User:Ohster12/Choose an Article

User:Ohster12/Choose an Article

Option 1

 * Article title: :Petroleum industry in Equatorial Guinea
 * Article Evaluation:I believe this article does a good job at displaying the history of oil exploration and production in Equatorial Guinea. However, additional citations are needed for some claims within the text.
 * An example of the need for the citation of claims can be found in this sentence: "Despite these initiatives, little has actually been done to reduce corruption and improve the lives of the general population."
 * The article lacks in information about recent advancements in the oil economy, such as reports of dwindling oil reserves and the need to shift Equatorial Guineas economy to more diverse industries.
 * The article could be improved by a section that discusses the human impacts of oil production and highlights the humanitarian issues within Equatorial Guinea surrounding the production of oil. In this section, information on the ill treatment of the Bubi people indigenous to the island of Bioko where the majority of oil production and storage centers. More recent discussions of issues surrounding the access and funding of education and healthcare for Equatoguineans.
 * Information on environmental concerns such as oil slick could be discussed as well, although the footprint of Equatorial Guinea may be smaller than surrounding countries in this concern, it is still relevant to the discussion.


 * Sources
 * Saadoun, Sarah. “Manna from Heaven”? How Health and Education Pay the Price for Self-Dealing in Equatorial Guinea. New York, N.Y.: Human Rights Watch, 2017.
 * BTI 2022. “BTI 2022 Equatorial Guinea Country Report.” Accessed March 2, 2024. https://bti-project.org/en/reports/country-report?isocode=GNQ&cHash=352cad9a0a409635cf35a1d72d310634.
 * Najoui, Zhour, Nellya Amoussou, Serge Riazanoff, Guillaume Aurel, and Frédéric Frappart. “Oil Slicks in the Gulf of Guinea – 10 Years of Envisat Advanced Synthetic Aperture Radar Observations.” Earth System Science Data 14, no. 10 (October 18, 2022): 4569–88. https://doi.org/10.5194/essd-14-4569-2022.

Option 2

 * Article title:Tanganyika groundnut scheme
 * Article Evaluation:I would strongly suggest adding a section discussing the effects of the groundnut scheme on the local people and economy. Currently there is little discussion of how this industrialized agriculture effected the economy of the local people, and the majority of the article is centered around the British experience. Effects such as increased economical infrastructure resulting from a colonial presence can be juxtaposed to effects such as inflation and mass loss of jobs, famine, and social disruptions.:The section on the 1947 strike needs a citation, and could use a bit more information on the motivation for the strike. Both these can be found in the second citation on labor protests in the region. :A general discussion of poor working conditions for African laborers would help to fix some equity gaps within the article.
 * Sources
 * Rizzo, Matteo. “The Groundnut Scheme and Colonial Development in Tanganyika.” In Oxford Research Encyclopedia of African History, 2022. https://doi.org/10.1093/acrefore/9780190277734.013.1270.
 * Friedland, William H. “The Institutionalization of Labor Protest in Tanganyika and Some Resultant Problems.” Sociologus 11, no. 2 (1961): 132–47.
 * Hogendorn, J. S., and K. M. Scott. “The East African Groundnut Scheme: Lessons of a Large-Scale Agricultural Failure.” African Economic History, no. 10 (1981): 81–115. https://doi.org/10.2307/3601296.

Option 3

 * Article title:Climate change and food security in Africa
 * Article Evaluation:This article is in need of citations throughout the entirety, and should also be re-written to better reflect the informative Wikipedia writing style. Other than these glaring issues...
 * the scope of the article could be improved through discussing the effects of climate change specific to regional boundaries in Africa to reflect the climate differences in the region.
 * Effort could be made to update the article with ongoing or recent food security crises in Africa.
 * Further information is needed to understand the adaption strategies section, specifically describing what the adaptation strategies are and the material benefits they can create. Additionally the article could provide information on current or recent efforts to implement these adaptation strategies in Africa


 * Sources
 * Bele, Mekou Y., Denis J. Sonwa, and Anne M. Tiani. “Local Communities Vulnerability to Climate Change and Adaptation Strategies in Bukavu in DR Congo.” The Journal of Environment & Development 23, no. 3 (2014): 331–57.
 * Maisharou, A., P.W. Chirwa, M. Larwanou, F. Babalola, and C. Ofoegbu. “Sustainable Land Management Practices in the Sahel: Review of Practices, Techniques and Technologies for Land Restoration and Strategy for up-Scaling.” The International Forestry Review 17 (2015): 1–19.
 * Dahir, Abdi Latif. “First Official Estimate of Somalia’s Drought Shows 43,000 Dead.” The New York Times, March 20, 2023, sec. World. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/03/20/world/africa/somalia-drought-death-famine.html.