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The aim of colonial economics was often to extract the most value out of the existing natural resources within the territory, rather than creating balanced and sustainable economic models. This meant African colonial economies were often export based, with little to no domestic manufacturing, resulting in the aforementioned trade dependence on ...
Old Kingdom market scene: Two of the customers are seen carrying little boxes on their shoulders, suspected to have contained pieces of metal used as payment.. For millennia, Africa's economy has been diverse, driven by extensive trade routes that developed between cities and kingdoms.
Cultural tourism in Kenya in 2005 Roman ruins in the east of Algeria. Tourism is an important economic sector for many countries in Africa.There are many countries that benefit heavily from tourism like Kenya, Uganda, Algeria, Egypt, South Africa, Morocco, Tunisia, Ghana and Tanzania. [1]
Tourists taking in the view of Cape Town and Table Mountain from Robben Island. South Africa is a tourist destination with the tourist industry accounting for 2.34% of GDP [1] in 2019 followed by a sharp drop in 2020 to 0.81% of GDP [1] due to lack of travel caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.
WAEC Headquarters, Abuja WAEC office, Ogba, Lagos. The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) is an examination board established by law to determine the examinations required in the public interest in the English-speaking West African countries, to conduct the examinations and to award certificates comparable to those of equivalent examining authorities internationally. [1]
According to the World Travel & Tourism Council, travel and tourism directly contributed ZAR102 billion to South African GDP in 2012 and supports 10.3% of jobs in the country. [103] Among the main attractions are the diverse and picturesque landscape, the game reserves and the highly regarded local wines.
Rwanda's tourism is centred on the attractions of Volcanoes National Park (PNV) with its six volcanoes and the protected population of mountain gorillas made famous by Dian Fossey. Additionally, tourism is drawn to central Africa's largest protected wetland Akagera National Park , with its populations of hippopotami , cape buffalo , zebras ...
The first evidence of pottery and agriculture in South Africa can be found in the period of 350-150 BCE, while metals date back to the 52-252 CE period. [4] The earliest occurrence of cattle farming was in the 5th century CE and the Iron Age reached modern-day Kwa-Zulu Natal around 700 CE.