Read more »
There usually is not much news or action going on in the Sub-Saharan African region of the world. But now there is a bit of news to report on, including the U.S. giving 60 million dollars to Central Africa for the Sahel counter terrorism force to fight on going terrorism in the region. This money is very important because it… Read more »
The stability in Africa first started to decline with the Berlin Conference and by 1914 about 90% of Africa was under European leadership. Africa has had difficulty because the borders can be blurry. Different ethnic and cultural groups are being put together in one country and they have a hard time working collaboratively because of their different beliefs. With civil… Read more »
Coups from what I’ve seen always seem to happen out of the blue, such as the attempted coup in Turkey just 2 years ago. It was hard to see that coming even if you knew what caused it. Yesterday the leader of Zimbabwe, Robert Mugabe, who is also the oldest leader of any country at 93 years old, was placed… Read more »
In modern times sickness has the ability to be treated depending on the severity of the disease. In this case, unfortunately, it is getting harder and harder to vaccinate and prevent what has began to spread to the UK. Currently, around 150 people have died and around 1,100 cases of the Black-Death-like virus as well as bubonic and pneumonic plague… Read more »
Early this Wednesday, November 16, the Zimbabwean military rapidly moved into the capital city of Harare and allegedly took control of the government. After small confrontations and limited violence, the military was able to take the 93 year old President Robert Mugabe prisoner. A military general then came on public television to claim the situation was under control and President… Read more »
the majority of problems in sub-Saharan Africa for the most part pertain to a few different causes. The biggest problem is the border disputes and set boundaries. This problem arose because of European colonization. Before 1936, only two countries ( Ethiopia and Liberia ) where independent in Africa, the rest was controlled be European empires. In 1937, Ethiopia was also… Read more »
In America you can clearly see a gap within gender when looking at jobs, government positions, and overall society related activities. Unfortunately, America isn’t only the country like this. In Africa it is much much worse to an entire new scale of things. Most of East African countries are not only ranked as some of the worst countries that experience… Read more »
The Boko Haram have been inciting terror and draining hope from Nigeria since 2009. The threat of terrorism in Africa has caused for the United States to pledge $60 million for Anti-terrorism Force in Africa. The Boko Haram are setting back the next generation on education which is sure to felt on a major scale in a few years. With… Read more »