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- ECOWAS’ Success StoryStarting out as just a dream, the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has now matured into a major brand in regional cooperation and integration initiative not just in Africa but also globally, the ECOWAS Commission’s President Ambassador
The Dogon People of Mali, West AfricaToday numbering an estimated 250,000 to 800,000 spread over about 700 villages, the Dogon live much as their ancestors, in rectangular houses built of sun-dried mud bricks, yet have advanced knowledge of the stars few other cultures have.
Senegal, West Africa - Goree Island Travel GuideThis small island has the misfortune of being associated with the slave trade, but, for many people of West African descent, visiting it provides a sense of who they are and where they came from.
Taste Restaurant and Lounge - Bringing West African Taste to the DC Metro AreaTaste Restaurant and Lounge provide sumptuous West African food and music for the local DC crowd in northeast Washington DC.- The West African Kola Nut Tree & Its UsesThe kola nut tree, a plant that is native to West Africa, and is also widely use in Brazil and the West Indies.
- World Travel Guide: Fun Facts About the Gambia (West Africa)Most of the world did not know of The Gambia until 1977. The tiny African country of The Gambia became the focus of international attention when it provided the setting for the 1977 TV series "Roots",
A Very Complicated, Fictionalized Account of a French Adventurer in Late-19th-century West AfricaReview of the 2008 Prix Renaudot-winning novel "The King of Kahel" by Guinean-French writer Monenembo Tierno
The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS)The Economic Community of West African States, or ECOWAS, is made up of 15 member countries in West Africa. This article gives a brief overview of the region, including its geography, climate, history and people.- Washing Out West Africa's Coastal CitiesOn the throes of being submerged...
- Sylvia Soumah: An Unsung Heroine of West African DanceThis is a brief biographical sketch of one of Washington DC's premier dance company directors, Sylvia Soumah of Coyaba Dance Theater.
- European Colonialism in Africa: A SurveyThis article provides an overview of the reasons and effects of European colonialism in Africa.
- Guidelines for the Cautious Traveler When Visiting West AfricaA land of beauty and death. Guidelines for the cautious traveler.
- Journeying from Ivory Coast (West Africa) to the US Via the KitchenA recipe straight from COTE D'iVOIRE (Ivory Coast, West Africa)
- The End of Empire in Africa: Reviewing, Analyzing Tony Chafer's BookDid France get dismantling their overseas empire right? Tony Chafer proves that the French aren't as nice as they'd like everyone to think they are. Original research and analysis by Michael Hinckley, MA University of California at Santa Barbara.
- Rat Stew in Benin, West AfricaWorking as a French instructor in Benin, West Africa offers many possibilities and challenges, from low door frames to rodent stew.
- Women Who Made a Difference: Mary Kingsley, Early Africa ExplorerRudyard Kipling remarked after meeting Mary Kingsley, "Being human, she must have been afraid of something. But one never found out what it was."
- Mother Africa Has Given The U.S. A LotA look at Africa and all it has given the world.
- 1492: An Examination of Three Distinct Cultures on a Collision Course1492 was the year that Christopher Columbus sailed the ocean blue. Being such, it is imperative to explore the major cultures of people who would be affected by the implications of European exploration of the New World.
Evidence of Chimpanzee Stone Age Uncovered in West AfricaA crew of archaelogists have found tools used by prehistoric chimps in West Africa- The Development of Literature in West AfricaThe historical, structural, stylistic, and ideological development of writers in West Africa has led to a somewhat negative impact on West African culture.
What Causes African Sleeping Sickness?Wondering what causes African Sleeping Sickness? Also known as African Trypanosomiasis, the disease is presumed to have the potential to infect approximately sixty million people across thirty-six countries. [sgpp.org]- African Civet FactsAfrican civet facts and information; describing where they live, what they eat as well as when they breed and how they raise their young.
The Great Guinean ManI admit that I have the best seed of the African country. He's a great Father, wonderful Husband, provider and lover I could have ever dreamed of. I think back often to how I tried to mess things up.- What Kind of Hat is That? The Search for Billy Gibbons' Hat Leads to the Art of a MaestroAn interesting choice of hats highlights a love of art
The Making of a Fairy HouseFather/daughter art piece becomes more than just a project, but a wonderfilled process and series of events. The piece itself and the peace experienced are natural and magical like the fairies we imagine build our little creation.
Why Africa is Poor and Backward?Africa has plentiful natural resources but did not have plentiful breads to eat. Think if the same resources were the possession of America, would it remain the poorest country on the face of earth?- Michael and Danan Benson Called to Central African RepublicMichael and Danan Benson began their missionary service on the island of Madagascar in 2003. They served under the Associates in Missions (AIM) Program for one year. Yet their mission was not over.
"The Art of NonConformity" by Chris Guillenbeau: A ReviewThis is a book written by one living an unconventional life aimed at those who are considering an unconventional life of their own.- African Rainsinspired by a play my sister wrote
- Illegitimate ChildThis is a poem that is based on double consciousness in the African American community.
- My African Adventure - Part 1This is part one of the story of my trip to visit my daughter, a Peace Corps volunteer, in Africa. It describes the preparations I needed to make for the trip.
Bissap Baobab: West African Food on Mission StreetVisit to the higher-decor Senegalese restaurant in San Francisco's Mission District: Bissap Baobab- The Heart of the Matter (Part1)"Point me out the happy man," says Greene in The Heart of the Matter, "and I will point you out either egotism, selfishness, evil '" or else an absolute ignorance."
- African People and Their CulturesThis is a research paper on the different cultures of African people; Their Celebrations, Art, marriage, and more.
- "Merchant of Death"Thailand courts finally agree to extradition.
Unplug and AwakenDisconnect from they rays of technology, and plug back into the rays of the sun - back into nature. Enliven your soul and notice again, your surroundings with the most invigorating motion of a morning breeze, a wisp of wind or rustle in the trees.- Reginald McKnight's Harrowing First Novel : I Get on the BusReview of Reginald McKnight's surrealist first novel, I Get on the Bus, in which a deracinated African American does not find home or brotherhood in Senegal.
- Reginald McKnight's Second Novel: He SleepsReview of Reginald McKnight's second novel, again involving the confusions of an African American schooled with whites in the ancestral "homeland" (Senegal).
- Senegalese CuisineWhile you may not think you know much about Senegalese cuisine, if you have ever eaten Cajun gumbo, black-eyed peas, or "soul food", you are more familiar with it than you realize.
- From Africa to America: A Brief HistoryThe causes and overview of the cruel and inhumane journey for Africans to British North America through the Atlantic slave trade.
