He was responsible for the deaths of thousands of people yet his good deeds cover up his bad deeds, which is idiotic. He should not be remembered for being the owner of the Congo Free State; he should also be remembered for causing the genocide of many Congolese people. After Leopold had relinquished the Congo the Belgium government still governed a substantial amount in the Congo (" Afterward..."). After years of the Belgium government running the Congo they
Under the ironic and spurious guise of humanitarianism, Leopold built himself an empire in central Africa, lining his pockets and satisfying his egotism, becoming the largest individual landowner in the world, while the brutality of his reign slashed the Congolese population by 10 million people, or approximately in half (Hochschild, 233). The narrative is uplifting at points as it also tells the story of the courageous few Africans, Europeans, and Americans that stood up to Leopold in what, in hindsight, was the first major humanitarian effort of the twentieth century (Straus). The book strikes a fine balance between literary fiction and statistical evidence. Hochschild often invokes Joseph Conrad’s novella Heart of Darkness as an allegory, despite academia’s typical regard for that work as fiction. In fact, Hochschild spends nearly an entire chapter, “Meeting Mr. Kurtz,” on the comparison.
“Hotel Rwanda”, The Story of a Hero. 19 yeas ago in Rwanda, Hutu extremists killed almost a million of the Tutsi tribe with guns and machetes, while the world stood by and refused to help. "Hotel Rwanda" is not the story of that massacre. It is the story of a hotel manager who saves the lives of 1,268 people by being very brave person. The film "Hotel Rwanda" is based on a real event that occurred during the Rwandan civil war.
The civil war between the ethnic groups Hutu and Tutsi in Rwanda, like many civil wars in Africa, had colonial roots. However, the civil war took a extreme turn for the worst on a tragic day in April where thousands of Tutsis lost their lives in a relentless genocide that lasted a hundred days carried out by the Hutus. In this essay, I will explain the cause of the civil war, the 1994 genocide and the aftermath of the genocide. According to a articley called “Rwanda: How the Genocide Happeneded” in the BBC NEWS site, the conflict between the Hutus and Tutsi originated with the arrival of the Belgian colonist. Belgian colonial leaders and the Catholic Church deepened the racial divide between the majority Hutu populated country of Rwanda, by awarding Tutsi ethnic group better job and education opportunities.
2008 (April): The UN predict that 300,000 people have been killed in the five year Darfur conflict. 2008 (May): Sudanese government bombs hit schools and market places in Darfur, killing 13 civilians. UNHCR withdraws its staff from sites on the Chad/Sudan border citing insecurity. 2008 (June): Northern and Southern forces begin intense fighting over the disputed oil-rich town of Abyei. 2008 (July): The ICC calls for the arrest of President Bashir for genocide, crimes against humanity and war crimes in Darfur.
Over the last decade the Egyptians have noticed, “Rising unemployment, persistent inflation and stagnant wages” (“Rutherford”cnn.). Then a few weeks ago they overthrew their long serving dictator Zine El Abidine Ben Ali. With Ali overthrown, they were seeing how exactly their demonstrations and various protests have made a difference. As the sequence of events unravels three main factors will contribute to this countries welfare the protesters, Muslim brotherhood, and the military. The protestors decide what happens next and Muslims make up the protestors, people in government and the military, since
“King Leopold’s Ghost” by Adam Hochschild tells the story of King Leopold of Belgium and the terrible things he did in the Congo. Many subjects are discussed in the book. I think two important subjects that were discussed were how the new technology available at the time helped Leopold in his conquest of the Congo, and the reasons why the mass killings and atrocities that took place in Congo remain virtually unknown in Europe and the United States today. This book is also very accurate to the time period it is written about. There were many technological advancements that helped King Leopold and his troops conquer and exploit the natives in Congo.
The African economy is one of debate due to its unpredictability - it is infamous for its devastating famine and health problems, but some transnational companies (TNCs) see opportunities of regeneration and economic boost for both their company and the financial state of the country, as a wave of improving governance and demographics is predicted to come by some. Mukhtar Kent, who researches untapped markets for TNCs to penetrate, describes Africa as, 'the untold story'. He believes, "the presence and the significance of [...] business in Africa is far greater than India and China even today. The relevance is much bigger". Around 1 million Africans are employed to the biggest soft drink brand in the world - Coca-Cola.
One of Africa Strongest Backbones (An Icon of Integrity)-Nelson Mandela Imagine growing up in a country where drinking out of the wrong water well or fountain might get you thrown into jail; where a man might have the very same job as his neighbor, but because of the color of his skin, get paid less in a year than the other man made in a week; where the government told you that your ancestors and their ways of living were wrong and savage and not even human. Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela is judged to be one of the greatest political leaders of modern times. Among his many accomplishments are the 1993 Nobel Peace Prize for his dedication to the fight against racial oppression in South Africa and establishing democracy there and becoming the president of South Africa in 1994 following their first multiracial elections. Nelson was born as the foster son of a Thembu chief in Umtata (now the province of Eastern Cape) and raised in a traditional tribal culture within the grips of apartheid, a powerful system of black oppression that existed in South Africa. Nelson was a born leader and utilized his talents at an early age.
Conflict Resolution and Peacemaking Paper PSY/400 Conflict Resolution and Peacemaking Paper In the early 1990’s, a civil war broke out between peoples living in the former Belgian colony of Burundi. The Burundi Civil War was an armed conflict that took place from 1993 to 2005 (Piombo, 2010). The civil war was instigated from ethnic tensions existing between the Hutu and the Tutsi tribes. Burundi was a country that was run by a small elite group of the Tutsi tribe, which had been the focus of much criticism within the nation. The conflict began following the first multiparty elections in the country since gaining independence from Belgium in 1962.