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

Climate 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, A. Govin, S. Mulitza, D. Heslop, M. Zabel, J. Hartmann, U. Röhl, G. Wefer   +7 more
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Temporal trends in the nutritional status of women and children under five years of age in sub-Saharan African countries: ecological study

São Paulo Medical Journal
BACKGROUND: While the global prevalence of obesity is rapidly increasing, this pandemic has received less attention in sub-Saharan Africa, particularly in the light of the persistent undernutrition that exists in the context of maternal and child health.
João Baptista Humbwavali, Camila Giugliani, Inácio Crochemore Mohnsam da Silva, Bruce Bartholow Duncan   +3 more
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Violence and Violence Research in Africa South of the Sahara

International 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, Vanessa Barolsky, Suren Pillay   +2 more
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The national income of Bechuanaland Protectorate 1955*

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

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

Journal 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, Lebbar Adbelghani, Abdelhamid Nechad   +2 more
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The genus Melica L. (Poaceae) in southern Africa

Bothalia: 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
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Extreme Climate Events in Morocco: Historical Analysis and Future Projections Based on CMIP6 Simulations

International Journal of Climatology, EarlyView.
Historical observations and bias‐corrected CMIP6 projections reveal intensifying warm extremes, declining cold events and increasingly irregular precipitation patterns across Morocco. Future warming, particularly under SSP5‐8.5, produces an almost linear amplification of heat, aridity and hydrological stress, leading to longer droughts and more intense
Oualid Hakam, Abdelhakim Amazirh, El Houssaine Bouras, Victor Ongoma, Abdelghani Chehbouni   +4 more
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Systemic bio‐inequity links poverty to biodiversity and induces a conservation paradox

People and Nature, EarlyView.
Abstract Biodiversity is declining globally while inequity is growing, and poverty rates are not improving. Global sustainable development and conservation initiatives aim to address biodiversity loss and poverty simultaneously. Through text analysis of global biodiversity policies, we identified a consistent narrative that countries with high ...
Conor Waldock, Van Thi Hai Nguyen, Margaret Awuor Owuor, Anna Samwel Manyanza, Ole Seehausen   +4 more
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Macrophage activation syndrome, a rare complication of primary Sjögren’s syndrome: a case report

Journal of Medical Case Reports, 2019
Background The association of macrophage activation syndrome and primary Sjögren’s syndrome has been rarely reported in the literature. We report the first observation of this association in Africa, south of the Sahara, and we discuss the diagnosis and ...
B. S. Kane, M. Niasse, A. Faye, N. D. Diack, B. Djiba, M. Dieng, M. Sow, A. C. Ndao, N. Diagne, S. Ndongo, A. Pouye   +10 more
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