Gambia Country in West Africa The Gambia is a small West African country, bounded by Senegal, with a narrow Atlantic coastline. It's known for its diverse ecosystems around the central Gambia River. Abundant wildlife in its Kiang West National Park and Bao Bolong Wetland Reserve includes monkeys, hippos and rare birds. The capital, Banjul, and nearby Serekunda offer access to beaches running south from Bakau to Kololi. Capital: Banjul President: Yahya Jammeh Official language: English
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Each diverse religion in existence, meant to enlighten its followers, brings a new perspective on how to live life, what to believe, and what morals to follow. Many pre-colonialist African societies, specifically Igbo and Bambara societies, could be defined by the impact of their traditional (meaning any religious belief indigenous to Africa before European arrival) religion on everyday life. Traditional beliefs in these societies were defined by polygyny and male dominance, in addition to sacrificing
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significant example of on-going ecological processes (monsoon rains, flooding, delta formation, tidal influence and plant colonisation). Long Description The Sundarbans consist of three wildlife sanctuaries (Sundarbans West, East and South) lying on disjunct deltaic islands just west of the main outflow of the Ganges, Brahmaputra and Meghna rivers, close to the border with India. The sanctuaries are intersected by a complex network of tidal waterways, mud flats and small islands of salt tolerant mangrove
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Christopher Morisseau Benin Country Profile Physical Geography Benin is a small nation located in western Sub-Saharan Africa. It is a north-south strip of land bordered to the north by Niger, along the Niger River, as well as Burkina Faso, Togo to the West, and Nigeria to the East. To the south lies the Bight of Benin, which forms the northeastern segment of the Gulf of Guinea, on the Atlantic Ocean. This gives the country a coastline of about 121 km, or 75 miles. It encompasses a total area of
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The rise of the Berlin Wall physically began the morning of August 13th 1961, but the separation of East and West Germany began years before. The life span of the wall lasted until November 9th 1989, just a mere 28 years later. The purpose of the Berlin wall was to separate the East and the West sides of Germany. The result of WWII divided Germany into zones; those zones were given to Great Britain, the United States, France and the Soviet Union. The rise and the fall of the Berlin Wall were key
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Advance Edited Version Distr. GENERAL A/HRC/12/48 15 September 2009 Original: ENGLISH HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL Twelfth session Agenda item 7 HUMAN RIGHTS IN PALESTINE AND OTHER OCCUPIED ARAB TERRITORIES Report of the United Nations Fact Finding Mission on the Gaza Conflict ∗ ∗ Late submission A/HRC/12/48 page 2 Paragraphs Page EXECUTIVE SUMMARY PART ONE INTRODUCTION I. II. III. METHODOLOGY CONTEXT EVENTS OCCURRING BETWEEN THE “CEASEFIRE” OF 18 JUNE 2008 BETWEEN ISRAEL AND
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Oceanic Bank Gambia Limited, a subsidiary of its parent company in Nigeria has began winding up its operations in The Gambia, following its failure to meet the Central Bank of the Gambia [CBG] minimum capital requirement of D150 million. The move came after the CBG issued a press release Monday stating that "13 of the 14 banks operating in The Gambia have met the minimum requirement as at the deadline of December 31st 2010". This reporter visited the Oceanic Bank Head Office on Kairaba Avenue Tuesday
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Steel, to come on the scene. The demand for coal from Southern Appalachia grew enormously with the inception of World War I. Mining companies began recruiting large numbers of European immigrants, as well as Black American migrants from the Deep South. These individuals became Appalachian miners and increased the number of mines operating in the region to nearly 12,000, with over 700,000 employees. The coal mines of yesterday were more primitive and dangerous than those of today. Miners used
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Three Significant Cold War Events that Shaped the Europe of Today In 1947 at the beginning of the Cold War the European continent was devastated by the events that had just transpired on the continent over the past decade. World War II had just ended and the former allies were struggling to keep an alliance together. Because Germany had started the war, there was mistrust amongst the allies that Germany would again rise and create the turmoil that the continent had just witnessed
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Unlocking the Potential of Small and Medium sized Enterprises In West Africa: A Path for Reform and Action By Ibrahima Thiam Master, Russian Friendship University (1990) Submitted to the MIT Sloan School of Management in Partial Fulfillment of Requirements for the Degree of MASTER IN BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION At the MASSACHUSSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY June 2007 C 2007 Ibrahima Thiam. All rights reserved The author herby grants to MIT permission to reproduce and to distribute paper and electronic
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