KOUYATE | 30
Guinea
La fuite des intellectuels africains face à leurs responsabilités. C'est vrai, ils le disent d'ailleurs, ça ne va pas en Afrique. Mais, faut-il lâcher bride et croiser les bras? Assurément non! L'Afrique ne se développera à l'insu de ses fils et filles. Il faut serrer la seinture au-delà du dernier cran et travailler car, seul le travail libérera l'Afrique. ( read more)
Oladapo Yinka
Nigeria
Really, I been moved with what I see to be real, and not just what I see alone, but what I see to be true. Ever since I was a child, I'd tell about my Dreams of making things CHANGE, I have subscribe to the view that says, let those Watch out and Help out!. As a youth what inspire me most is particularly the change. ( read more)
Eta Eta Uso
Nigeria
Being an active member of TakingITGlobal has lead me to numerous achievements, many of which have occurred this year. TIG has, as its saying goes, “inspired, informed, and involved” me to become successful both locally and internationally. With the help of TIG, I have had the opportunity to connect with a large number of people each day, to gain awareness on various issues, and to increase my involvement. ( read more)
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Still operational today, these hill passenger railways crossing regions of great beauty are outstanding examples of bold, ingenious engineering solutions for the problem of establishing an effective rail link through a rugged, mountainous terrain. The Darjeeling Himalayan Railway opened in 1881, while the Nilgiri Mountain Railway, though proposed in 1854, was begun in 1891 and completed in 1908 due to the difficulty of the mountainous location which scales an elevation of 326m to 2,203m. It was highly significant in facilitating population movement and the social-economic development in the British colonial era.
