Evaluation of Market Strategy for Gas Assets In Nigeria: A Study Of Chevron 1. Introduction Nigeria is regarded as a gas-rich country as its gas reserves far outstrips its famed oil assets. This has led to targeted, cut-throat drive among multinationals already operating in the country to exploit gas assets in the country to its fullness. Although gas flaring and the uncertainty over the Petroleum Industry Bill (PIB) still persist due mainly to the lack of will and commitment to address age-long
lucrative commodity. However, even in the eighteenth century, when the Atlantic slave trade reached its peak and was a source of misery and death for millions, most of the continent was unaffected. Even where slaving was most intense, traditional African institutions remained largely intact. Europeans maintained no permanent colonies in sub-Saharan Africa until the Dutch began to settle in south Africa in 1652. On the other side of the Atlantic, however, by 1650 the Spaniards and Portuguese ruled
development of Northwest Africa. Kingdoms and empires of Ghana, Mali, and Songhai were affected by the arid Sahara Desert, that created a natural barrier, the Niger River facilitated trade, travel, and provided fertile land for agriculture . The Savannas provided open lands for animals to be herded and graze, and land for the farmers to cultivate Ghana, Mali, and Songhai have many diverse geographic features that affected the rise and fall of their empires. Ancient Ghana or the “land of gold” existed
Many empires in the past have gone through times of prosperity and times of poverty. For a country to achieve prosperity they must have money and power. These two elements were essential for many empires in the past to become powerful. After the fall of Rome, The Portuguese empire went through an era of wealth and prosperity. This was however, after gaining Independence from the Spanish Empire. They discovered and controlled the sea route of India, China and Japan for almost 200 years. They had control
A comparison of European and African motivation for the Occidental slave trade The Occidental slave trade made a profound impact on every country involved with it, and still affects societies worldwide today. Although it is a complex topic, with many moving parts, there is one motivation for the slave trade that has proven to come before all others: greed. Unsurprisingly, traders made exorbitant amounts of money, especially through the well-established European economic practise of mercantilism
The slave trade began with Portuguese, and some Spanish, traders taking African slaves to the American colonies they had conquered in the 15th century. British sailors became involved in the trade in the 16th century, and the Treaty of Utrecht (1713) gave them the right to sell slaves in the Spanish Empire. In the 18th century,
king of a large Malian empire. We learn Sundiata to be clever, merciful, and strong. Perhaps most of all, Sundiata is willful. The epic explains in great detail the creation of the Mali Empire, centered on the legends of Timbuktu. Through each chapter, Sundiata slowly rises to power. The episodic nature of Sundiata gives the reader a unique experience. Unlike Western epics, Sundiata’s deliberate use of the African oral tradition is central to its teachings. Many West African cultural influences and
Many countries in Africa were part of the Muslim world, including Morocco in the west, to Egypt in the east. The West African Kingdoms of Pre-Islamic Ghana, Ghana, Mali, and Songhai persisted in geography and its trade routes but had experienced life-changing choices when a new religion had invaded; Islam. The West African kingdom has experienced many changes to become a real and organized state. The West African Kingdoms of Pre-Islamic Ghana, Ghana, Mali, and Songhai maintained their traditional
break and continuity of Western hegemony on Africa since the European encounter with Africa. To begin with: I argue the West supplanted African position in the entire world order. The hegemonic domination of the West precludes Africa to take part on its share, for it serves as mouthpiece of Western states to empower themselves by African support. The underlining reason for the West to dominate Africa is to realize its myth of “universalization of European values” (Makinda, S. M. and Okumu, F. W. 2008)
Northern Africa and Southwestern Asia are very influential regions in the world. This region has hot, dry plains all the way to snow covered mountains and some areas are well watered river valleys. Many empires have controlled this region and their influences great. The North African and Southwestern Asia region has different languages which relate to the area of people. Northern Africa has a number of large water basins that are shared among several countries. These include surface and groundwater