Cultural Presentation, Togo. Togo is a West African civilization, also known as the Republic of Togo, or Togoland. The capital of Togo is Lome (CIA, 2015), and the people are known as Togolese. Togo is 365 miles and consists of six geographic regions and numerous tribes. Ghana, Benin, and Burkina Faso border Togo. (Everyculture, n.d.) Communication. French is the official language of Togo, it is taught, spoken and used for government and official documentation. (CIA, 2015) Togolese also speak some
Country of Togo, Africa Geography and Demographics Officially known as the Togolese Republic, Togo is a small country of only 21,925 square miles with an average density of 253 people per square mile. Togo is twice the size of Maryland and lies on the southern coast of West Africa. It borders Ghana to the west, Burkina Faso to the north, and Benin to the east. Togo borders the Gulf of Guinea and is only thirty-two miles long, the only port being at the capital, Lomé. Togo is low and sandy, but hills
The Anlo people of Ghana migrated from western Nigeria due to warfare. They relocated and still inhabit what is now known as Ghana, Togo, and Benin. The population was severely diminish by the slave trade. The language spoken by the Anlo people is Ewe, which varies in dialect mostly on jargon and sound of speech. This is due to the fact that when Europe started to colonize Africa the colonies were shared by Britain, France and Germany, which has caused political problems to this day. The connection
1.1 Statement of the Problem The problems of formal health services and the challenges in sub-Saharan Africa have been widely documented. Findings from other current studies reveal a myriad of failures in the supply and demand side of health services. Access to formal services is also impinged by distance and financial factors; service quality is extremely very poor and is highly characterized by drug and staff shortages, lack of political commitment, poor infrastructure and negligence among health
out the impact colonizer’s policies really made on education of Ghana and Togo after the two countries gained independent from their colonial masters. The research questions the article attempted to answer are: The article answered the following research questions: a. What factors accounted for the difference in school enrollment between the two countries. b. What role does missionary work played in education on Ghana and Togo? c. What are the roles of the national institutions on comparative subnational
The tradition of ‘Evala’ is a West African Wrestling art that comes from the Togo ceremony of the Kabye people, which young men trained for and is possibly thousands of years old; originating from the Bantu migration period. Their training resembles the initiation of “Shaolin disciples” (they go through a rigorous training and are then tested). Yoruba: The Yoruba style of wrestling (Gidigbo/Oyo) founded in western Nigeria is a part of their initiation rite into manhood and is originally based
lead by Leonhard Seppala and his lead dog Togo(siberian husky), the other team lead my musher Gunnar Kaasen and his lead dog Balto(siberian husky) who actually belonged to Leonhard Seppala. Although both of these team would meet great
fewer battleships, but with more smaller calibre guns as well as better more modern range finding equipment with longer ranges than what the Russians had, also the Japanese radio equipment were more reliable than the ones the Russians used. Admiral Togo systematically let his fleet dock at port for the crews to rest and repairs to be done. The Russians having sailed 18 000 nautical miles were the worse for wear, they had to endure bad weather and harsh seas. The Russians fleet also had the disadvantage
instance, Fauziya Kassindja was being forced to undergo a female genital mutilation in her home country—Togo. Being forced to undergo such procedure is morally wrong; especially since it is a painful procedure that can bring misery into one’s life. (Question 1) After analyzing Fauziya Kassindja’s situation, based on my perspective and understanding, Fauziya made the correct choice in fleeing from Togo and not accepting her country’s cultural practices. Escaping from one’s home country can be difficult
Russo-Japanese War At the turn of the century, Russia was the largest nation in Europe, both in terms of population and land area. It also had a powerful army and navy, which in addition to its vast territory made it almost unthinkable for any nation to attempt to wage a war against it. Why then had Russia not only been defeated, but suffered tremendous and uneven casualties compared to the Japanese in the Russo-Japanese War? This loss, which later had dire consequences for the Russian empire
governmental forum that has influenced leader’s king-like attribute throughout Togo’s history. The earliest form of dictatorship began when “an unsupervised general election was held in 1958 and won by Sylvanus Olympio” (HISTORY 2). Four political parties in Togo existed simultaneously during this time period, although only one of these truly benefited from the ruling of Sylvanus Olympio. This was his own party, the Unite Togolaise. The biased view of Olympio resulted is a dissolution of the remaining three
Due to Germany taking over these countries, Germany has gained a lot of land. They have made a treaty with the Togo stating that Germany could take their land, while using weapons. The result of this was Germany winning the Togo. They gained their land that they won rightfully so. Many other treaties were made with parts of East Africa. With all of this land being gained, raw materials were being gathered. This absolutely
Human Trafficking is a rife global glitch which occurs in almost every country of the world. It is a criminal activity which ferociously takes advantage of its victims as a result of their susceptibility due to extreme poverty, lack of social protection mechanisms, forced migration, social exclusion, disempowerment and failure of economic systems. Furthermore, it reflects a total contravention of an individual’s right to freedom in whatever form and supplemented by savagery and inhumane activities
The developing world faces unprecedented amounts of pressure on issues such as economic development, poverty, inadequate sanitation and today more than ever, population crises. According to the Eager’s theory of demographic transition, there are three fundamental stages in development. Stage one has high death rates and high fertility rates. Stage two comprises of a decrease in death rates due to better medical treatment and continued high fertility rates (this means high population growth rates)
(Rachels Rachels 21) In this case Cultural Relativism seems to have a case for itself, however most cases are not so clear cut as Relativism likes it to be. In order to expose this weakness, Rachels and Rachels point out female genital mutilation in Togo. In Togo it is common practice to excise a female’s genitals so she can stay more “faithful” to their spouse. A Relativist would say that if it is generally accepted within the society, then
for them as their children also had to suffer discrimination from their community. For example, Gotanda has used Togo Matsumoto, father of Grace Matsumoto, to show the voice of people of Issei generation. The author has not made Togo to appear in the play, but his presence to other characters is massive as they hold reminiscences of him even after his tragic death in the internment. Togo Matsumoto is a respectable man as he holds lots of wealth and properties, but like others from Issei generation
Ghost Stories Ghost stories help us to explore the idea of an afterlife, focusing mainly on death and dying. These stories usually use our fear of death and what happens when we die to build up an atmospheric scene and to build up suspense in the reader. They also explore our feelings of what happens to us when someone we love and who is important to us dies. Ghost stories are often related to the time and place where a person may have had a very violent death, this can take on a symbolic
Japan By: Maritza Mata If you had a free airline ticket to go anywhere in the world, where would you go? Would it be somewhere in Brazil? Or the European country of Ireland? While these may be some of the top choices for a few people living in the United States and other parts of the world, another undoubtedly common answer would be Japan. Japan is located in eastern Asia and is home to 127,103,392 citizens, making it the tenth most populated country in the world. Japan is actually an incredible
cooperation and private sector development. Ecobank Group was formed in 1985 in Togo as a banking holding company through the support of ECOWAS. The Group is comprised of the parent company known as Ecobank Transnational Incorporated (ETI) and the other subsidiaries in other African countries. However in those subsidiaries the parent company would be the major shareholder. The bank has agreements with the government of Togo in terms of exchange control and legal rights. The bank was formed to bridge
Years ago in Togo, in the capital called Lome, there lived a beautiful family and in this family there were two conceited and foolish boys. The city where they lived was so noisy that even if you screamed or shouted no one could hear you. There were a lot of trees along the roads and the roads were full of cars and the smell of fuel. The footsteps of people and their voice were so noisy. The little boys, called Wanda and Manda, profited from noise of the city by torturing their mother. ‘’You know