Afric The Cradle Of Mankind - 1571 Words

Ever since the oldest human remains were discovered in Africa, the ‘Cradle of Mankind’, it was establish that Africa was the birthplace of human species. Despite the source of human existence Africa has been plagued with conflicts and problems that was often rooted in European colonization. Due to the sheer mass of Africa many of its countries are categorized as underdeveloped, insubstantial governance, and poor human progression which negatively affects continental growth and poverty reduction. These issues that Africa face cripples growth, political prosperity and economic independence. AFRICOM represents a fresh start for African nations to trade globally and provides military protection for these nations. In conclusion, Africa is a crippled nation unable to live independently and ineffective with foreign aid. Historically, Africa was called the Cradle of Mankind due to Charles Darwin’s discovery in 1871. He predicted that the bones of human ancestors would be found in Africa. His prediction was based on the fact that the human’s closest living relative, being the great ape, are in Africa. Before Darwin’s hypothesis, it was believed that the first humans derived from Europe of Asia. It was 1925 and an archaeologist, by the name of Louis Leakey, was convinced that there could be evidence to support Charles Darwin’s theory. He and his wife, Mare Leaky, teamed up to find just that. Within time they were able to compile a substantial amount of evidence that showed