The Middle East and North Africa are going through a period of violent change. This unrest affects every country around the world that depends on the Middle Eastern countries. Europe and China depend on Libya for oil. China depends on Sudan for much of its oil. Every major Western country depends on Saudi Arabia, Iran [...]
April 24, 2011 /
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The Christian Tarok tribe are farmers who also own cattle. The Muslim Fulani tribe are people who wander across the land with their cattle. The two tribes are fighting over who can use the land. The Fulani cattle destroy the Tarok crops while the Tarok crops use grass land for the cattle. Many say the [...]
April 9, 2011 |
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Foreign aid is one way that wealthy countries can help underdeveloped countries. Foreign aid is considered a form of philanthropy because the wealthy country receives little or no repayment. The interest rate on foreign aid loans is usually very low. Wealthy countries do expect to gain political influence for their donations, but profit is not [...]
September 24, 2009 |
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