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Other
nations that figure largely in the news which you may choose
from include:
- South Africa
- Kenya
- Libya
- Rwanda
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Significant
Ongoing Conflicts
The
Quaker lobby group Friends Committee on National Legislation
(FCNL) classifies significant ongoing conflicts as those in
which more than 1,000 have been killed. As of January
2007, the FCNL and the Center for Defense Information reported
there were fifteen significant ongoing armed conflicts in
the world-- the ones listed involving African nations and
the date the conflict began are:
- Democratic Republic of Congo
(formerly Zaire)
& idigenous insurgents, 1997
- Nigeria: ethnic and
religious communal violence, 1970
- Somalia: Somaliland,
Puntland, and other factions, 1978; 2005
- Sudan & Sudan
Liberation and Justice and Equality Movements, 2003
- Uganda & Lord's
Army, 1986*
*Schott,
Ben. "Significant Ongoing Conflicts." Schott's Miscellany
2008 . New York: Bloomsbury. p 64. |
Your research must include the following, but may include additional
info:
- Early history
- Cultural forces
- Current political climate
Research prompts:
- What ethnic groups/
distinctive tribes exist within the borders of your country?
- Who was the colonial
power, if any?
- When did the country
receive independence?
- What are the challenges
it faces today?
- Find a recent article
(last three months) of a current event concerning your country,
outlining an issue, political event, or controversy. Understand
the issue well enough to report on it.
For this assignment you
will be well served by using the general information taken from
reference books, for example:
REF
320.4
COU |
Countries
of the world and their leaders yearbook 2008.
Detroit
, Mich. : Gale Research Co., c2007.
Vol. 2. : ill., maps ; 29 cm. |
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Check
the circulating shelves for relevant books, for example the
series Heritage Library of African Peoples
Click
here for a full list of this series
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Check
for books on your country by doing a catalog search now.
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Online resources will be helpful, especially when gathering information
on the current political climate. Consider the following:
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ABC CLIO
World Geography |
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CultureGrams |
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EBSCO Student Research
Center |
| Student
Resource Center
Remember
you will need a username and password for access outside of
school. |
Current
Events
Here are some aggregators of current events stories by region:
Click on the icons below to get news on your African nation:
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Africa News links collected by Stanford University |
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Out
of Africa / Marsden
