101. Mali | Catholic Relief Services CRS targeted this region of Mali because of its low enrollment and retention rates and history Mali is one of the poorest countries in the world. http://www.crs.org/our_work/where_we_work/overseas/africa/mali/index.cfm

new COOLjsMenu("menu1", MENU_ITEMS_POSITIONING1) PRINT PAGE E-MAIL PAGE Home Our Work Where We Work Overseas ... Mali Although politically and economically stable with a democratically elected government, Mali is one of the poorest countries in the world. One particular area of concern for the government is the country's education system. School enrollment and retention rates remain low, particularly in the north. In response, Catholic Relief Services is implementing a Food Assisted Education Support Project in over 70 primary schools in the Mopti region. CRS targeted this region of Mali because of its low enrollment and retention rates and chronic food insecurity. The Food Assisted Education Project focuses on increasing girls' school enrollment, encouraging parent participation and community management of food distributions, and adding much-needed foods to the local diet. CRS field staff work closely with communities to implement the project. Our Work At A Glance The main goal of CRS' program in Mali is to increase school enrollment/attendance for food insecure children in the Mopti region through the Food Assisted Education Support Project "In the schools that I monitor, the enrollment rates have doubled, and in some cases, especially for girls, tripled, thanks to CRS' take-home food rations and awareness-raising sessions."

102. History Of Cote D'Ivoire Provides a history of Cote d Ivoire from 1637 until the present time. In a region where many political systems are unstable, Cote d Ivoire showed http://www.historyofnations.net/africa/cotedivoire.html

History of Cote d'Ivoire Site Links Home Search this Site History Posters Africa ... Privacy Policy The early history of Cote d'Ivoire is virtually unknown, although it is thought that a Neolithic culture existed. France made its initial contact with Cote d'Ivoire in 1637, when missionaries landed at Assignee near the Gold Coast (now Ghana) border. Early contacts were limited to a few missionaries because of the inhospitable coastline and settlers' fear of the inhabitants. In the 18th century, the country was invaded from present-day Ghana by two related Akan groupsthe Agnis, who occupied the southeast, and the Baoules, who settled in the central section. In 1843-44, Admiral Bouet-Williaumez signed treaties with the kings of the Grand Bassam and Assinie regions, placing their territories under a French protectorate. French explorers, missionaries, trading companies, and soldiers gradually extended the area under French control inland from the lagoon region. However, complete pacification was not accomplished until 1915. French Period Cote d'Ivoire officially became a French colony in 1893. Captain Binger, who had explored the Gold Coast frontier, was named the first governor. He negotiated boundary treaties with Liberia and the United Kingdom (for the Gold Coast) and later started the campaign against Almany Samory, a Malinke chief, who fought against the French until 1898.

103. Exploring Africa - Teachers - Curriculum A few things that tie West Africa together as a region In Unit 2, Module 7A, Activity 3 history of Africa during the time of the great West African http://exploringafrica.matrix.msu.edu/curriculum/Im17/activity1.dwt

Unit Four Regional Perspectives Module Seventeen: West Africa Activity One: What is West Africa? (Engage) The Problem of Drawing Borders in Africa No matter where you are talking about in the world, regions, borders, and groupings on a map are never inherent or fixed for all time. They are categories created by geographers or other people that grow out of a number of factors. These factors can be political, economic, cultural, linguistic, and/or geographical. Languages of West Africa Drawing borders for West Africa WEST AFRICA As you will remember from Module Seven on African history, political borders in Africa have changed substantially over time. How then did the countries that make up West Africa come to be grouped together into a region? How is this categorization of countries useful? How is it limiting? Geography The northern border of West Africa is the Sahara desert. This is a sparsely populated region that is difficult to live in or travel through due to extreme heat and minimal food and water. Thus people tend to live and travel above (North Africa) or below (West Africa) the Sahara. This creates a natural divide between the two regions. To the west and south of West Africa sits the ocean. This serves as another natural border. And in the southeastern corner of West Africa are the Cameroonian Mountains and highlands that lie along the border between Cameroon and Nigeria.

104. South Asian Media Net SEOUL The government will establish a foundation to deal with history issues in the Northeast Asian region in affiliation with the Ministry of Foreign http://www.southasianmedia.net/cnn.cfm?id=228187&category=Social Sectors&Country

105. Nigerian History, Biafra War Nigerian history Page The economy of the region was shattered. Cities were in ruins; schools, hospitals, utilities, and transportation facilities were http://www.ypforum.org/history_civilwar1

About Us Join The Forum Today's Feature Discussions Job Search Career Advice Nigerian Directory Nigerian Schools Women's Corner Leisure Photo Gallery Nigerian Events Related Links Contact Us Nigerian History Page Home http://www.fas.org/man/dod-101/ops/war/biafra.htm Biafra War By Federation of American Scientists Military Analysis Network In July 1966 northern officers and army units staged a coup. The Muslim officers named thirty-one-year- old Lieutenant Colonel (later Major General) Yakubu "Jack" Gowon, a Christian from a small ethnic group (the Anga) in the middle belt, as a compromise candidate to head the Federal Military Government (FMG). A young and relatively obscure officer serving as army chief of staff, Gowon had not been involved in the coup, but he enjoyed wide support among northern troops who subsequently insisted that he be given a position in the ruling body. Throughout the remainder of 1966 and into 1967, the FMG sought to convene a constituent assembly for revision of the constitution that might enable an early return to civilian rule. Nonetheless, the tempo of violence increased. In September attacks on Igbo in the north were renewed with unprecedented ferocity, stirred up by Muslim traditionalists with the connivance, Eastern Region leaders believed, of northern political leaders. The army was sharply divided along regional lines. Reports circulated that troops from the Northern Region had participated in the mayhem. The estimated number of deaths ranged as high as 30,000, although the figure was probably closer to 8,000 to 10,000. More than 1 million Igbo returned to the Eastern Region. In retaliation, some northerners were massacred in Port Harcourt and other eastern cities, and a counterexodus of non-Igbo was under way.

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