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Abrupt shifts of the Sahara–Sahel boundary during Heinrich stadials [PDF]

open access: yesClimate of the Past, 2013
Relict dune fields that are found as far south as 14° N in the modern-day African Sahel are testament to equatorward expansions of the Sahara desert during the Late Pleistocene.
J. A. Collins   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

Violence and Violence Research in Africa South of the Sahara

open access: yesInternational Journal of Conflict and Violence, 2011
This review presents the major lines of investigation regarding violence in Africa since the Cold War. After a historical introduction to the development of violent phenomena and their political contexts, diverse issues such as civil war, democratization,
Alex Veit   +2 more
doaj   +3 more sources

The national income of Bechuanaland Protectorate 1955*

open access: yesKoers : Bulletin for Christian Scholarship, 1961
The problems of economic development in Africa, south of the Sahara, excluding the Union of South Africa, may in general be regarded as homogeneous. Most of the inhabitants of this continent are Bantu, whose productivity and standard of living in terms ...
D. P. Erasmus
doaj   +1 more source

A note on the presence of the Elephant Louse Haematomyzus elephantis piaget (Mallophaga: Rhynchophthirina) in the Kruger National Park

open access: yesKoedoe: African Protected Area Conservation and Science, 1984
First described in 1869, this rather unusual insect has been found to be a common ectoparasite on the Indian elephant (Elephas maximus), and has been collected in low numbers from the African elephant (Loxodonta africana) in nearly all of sub-saharan ...
L.E.O Braack
doaj   +1 more source

Moroccan Soft Power in Sub-Saharan Africa: The Role of Economic Diplomacy in Strengthening Moroccos Attractiveness [PDF]

open access: yesJournal of Economic and Social Development (Varaždin), 2023
Moroccan soft power in sub-Saharan Africa stands out after an absence that lasted three decades. Today, this soft power is only the extension of South-South solidarity and win-win cooperation with the aim of strengthening economic, diplomatic and social ...
Bahha Meryeme   +2 more
doaj  

An exploratory assessment of the management of pediatric traumatic brain injury in three centers in Africa

open access: yesFrontiers in Pediatrics, 2022
PurposeTraumatic brain injury (TBI) is a leading cause of morbidity and mortality in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). Hospital care practices of pediatric TBI patients in LMICs are unknown.
Madiha Raees   +26 more
doaj   +1 more source

The genus Melica L. (Poaceae) in southern Africa

open access: yesBothalia: African Biodiversity & Conservation, 1982
Two species are recognized in this revision of the genus Melica. Both species belong to the subgenus Melica, and re the only representatives of the genus in Africa south of the Sahara. Five species formerly recognized have been educed to synonymy.
G. E. Gibbs Russell, R. P. Ellis
doaj   +1 more source

African Economic Growth Revisited

open access: yesJournal of International Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This paper presents an updated analysis of the patterns of economic development in Africa over the last 60 years. The analysis stresses the heterogeneity of development trajectories among sub‐Saharan African (SSA) countries. We examine the joint dynamics of income and population in 35 SSA countries.
Jean‐Paul Chavas, Daniel W. Bromley
wiley   +1 more source

Spatiotemporal Changes and Climate Driving Factors of Compound Precipitation‐Temperature Extreme Events Across Global Land Areas

open access: yesInternational Journal of Climatology, EarlyView.
During the period 1901–2024, the dominant proportion of compound dry‐warm extremes in annual, June–July–August (JJA), and December–January–February (DJF) occurrences was the highest among the four types of compound precipitation and temperature extremes across global land areas, accounting for 40.1%, 50.3%, and 28.0%, respectively.
Ruting Yang   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Experiences with simultaneous use of contraception and the vaginal ring for HIV prevention in sub-Saharan Africa

open access: yesBMC Women's Health, 2021
Background Clinical trials have found that a monthly dapivirine vaginal ring was well-tolerated and reduced HIV-1 risk among women in sub-Saharan Africa.
Jonah Leslie   +10 more
doaj   +1 more source

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