apartheid – system of radical segregation practice in the Republic of South Africa until the 1990s, which involved political, legal, and economic discrimination against non-whites segregation – the practice of separating people of different races, classes, or religions from each other sanctions - an action or an order that is given to force a country to obey international laws by limiting or stopping trade with that country or by not allowing economic aid for that country repeal – to annul a congressional act or law
1. Why did Africa win its independence later than Asia?
Africa won its independence later than Asia because European colonialism was established much later in Africa; therefore, the local population developed a slower response to
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Describe the problems each of the following faced after independence: (a) Tanzania, (b) Kenya, (c) Rwanda and Burundi, (d) Zaire.
a. After Tanzania achieved independence, increasing corruption contributed to political instability and people began to demand for a sense of self-government rather than socialism. Moreover, the country suffered from inadequate rainfall, poor soil, and limited the resources that weakened its economy. The attempts to a socialist society was at first effective, but the numerous problems that increased economic and political instability was a major issue that prevented the government from succeeding with its goals.
b. Although Kenya had fertile soil in the highlands, aggressive commerce, and small minority of European settlers, there were still problems shortly after their independence. Unlike Tanzania, Kenya was capitalist by being more open with foreign investment and profit incentives. However, it led to inequality between the classes because Kenya had a large landlessness, unemployed, and poverty population. In addition, the constant conflicts between the ethnic groups and tensions between farmers and pastoralists contributed to political
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In South Africa, a major issue was apartheid, which separated the races and prevented a majority of its citizens from having a voice in the government. This lack of unity in the country contributes to increasing tensions that may lead to violence, which is similarly portrayed by the civil war between the Tutsis and Hutus. Furthermore, political instability prevented the Pan-Africanism movement from being successful because the countries could not agree with each other. Political instability also results from the increasingly corrupted governments in which it worsens the living conditions of the population, which explains why there’s such a high rate of unemployment, poverty,
The groundwork of post-colonial Kenya was further stressed by radical economic disparities between Kenyans and Somalis. Ethnic Somalis acquired resources through nomadic pastoralism, and hoped to continue their practices regardless of state
Apartheid was a system or policy in South Africa which is for segregation or discrimination on grounds of race.
The colonization and capture of African region by European, or so call “Scramble for Africa” was between the 1870s and 1900, Africa faced European imperialist attack. Europeans have been elaborate in Africa since the 16th century when the Portuguese used their cannons to take over the coast to set up their operating post territory. In the beginning of 19th century, European only had control over 10 percent of Africa. But not until the second half of 19th century, European suddenly and spectacularly succeeded at colonizing basically all of Africa. The reason for European causing imperialist push into Africa was economic, political, and social. But the primary motivation for European scramble and the partition and eventual conquest of Africa
More importantly, INDECO failed to advance beyond production of non-durable consumer goods to durable and capital goods. Fourth, the bias against agriculture and rural areas meant the continued dependence on the copper mining industry. Fifth, the bias against exports and import restrictions resulted in higher exchange rates and reduced the gains from exports. Sixth, Zambia’s support for the liberation movements of Southern Africa and the closure of the border following the Unilateral Declaration of Independence by Rhodesia seriously affected implementation of development plans, as alternative export routes had to be built, especially the Tanzania -Zambia Railway.
The process of decolonization in Africa was a long and tedious battle between the imperial powers and the Africans. After World War II ended there were an independence movements around the world, especially in Africa. Africans were determined and motivated to gain back their independence after being under European rule for years. During this period of decolonization in Africa there was an emergence of nationalism among the African people. This time is history is considered the second wave of African Nationalism. The African people had the desire to win back their independence and had the self-determination to governor themselves. African leaders such as, Jomo Kenyatta, Kwame Nkrumah, and Julius Nyerer gained tremendous support and a following in the fight for freedom. Decolonization for some countries came relatively peacefully, such as Nigeria and Ghana. Unfortunately for another countries it was a bloody battle for them to achieve their independence, such as Algeria, Mozambique, Angola, Kenya, and South Africa. The ideology of Africa being an independent continent was a wide spread desire for the people of Africa. They were willing to go to any length to achieve freedom and change. The African people felt they had nothing else to loose, since everything was already taken from them when the imperial powers colonized their countries.
Many of the contemporary issues in South Africa can easily be associated with the apartheid laws which devastated the country. The people of South Africa struggle day by day to reverse “the most cruel, yet well-crafted,” horrific tactic “of social engineering.” The concept behind apartheid emerged in 1948 when the nationalist party took over government, and the all-white government enforced “racial segregation under a system of legislation” . The central issues stem from 50 years of apartheid include poverty, income inequality, land ownership rates and many other long term affects that still plague the brunt of the South African population while the small white minority still enjoy much of the wealth, most of the land and opportunities
The apartheid system is the policies of racial segregation and discrimination against nonwhites in South Africa. The word means separateness. It started in 1948,
According to the State Department 's profile, we first established a diplomatic relations with Kenya after their official independence from the U.K. in 1964. Though relations became closer after Kenya 's initial democratic transition in 2002, violence spread throughout the country following the 2007 presidential election.
What are sanctions: Sanctions are enforcement measures used by the international community to maintain or restore international peace and security without the use of armed force or international military action.
Hello fellow United Nations members, it is an honour to be here. While the MDG’s can be considered a global success as they have enhanced the lives of many people within developing nations, it is still important to note that there are still glaring factors in developing countries that are holding them back. Therefore, it is important that we take note of these factors and try to work on them in order to improve the lives of everyone within these countries. A country that I strongly believe needs to be focused on is Uganda. Hence, in this speech, I will analyse the characteristics that have inhibited development in line with the United Nations MDG’s and address the progress of Uganda. By the end of the speech, the recommended appropriate strategies to achieve the goals/improve on them will be provided. It is hypothesised that although corruption and Civil War have held Uganda back, social influences along with poverty has stopped Uganda from reaching all their goals.
Apartheid was a political system that segregated white and black people from 1948 to 1994 in South Africa. Non-white individuals were categorized as follows black Africans, colored which included mixed race, and Asians for Indian and Pakistani. By 1950, Apartheid became a law; under this law blacks were banned to marry white, they separated public facilities for white and non-whites. In addition, non-white individuals’ weren’t allow to vote. After numerous protests and strikes and the effort of Nelson Mandela, Apartheid came to an end in 1994. Even though Apartheid ended, inequalities are still present amongst the South Africans. The inequality is present in education, employment and wages, and other areas.
Perhaps, Jeffrey Sachs narrates it precisely, that the African continent suffered from “negative observation and the stereotype that left millions of disadvantaged in the excessive suffering. African nations, (including Tanzania) although, they worked tirelessly, they continue to face common obstructions of “ poverty, disease, ecological crisis, geopolitical neglect or worse” (Sachs, 2005 p. 207; Kotler & Lee, 2009), including global market limitation, and internal problems. Despite obstacles, Tanzania risked to navigate from such global and national tremors, which according to (Major and Muhvihill, 2009), the country under Nyerere leadership utilized Education for Self-Reliance (ESR) as a tool for navigation.
TERM PAPER: Based on experiences from Kenya and elsewhere, discuss why taking development to the people is a fallacy.
Apartheid was a policy or system of segregation or discrimination on grounds of race (Oxford University Press Southern Africa, 2007). During the 19 hundreds, this unethical law was taking place in South Africa which led to the lack of human rights for people
The climate change, on the other hand, accompanied by frequent drought, drove the country to a severe hunger in the early 1970s (Nyerere, 1985, and the economic failure. The economic ideology shift of the transatlantic nations (Cronin, 2014) the aid dependence Tanzania (Lofchie, 2014) severely affected the country during the 1970s resulting to economic meltdown and “difficult financial relationships between donors and the then Tanzania government. The weak relation destabilized “education and health” care services, the problem that continue to exist in Tanzania. All these issues led the country to economic instability and they failed Tanzania’s educational ideal intended to empower citizen with the ability to master the environment and community in which they live (Wabike, 2015, p. 30).