Essays and Research Papers on Africa

This 6 page paper discusses conflict diamonds, what they are, how they are used to finance wars, and the impact of these diamonds on the Africans themselves. Bibliography lists 4 sources.

A 7 page research paper that summarizes and discusses the life of King David as related in the Old Testament. Bibliography lists 7 sources.

This 4 page paper defines "historiography," and discusses the strengths and weaknesses of African historiography. Bibliography lists 4 sources.

A 3 page paper which analyzes the genocide activities in Rwanda in 1994. Bibliography lists 4 sources.

A 3 page exploration of how tragedy can be turned into a positive impetus for strength and triumph. The author uses Frankl and Mandela as examples. Bibliography lists 4 sources.

An 8 page review of the theories of Fareed Zakaria and Heinz Klug. This paper relies on examples from around the world but places a particular emphasis on South Africa. Bibliography lists 4 sources.

A 3 page essay that is written on an elementary school level in which the writer imagines a trip to an aquarium in Namibia. The writer imagines the reactions of the child to the colors, sea creatures and information offered by the aquarium. Bibliography lists 1 source.

This 7 page paper provides an overview of tourism in Zimbabwe. This paper considers some of the issues in that country. Bibliography lists 15 sources.

This 7 page paper discusses the problem of human trafficking in the African country of Sierra Leone. Bibliography lists 9 sources.

This 4 page paper discusses the book “King Leopold’s Ghost” and answers the questions of who were the people who brought the atrocities in the Belgian Congo to light; and why there was no sustained outcry about them. Bibliography lists 1 source.

10 pages in length. Struggling against the rising tide of globalization, Africa, India and other less developed countries whose locally produced commodities hold little value in today's global economy have been forced to consider other means by which to secure their respective culture's socioeconomic and political development. The extent to which globalization has ...

This 4 page paper discusses Senegal’s economic development and how culture factors have impacted it. Bibliography lists 4 sources.

A 14 page research paper that offers a literature review that explores issues associated with the politics of race, class and nationalism in South African during the twentieth century. The writer discusses this within the context of history, both before and after the fall of apartheid. Bibliography lists 10 sources.

A 9 page review of the France's colonization of Algeria. This paper examines the impetus for that colonization and its long-term effects. Bibliography lists 10 sources.

This 10 page paper considers the issue of whether or not remunerations should be paid to Africa to redress the evils of slavery. Bibliography lists 11 sources.

15 pages in length. Every civilization, every society, every cultural subgroup of human beings has utilized policy as a way in which to promote progress and improve upon continued existence as a species; while some policies serve to stratify those within a particular culture, policy is also the vehicle that provides opportunities where they ...

A 7 page paper that reports and discusses terrorist operations in specific regions and countries. These include South and Latin America, Somalia, Sudan, Kashmir, Sri Lanka, India and Pakistan. Bibliography lists 7 sources.

This 4 page paper discusses the African oral tradition that tells of Sundiata, and how he founded what became the nation of Mali. The paper considers the text as a text and as a story. There are 3 sources listed in the bibliography.

A 10 page analysis of the historical, ethnic, and religious factors at play in the Darfur situation. This paper analyzes Darfur from the perspective that there have been many contributory circumstances and events that have led up to it. Bibliography lists 6 sources.

A 7 page paper that discusses Sky Lee’s 1991 novel Disappearing Moon Café concerns five generations of a Chinese Canadian family whose saga is shaped by cultural, economic and social factors that pertain to both China. Bibliography lists 4 sources.

This 3-page paper discusses the impact of the current global economic meltdown on Nigeria. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

This 3 page paper argues that Macumba has a negative connotation primarily due to the relationship between Macumba and slavery. Bibliography lists 6 sources.

A 3 page paper which examines the work King Leopold’s Ghost by Adam Hochschild. No additional sources cited.

In ten pages, this paper discusses how the former Ivory Coast’s cultural changes, most notably, changes in its political systems, have impacted its society and economy as a whole. Four sources are cited in the bibliography.

A 3 page research paper in which the first 2 pages discuss civil war in Africa and the Nigerian civil war of the 1960s specifically and the last page offers definitions of terms. Bibliography lists 3 sources.