Sports in West Africa
The high regard humanity has for sports is evident in events such as the Olympics, World Cups, and World Championships, all of which draw participants and audiences from around the world. Elite athletes have had some of the most famous faces since ancient times, when sports such as javelin throwing and wrestling trained soldiers for […]
What is Multidimensional Poverty?
Multidimensional poverty is experiencing a lack of many basic essentials that we take for granted. Understanding it is therefore about exploring the facets of deprivation. Deprivation The most common factor indicating poverty has traditionally been the lack of money. Today, the international poverty line is $2.15 per person per day – that’s less than $800 […]
Money in Africa: Francs
In many ways, Africa has been shaped by its contact with the world’s colonizing powers, from the Phoenicians of antiquity to Europeans of the modern age. While the marks they have left are many and varied, one you might not have considered is money. An Introduction to Money For many Americans it is hard to […]