Eguria

IS WORLD INTEGRATION INCREASING?              It has been argued that the post-modern global tribal system is moving toward a higher level of integration; the world of nation-states is obsolescent and is being superseded. Others have countered that the nation-state is not declining; on the contrary, nationalism shows a new momentum, both as the disintegrator of empires and as the force which shapes the relations of new nations to each other and to their member units. It is as important in the communist parts of the world as it is in Western ones; it helped to transform monocentric blocs into poli-centric ones, if not to split them outright. Many of the arguments advanced to support the first proposition that the nation state system is obsolescent – are phrases in dichotomous, imprecise, and a – sociological terms.   The dichotomous approach can be seen in the controversy about whether or not the nation-state system is ...

MAN AND HIS ENVIRONMENT: A Problem on our Hands Degradation of the environment, man-made and natural, is a continuing process. More than anything else, it occurs very slowly; and this perhaps explains why we don’t seem to bother ourselves about it. Yet the process pushes on steadily, flashing red signals of impending disaster for mankind.              In the northern parts of Nigeria, the Sahara Desert has been inching its way southwards eating up the once lush Sudan savannah. But, the ability of the citizen to plant a tree and nurture it to a healthy growth – that is a directive by the government – depends on the availability of water. Here, that water even for basic domestic use is a rare commodity. The story in the south offers an equally cold-comfort. Here, everyone goes about obviously unaware of the looming crisis. The forest or their secondary and tertiary replacement still stands. So, they can, without a thought f...

                  WOMEN IN AFRICA’S DEVELOPMENT            In Africa, women represent 51 per cent of the population and can be found in all professions and branches of activity. Although their contributions may not be officially recognized, it is undeniable that their role is critical to the economic development of their respective countries. Between 60 and 80 per cent of all agricultural labour in Africa is undertaken by women, who are found all along the food chain. The Africa woman sows, reaps, transports, processes and sells the food. At least 50 per cent of food production is provided by women. Women start working from childhood and contribute until the day when they are too tired to do so. In the rural areas women work even when they are pregnant, up until the time of birth, because it is they who must satisfy the basic needs of their famili...

                           WOMEN IN DEVELOPMENT           Africa is in the grip of a quiet but profound transformation. The Africa woman, whose contribution to society have frequently been overlooked, is suddenly finding herself liberated from many of the constraints placed upon her in the past. Balancing her newly discovered political and economic power with her customary role as family provider and nurturer; she is seeking her way in a continuously changing social landscape. How does she reconcile the needs of her family with her own personal goals? On the threshold of new era, she remains suspended between traditions and modernity. The United Nations Decade for Women that was inaugurated in 1975 and concluded at the U.N. World Conference on Women held in Nairobi in 1985 fostered recognition of the contribution being made by Africa Women to the cause of nation building. Among oth...