Europe, North Africa, and the Middle East
Author : United States. Central Intelligence Agency
Publisher :
Page : 2 pages
File Size : 11,98 MB
Release : 1987
Category : Africa, North
ISBN :
Global Trends 2040
Author : National Intelligence Council
Publisher : Cosimo Reports
Page : 158 pages
File Size : 36,82 MB
Release : 2021-03
Category :
ISBN : 9781646794973
Book Description
"The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic marks the most significant, singular global disruption since World War II, with health, economic, political, and security implications that will ripple for years to come." -Global Trends 2040 (2021) Global Trends 2040-A More Contested World (2021), released by the US National Intelligence Council, is the latest report in its series of reports starting in 1997 about megatrends and the world's future. This report, strongly influenced by the COVID-19 pandemic, paints a bleak picture of the future and describes a contested, fragmented and turbulent world. It specifically discusses the four main trends that will shape tomorrow's world: - Demographics-by 2040, 1.4 billion people will be added mostly in Africa and South Asia. - Economics-increased government debt and concentrated economic power will escalate problems for the poor and middleclass. - Climate-a hotter world will increase water, food, and health insecurity. - Technology-the emergence of new technologies could both solve and cause problems for human life. Students of trends, policymakers, entrepreneurs, academics, journalists and anyone eager for a glimpse into the next decades, will find this report, with colored graphs, essential reading.
Tourism in Africa
Author : Iain Christie
Publisher : World Bank Publications
Page : 325 pages
File Size : 45,48 MB
Release : 2014-06-19
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 1464801975
Book Description
This book presents how tourism initiates economic development and how constraints to the growth of tourism in Sub-Saharan Africa can be addressed. With 24 case studies that illustrate tourism development, it reveals that despite destination challenges, the basic elements needed to initialize or intensify success are applicable across the region.
Equatorial Guinea
Author : Oscar Scafidi
Publisher : Bradt Travel Guides
Page : 260 pages
File Size : 33,77 MB
Release : 2015-11-20
Category : History
ISBN : 1841629251
Book Description
Unexplored Equatorial Guinea finally gets a guidebook! This one-time Spanish colony is one of the smallest countries in continental Africa, both in terms of size and population, and is ranked by the United Nations among the ten least visited countries in the world. From the oil-rich capital of Malabo on the volcanic island of Bioko, set out to explore the jungle interior via the Spanish colonial outpost of Bata, where you'll find pristine national parks teeming with wildlife, incredible white-sand beaches and a wealth of small, traditional communities. Travel here may not always be straightforward, but the rewards are worth it for such a unique experience in the heart of tropical Africa's only Spanish-speaking nation.This is the only in-depth English language guide to Equatorial Guinea, one of the last truly unexplored corners of sub-Saharan Africa. With first-hand descriptions of all seven provinces (including the islands and the mainland), accommodation, maps and itineraries, plus practical details, guides to security and getting a visa, this is all the information you need whether visiting Bioko on business or trekking Río Muni in search of gorillas.
Takka Takka Bom Bom
Author : Al J. Venter
Publisher : Casemate
Page : 441 pages
File Size : 48,85 MB
Release : 2023-12-07
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 1636243819
Book Description
The world’s oldest still-active war correspondent, Al J. Venter, has reported from the front lines for well over half a century, witnessing the horrors humanity visits upon itself in twenty-five conflict zones across Africa, the Middle East, and Central Asia. In this memoir, Venter masterfully recounts his experiences, sharing the real stories behind the headlines and the sharp lessons he learned that enabled him to survive his countless exploits, ranging from exposing a major KGB operative in Rhodesia entirely by accident, and accompanying an Israeli force led by Ariel Sharon into Beirut, to gun-running into the United States.
The Last Train to Zona Verde
Author : Paul Theroux
Publisher : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Page : 373 pages
File Size : 48,21 MB
Release : 2013
Category : Travel
ISBN : 061883933X
Book Description
The world's most acclaimed travel writer journeys through western Africa from Cape Town to the Congo.
Crimes Committed by Terrorist Groups
Author : Mark S. Hamm
Publisher : DIANE Publishing
Page : 258 pages
File Size : 29,88 MB
Release : 2011
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 1437929591
Book Description
This is a print on demand edition of a hard to find publication. Examines terrorists¿ involvement in a variety of crimes ranging from motor vehicle violations, immigration fraud, and mfg. illegal firearms to counterfeiting, armed bank robbery, and smuggling weapons of mass destruction. There are 3 parts: (1) Compares the criminality of internat. jihad groups with domestic right-wing groups. (2) Six case studies of crimes includes trial transcripts, official reports, previous scholarship, and interviews with law enforce. officials and former terrorists are used to explore skills that made crimes possible; or events and lack of skill that the prevented crimes. Includes brief bio. of the terrorists along with descriptions of their org., strategies, and plots. (3) Analysis of the themes in closing arguments of the transcripts in Part 2. Illus.
A Basic Guide to Exporting
Author : Jason Katzman
Publisher : Skyhorse Publishing Inc.
Page : 397 pages
File Size : 28,55 MB
Release : 2011-03-23
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 1616081112
Book Description
Here is practical advice for anyone who wants to build their business by selling overseas. The International Trade Administration covers key topics such as marketing, legal issues, customs, and more. With real-life examples and a full index, A Basic Guide to Exporting provides expert advice and practical solutions to meet all of your exporting needs.
Angola, 1880 to the Present
Author : Bruce Fish
Publisher : Infobase Publishing
Page : 152 pages
File Size : 36,47 MB
Release : 2002
Category : Angola
ISBN : 0791061973
Book Description
Photographs and text look at the past, development, and present culture of Angola and its inhabitants.
An African Slaving Port and the Atlantic World
Author : Mariana Candido
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 387 pages
File Size : 13,62 MB
Release : 2013-03-29
Category : History
ISBN : 1107328381
Book Description
This book traces the history and development of the port of Benguela, the third largest port of slave embarkation on the coast of Africa, from the early seventeenth to the mid-nineteenth century. Benguela, located on the central coast of present-day Angola, was founded by the Portuguese in the early seventeenth century. In discussing the impact of the transatlantic slave trade on African societies, Mariana P. Candido explores the formation of new elites, the collapse of old states and the emergence of new states. Placing Benguela in an Atlantic perspective, this study shows how events in the Caribbean and Brazil affected social and political changes on the African coast. This book emphasizes the importance of the South Atlantic as a space for the circulation of people, ideas and crops.
