Purple Hibiscus background + Debate prep

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pis5f085P3M

Questions:

1.What is the “Scramble for Africa”? (0:00-0:30)

2.How did the Europeans justify colonisation? (0:30-1:10)

3.How did Britain divide and rule Uganda? (1:25-2:05)

4.What other countries colonised Africa? (2:05-2:15)

5.How did Belgium divide and rule Rwanda? (2:30-2:45)

6.What difficult questions arose after colonialism? (3:50-4:00)



Write a short summary of these articles in your groups. Pick out the important info with respect to Purple Hibiscus, set in 1990s Nigeria.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/6657259.stm

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-13951696

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/83449.stm

https://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-36139908

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-35312370