Essays on Gabon

Miopithecus ogouensis – Gabon talapoin

The Gabon talapoin (Miopithecus ogouensis) is a small species of monkey found not only in Gabon but in other African countries including Angola, Congo, Cameroon and Equatorial Guinea. Its range includes the Ogooue River, after which it was named but extends to other riparian habitats from the equatorial forest zone south of the Sanaga River in southern Cameroon to other tributaries of the Congo River including the Lefini and Almira Rivers . Although the monkey is listed as being of least concern in the IUCN Red List of Endangered Species , it is suffering significant wide-ranging habitat decline. Nowak has found ...

PART 1 – IDENTIFICATIONS (25 pts)

Define and explain in 2-4 sentences the importance for hip-hop culture of FIVE of the following identifications: Hip-hop music has its origins in the 1970s from South Bronx. Over the years, it has grown into rap music and even further to hip hop culture. Hip hop culture all over the world has incorporated various aspects in the society like technology, fashion, racism, art, and urban life among others. Multiple identifications in hip hop play a vital role in its culture. For example, sampling is the use of a song portion in another song either as a sound recording or ...

Voting rights in Gabon

Introduction Gabon, the official name of which is Gabonese Republic, is an African country that is located on the west coast of the continent – the area that is believed to be one of the most stable in the whole Africa. The capital and the biggest city is Libreville with the population of 450 000 citizens, while the total population of the country is quiet small – only 1.5 million people. Though the population of the country is not big, it is considered to be the nation with one of the highest income per capita in Africa. In addition to oil, ...

Thesis statement

The American IGBO slaves are historically unique from other historically ethnic slaves and are believed to trace their origin in the West African countries.

Introduction

Slavery in the United States of America has existed since time immemorial. The legal institution of chattel slavery existed in the 18th and 19th century. From early colonial days, slavery had been a practice in the British North America. At the time of declaration of independence in 1977, slavery was recognized by the thirteen states. When the United States was founded, the slavery was majorly geared towards the people of African Origin. In this aspect, the ...

Although medical anthropology has existed for a number of decades, it has gained momentum within the recent past. As a discipline, medical anthropology seeks to explain human health from a panoramic ranging from human ecology, cultural to medical and subsequently exploring how interplays between culture and modern day medicine influence the overall societal health (Singer, 97).Different people across the world are subjected to dissimilar cultural environments that influence their thinking and consequently their perceptions pertaining to diseases and illnesses. Traditional medicine has equally been shaped by inherent cultural beliefs and practices that have been passed from one generation to the other. ...

OPEC or the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries is an intergovernmental organization between oil producing nations across the globe. The organization was founded during the Baghdad conference during September 10 – 14 1960 by the founding member countries Iran, Iraq, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia and Venezuela. Subsequent countries were added to the OPEC in the following order: 1) Qatar (1961), 2) Indonesia (1962 - 2009), 3) Socialist People’s Libyan Arab Jamahiriya (1962), 4) United Arab Emirates (1967), 5) Algeria (1969), 6) Nigeria (1971), 7) Ecuador (1973 – 1992, 2007 – till date), 8) Angola (2007), and 9) Gabon (1975–1994).

OPEC – Past, Present, Future

The OPEC ...