Africa Research Proposals Samples For Students

Renewable energy independent power producers in South Africa: The analysis of financial mechanisms for small and medium enterprises

With the increased cost of power production and generation in most countries across the world, particularly the developed and developing ones, the global countries have found it necessary to major in renewable sources of energy, especially, considering the fact that this will not only reduce the cost of power production, but also the risk of power depletion from the sources (for example, oil fuel as a source of power) (Wirth, 2012, p. 214). One of the countries that have adopted this strategy includes South Africa, which is one of the fastest growing economies, not only in Africa, but also in ...

The author has quite effectively described the topic in the relation to the patterns. This is through the context of elaborating the social issues that affect the society in the overview of isolated arenas of life. Poverty has claimed to be a vital element in the social setups of the many societies in the world. The concept regarding the social stigma as a quagmire in backbone of the many societies around the world has made its effects in the felt in the society as a whole. On the focus of the poverty in Africa we do visualize the concern in the general ...

Dissertation Topic: In the context of Moroccan expansion policies in Western Sahara region, how adversely these policies impacted refugees of the Western Sahara region.

Study Outline:

1. Preface
2. Chapter One: Introduction
I. Study Background: Morocco’s expansion policies in the western Sahara and its impact on the refugees of the region
II. Objective of the Research Study
3. Chapter Two: Literature Review
4. Chapter Three: Research Methodology
5. Chapter Four : History of the Western Sahara Issue
I. Dispute between Morocco and Polisario front
II. US Support to Morocco and ...

CHAPTER 1

INTRODUCTION

Racism has been dismissed as a vice of the past by many leaders; indeed some of them argue that the end of apartheid in South Africa marked the end of racism in this era of civilization. However, to any one who lives in a racially diverse community such as America, racism is not yet a vice of the past- it is still existent. It may not be well pronounced like was seen in South Africa or even during the Jewish Holocaust but it is still existent in our various social structures. In America, racial connotations such as the words ‘nigga’ and ‘ ...

Long time ago when the colonizers were still the force behind every move in the world, the native people had no say on how to carry on with their lives of property. Everything at that time belonged to the colonizers. Our ancestors lived a state of unrest and no one could even dare gossip about their presences since they had spies in almost every village and locality. If someone, dared to utter a word those whites will sprint from nowhere descending on an individual mercilessly. The ancestors described the situation at that time as being in hell. The colonizers were not ...

The tradition of arts and crafts in Africa dates back thousands of years and is still strong today. African arts and crafts commonly encompass mediums of woodcarvings, brass and leather. Wood is particularly popular among many African artists as it is versatile and easy to obtain. Also familiar outlets are sculpture, paintings, pottery and ceremonial and religious headgear and dress. African masks, for example, are part of ancient history and are important to many cultures, particularly in West Africa.

In the majority of African art certain culturally significant themes appear. Popular examples include a woman with a child, a couple, a man with an ...

Introduction

Africa has been and remains the subject of debate and controversy of large countries. Over the years, the composition of the global players and their methods change, but the price of “African cake” only increases. The last 15 years for many African countries have been marked by the strengthening of trade relations with China, which has today become a major investor. Unlike European countries, which, guided by a complex of guilt for a colonial past of the continent, has long been focused on humanitarian aid and the reduction of African debt, China immediately made an emphasis on trade and ...

INDIGENOUS RIGHTS IN AFRICA: THEORY AND APPLICATION

Abstract
The question of “indigeneity” is a vital issue in Africa. According to the Commission, all Africans are indigenous to Africa and no particular social formation can claim for the indigenous status. People often talk about ‘Western’ or ‘European’ concept of human rights, and thus compare ‘African’ and ‘Western’ thoughts. This issue occupies an important place in the vast literature that seeks to articulate an African approach towards the rights of the Indigenous people and thus compare such view with the Western concept. Despite the uprising of the consciousness of the African nations, many Africans have not made efforts ...

Abstract

Africa is a continent that is divided by many countries, literally. It is one of the most tumultuous places in the planet thanks to the numerous eruptions of civil wars and episodes of unrest just in the past decades. That number only increases if the timeframe gets adjusted to the past hundreds of years. Africa and countries within it like Nigeria are rich in natural resources. However, because of the long history and apparently unstoppable occurrence of civil wars and other forms of armed conflict, they are prevented from benefiting from that advantage. In this paper, the author discusses ...

Research Question:

How does the United States and South Africa see the threat posed by terrorism?
Significance of the Study:
Since the 9/11 attacks, terrorism has been one of the major concerns of the international community due to the consequences of such violence in both internal and external security of each country. While the international community does agree on ending the threat of terrorism, they vary when it comes to how prevent and act against such attacks as seen in the positions of the United States and South Africa . The US has led international efforts in countering terrorism directly from its ...

In archeology, DNA analysis has been used as an investigatory tool since it became available to scientists. DNA analysis, which is a constantly developing and expanding field, has allowed archaeologists to precisely and decisively obtain results that solve archaeological, historical, and evolutionary questions. Unfortunately, the methods for using ancient DNA analysis tend to destroy the samples from which the DNA is extracted. The results can easily be affected by external contamination as well, which requires the research to be conducted within specialized laboratories by trained laboratory personnel (Arandjelovic, Guschanski, Schubert, Harris, Thalmann, Siedel, & Vigilant, 2009).
DNA analysis has been ...

Introduction

Libya is considered one of the most underperforming among the Arab nations with a significant reservoir of oil. Prior to 2011, the country was ruled by a dictator, and this led to scant attention being paid to the country’s infrastructure. The country also faced significant economic sanctions from 1991 till 2006, for supporting terrorism. Though things began to improve after 2006, the situation in the country remained poor with the result that the aviation sector failed to develop, in spite of the size of the country. Even private airlines had been started in the country but the uprising in 2011 ...

1. Introduction

Background of the Research

Ethiopia is a Sub-Saharan country located in the Horn of Africa. The population of Ethiopia is estimated to be over 100 million inhabitants, making it the most populated landlocked country in Africa, and the second most populated country in Africa after Nigeria. Ethiopia is the only country in the Sub-Saharan Africa which has got a history of having its alphabets and calendar. Paradoxically, Ethiopia which has possessed alphabets for centuries is still one of the most illiterate countries in the world. This is the reason why some writers refer to Ethiopia as one country with alphabet and ...

Introduction

Human Immunodeficiency Virus, or HIV, is a virus that weakens the immune system in humans. This is accomplished as the virus attacks the cells that fight infection and diseases. As a virus, it is similar in nature to other viruses, such as the flu. Unlike other viruses, however, the symptoms associated with HIV do not improve over time as HIV reproduces by systematically overtaking the cells within the host body. HIV does not heal and once an individual is infected, that individual will live the remainder of their life with this virus (aids.gov, n.d.).
The symptoms associated with HIV may ...

Information Technology On International Banking Performance

THE IMPACT OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY ON INTERATIONAL BANKING PERFORMANCE: COMPARATIVE CASE STUDY ANALYSIS OF NIGERIA, UNITED KINGDOM AND BRAZIL BANKING INDUSTRY

INTRODUCTION

In recent times the banking industry of different countries has become a very significant one because it plays a major role and it is a major contributor in ensuring increase GDP. Information technology has brought about the possibility of digital financial transactions and possible electronic trades accord boarders and nations. Although information technology has contributed positively to the banking industry and enhancing globalization it also has its defaults which has brought about several losses to banking sectors of economies.
Levitt ( ...

Application of COMESA Agreement within Egypt on the Textile Sector

References 8
1.0 Chapter One
1.1 Research Background
Egypt is among the nations within COMESA targeted for the local baseline study regarding cotton and textile (Hancock, 2009, p. 4). Studies indicate that, together COMESA nations accounts for approximately 90 percent of traded textile and cotton (El-Nakib, Roberts & Colquhoun, 2009, p. 4). Egypt is a main textile nation within Africa and even if the export amounts of textile are not comparable to those of Tunisia and Morocco, the Egyptian textile sector has potential. Although the textile of Egypt industry, for a long time has been self-reliant, it is opening ...

The UK has a responsibility towards its former African colonies and needs to ensure that they find avenues to help and develop its economy. Countries that ere under the colonial rule of the UK have struggled economically for decades as they lack the financial resources and have not received support from the British government. Several countries in Africa that were under the colonial rule of other European powers such as France have received financial support that has helped them to develop their economy. Similar interest has been lacking from the end of the British government and they have avoided ...

Evolution of Mobile Phones and their Impact on Society

Introduction
Right from the time when mobile phones were introduced in Tokyo in 1979, they had a tremendous impact on the way people lived. The spread of mobile phones had made the lives of people easy by making it easier to pass information from one part of the globe to another. Another important beneficiary of the evolution of mobile phones is the business sector. Businesses could easily stay in touch with their clients and partners. If the growth of mobile phones enabled people communicate with other easily, their emergence into smart phones further simplified the life of people. With ...

Introduction 4

Literature Review 7

Results and Discussion 13
Conclusion and Recommendations 14

References 15

Appendixes 18
Introduction
France has been debated on their expatriates’ citizen lately due to the expansion of expat workers. It is seen negatively as some politics state that it is a “lose of brains” for the country because of the crisis and fiscal pressure of the government (Biacabe & Robert, 2014). The French system is often criticized due to the high risk that entrepreneurs are facing when they open their business in France. For instance, as Jean Tirole who awarded the Nobel Prize in economic, explained the French labour ...

Introduction

Soccer is the most popular sport on the planet; it is now truly the number one game in the globe more than before. Soccer has its nerve-centers traditionally in Latin America and Europe. It has since grown to join the entire world, notably in North America and Asia. No other sport has an effect in the rest of the world like soccer. People have conjured up different endeavors of sports to entertain them; however, soccer has been dominant over all the others, why has this been so? There must be positive effects of soccer that most countries have emulated ...

Project Management

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Background

Digital Opportunity Trust is an international organization with headquarters in Canada. The main area of expertise of the organization is providing youth-oriented educational services worldwide, especially in developing countries of Asia and Africa. In order to provide its services, the Trust has organized a system of DOT Interns recruited among young residents of the developing counties for the purpose of effective and time-savvy distance education. The Trust has established valued and long-lasting relations with governmental institutions, educational facilities and volunteering organizations, and education of the Ethiopian society is one of the declared priorities of DOT (Hargreaves, p.37).
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Excavations have timely revealed the traces of many diseases such as Tuberculosis in Egyptian Mummies indicating that they originated in ancient Egypt. Similarly, smallpox rushes were found on three mummies suggesting that smallpox might also have originated in ancient Egypt. However, the earliest written record of a disease that appears to be smallpox appeared in China, India, and Asia in the 4th Century CE, 7th century, and 10th century respectively. However, smallpox is also associated with major plagues that happen many years ago without clear identification such as the plague of Athens and the Antonine plague.
The spread of ...

Business Sustainability in the Middle East – How Solar Energy Use can be Effectively Commercialized in the United Arab Emirates and the Middle East

Abstract

The objective of this paper was to study this option from the perspective of the United Arab Emirates and Middle Eastern Countries. This paper is a proposal for a qualitative exploratory research that aims to identify both the challenges and opportunities in relation to solar power generation and commercialization, and the introduction of sustainability management methods and strategies in the UAE and the Middle East. The target population would be the people working in power generation ...

When one thinks about human trafficking, they think about countries from the Middle East or Africa, kidnapping children to become soldiers and fight in wars or little girls to become sex slaves. However, what many people do not realize is that this heinous crime occurs in their own backyard. Human trafficking is an issue that happens in countries all over the world, even countries that are seemingly progressive, such as the United States. In the United States alone, between 14,000 and 17,500 people per year enter the country for trafficking purposes (Goodhart 203). Within the United States, ...

A study of the Effects of Social Media on the Arab Spring; Syria case

The Arab Spring refers to the instance that characterized the North Africa and Eastern Europe. I this regard, the countries that border this region was characterized by repressions and war related instances that were targeting the respective governments in the specific countries. The counties covered in the Arab Spring include, Tunisia, Egypt and Sudan when it is related to Africa. On the other hand, the countries that comprise Eastern Europe are the likes of Tehran and Syria. It is referred to as the Arab spring because it center staged in the Arab world over a very short period (Wilson, 2013). ...

HIV and AIDS research has come a long way since the world first began to recognize HIV and AIDS as a problem in the 1980s. However, in much of the world, HIV and AIDS are still significant problems for much of the population. In the United States, HIV and AIDS are often associated most heavily with homosexuality and, in particular, homosexual men; however, there are many women infected with HIV.
This research will investigate a number of questions regarding the intersection of gender and HIV-positive status. Because the link between the male homosexual community has been thoroughly studied, this research project ...

Hepatitis B Vaccination to Infants

Introduction
Hepatitis B is considered to be very common in the United States. A study that was conducted shows that over one million Americans are considered to be infected by Hepatitis B and over half of them have no idea they are infected (London, 2011). It is an illness that is very infectious. The virus responsible for Hepatitis B is called Hepatitis B virus. It spreads when un-infected person comes in contact with the semen, body fluids and blood of infected person and it founds itself inside his immune system. This mostly happens through sharing of needles during ...

Introduction

The 1980s was a period of a remarkable increase in the flow of investment in the whole world. Within that decade, the summation of outflows in terms of capital increased by nearly 30 percent, which is thrice the amount that the world exports within such a period (Bello 2013). The 1990s also indicated further growth and improvements compared to its predecessor. In spite of the increasing flow of investment towards the developing economies, countries within the Sub-Saharan region of Africa still lag behind in terms of the areas attracting investment by foreign companies and multinational corporations (Kachikwu 1981). Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) ...

VOLTANIA

Executive Summary
Voltania is a landlocked country in Africa. The Voltanian economy mainly depends on the agricultural production. In another word, the country is one of the less developed countries in the African continent. The country's agricultural production is the base production on that the government can develop an economic development program. Having based on the agricultural production is a big disadvantage for the country because of the fragility caused by the climate change. The country with a fragile economy does not produce enough income and new jobs for the people. Subsequently, the citizens face an unstable economy.
The unstable ...

Problem Statement:

Does poverty in developing countries hinder development and expansion of democratic processes?
Literature review:
Colier (2008) in his article The bottom billion: Why the poorest countries are failing and what can be done about it questioned the role and reasons as to why poor countries in Africa are failing in not only implementation of democracy, but also improving their economies. The article tries to answer the reasons why with Globalization there has been observed increase in poverty especially for certain and specific countries in Africa. Colier presents these countries as immune to Globalization effects. The book addresses ...

Starbucks roasts, markets and retails the specialty coffee in the world. The main growth strategy for Starbucks since its inception has been Greenfield investments (Figueiredo & Guillen, 13). Greenfield investments involve the parent company starting new ventures in foreign countries. In this strategy, the investing company constructs new structures and facilities from the ground. Starbucks Corporation operates twenty-thousand, eight hundred and ninety-one coffeehouses in sixty-two countries; it is the number one brand coffeehouse chain in the world (Figueiredo & Guillen, 16). The company operates in several countries across the world. The table below summarizes some of the countries in which Starbucks ...

Major global crimes and criminal issue affecting international justice systems

The rise and growth of global crimes is dated back, after the cold war, where people adopted a capitalism and individualism way of conducting their operations. They include, money laundering, drug trafficking, arms smuggling, extortion, fraud schemes, human tracking bribery among others. These crimes have hit highest levels because of the post-cold war effects, which criminal have capitalized; lessened political and economic barriers. In addition, the advancement in new technology has also played a vital role in enhancing their criminal activities.

Bribery

International bribery usually involves economic and political leaders over privileges or favors from one group; they are based on selfish ...

I. Title
This paper seeks to examine the environmental impacts of major road projects in Ghana and the mitigation measures being laid in place. The key research questions that this research proposal seeks to answer is the gap between the environmental impacts and the mitigation efforts being put in place both in the short term and in the long run. The second important question that this research proposal seeks to answer is the ways in which the mitigation measures already in place can be improved in terms of the outcome and durability.
II. Overview of Research
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I. Abstract
Fasciola gigantica and Paramphistomum cervi have been discovered to be composed of three important types of proteins these structural proteins that make them more adapted to their habitats and increase their immunity against their destruction by antibodies. This project is aimed at identifying these proteins contained in these two fluke genera using an analysis of soluble protein that elicit an immune response.
II. Introduction

Biological research has shown that proteins like phosphagens contain high amounts of phosphates that release high amounts of energy that allow muscle movements like contraction and expansion. Other proteins like phosphocreatine ...