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Hominin dispersals: causes, conditions, and outcomes Dispersions des hominines : causes, conditions et issues

Journal of the Royal Anthropological Institute, EarlyView.
The ‘Out of Africa’ model that has dominated palaeoanthropology for nearly three decades was originally based on five elements: a recent ancestry to human populations; an African origin for the ancestral population; limited or no gene flow among archaic hominins and no admixture between modern humans and Neanderthals; a marked difference between the ...
Robert A. Foley, Marta Mirazón Lahr
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VOID URBANISM: Unbuilt New Cities and State Formation in the Democratic Republic of Congo

International Journal of Urban and Regional Research, EarlyView.
Abstract Based on an analysis of the planning process behind Kitoko City in the Democratic Republic of Congo—a new city project officially launched in 2019 but never implemented—this article examines the political, social, and spatial effects generated by urban initiatives that remain at the stage of intention. It investigates how such unbuilt projects
Patrick Belinga Ondoua
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Financial Inclusion, Climate‐Related Shocks and Food Insecurity in Ethiopia

Review of Development Economics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT In this study, we examine the impact of climate‐related shocks on the food insecurity status of households in rural Ethiopia and whether access to financial services can mitigate the adverse consequences of these shocks. We use panel data from the Ethiopian Socioeconomic Survey for the analysis.
Muna Shifa, Lwanga Elizabeth Nanziri
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L’agriculture biologique : controverses et enjeux globaux de développement en Afrique

Cahiers Agricultures, 2020
L’agriculture biologique offre plusieurs options pour documenter les transitions technologiques vers de nouveaux modèles de production, même si elle présente des aspects controversés : faiblesse des rendements, accessibilité aux normes, valeurs des ...
Temple Ludovic, de Bon Hubert
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Prioritizing Inclusive Practices for Rural Women Smallholder Farmers Participation in Climate Change Adaptation and Ecological Education in Sub‐Saharan Africa

Climate Resilience and Sustainability, Volume 5, Issue 2, December 2026.
Rural women smallholder farmers face climate change impacts alongside sociocultural barriers, limited resources, and restricted decision‐making power. A mixed‐methods review and participatory workshops identified 16 adaptation strategies and 13 inclusion practices, highlighting variation in stakeholder priorities. Organizational membership emerged as a
Bruno Enagnon Lokonon, Clarisse Houénafa Dete, Bruno Amèdjiko Tchede, Massogblé M. Lucrèce Atindehou, Aurel Babatoundé Fridolin Hansinon   +4 more
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Le développement intégral des chrétiens des Églises locales de la 8e CEPAC, axe Chahi dans la ville de Bukavu: une analyse critique pour la mission holistique de l’Église [PDF]

Mouvements et Enjeux Sociaux
Cette étude analyse les obstacles au développement intégral des chrétiens de quatre Églises locales de la 8e Communauté des Églises de Pentecôte en Afrique centrale (8e CEPAC), axe Chahi, dans la ville de Bukavu, et interroge les conditions d'une mission
MUNDONGA KIMPEMBE, NGONGO KILONGO, AMINA LWIKITCHA, MUTULA MUDEKERE   +3 more
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Herder in the lab: Maximizing “cultural density” in multilingual training data for an open‐science AI project

Journal of Linguistic Anthropology, Volume 36, Issue 3, December 2026.
Abstract This paper provides ethnographic analysis of interactions between volunteers in an open‐science AI project entrusted with preparing multilingual text for use in fine‐tuning a pretrained LLM. Volunteers were encouraged to entextualize translated text into structured corpora and to write and edit prompt‐completion pairings in over 100 languages.
Joseph Wilson
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Clean Cooking in the Global South: A Critical Synthesis of Causal Evidence and a Future Research Agenda

South African Journal of Economics, Volume 94, Issue 4, December 2026.
ABSTRACT This paper synthesizes causal evidence on the transition from traditional biomass to improved cookstoves and modern fuels like LPG and electricity. Although literature identifies liquidity, gender and information as primary barriers to adoption, uncertainty remains regarding usage intensity and technological persistence.
Yonas Alem
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Intégration durable des agents de santé communautaire en République du Congo : une analyse de la situation nationale et enseignements des expériences africaines

Revue des Sciences de la Santé
Les agents de santé communautaire (ASC) occupent une place de plus en plus centrale dans les systèmes de soins de santé primaires et dans le renforcement des systèmes de santé en Afrique, mais l'existence de politiques et de programmes nationaux ne se ...
Reiche Diauvani NSONGOLA MASSENGO, Gilbert NDZIESSI, Gérard ELOKO-EYA MATANGELO, Pascal LUTUMBA   +3 more
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The impact of COVID‐19 on public perceptions of wild meat in Central Africa

People and Nature, Volume 8, Issue 10, Page 3250-3268, October 2026.
Abstract Wild meat is a significant source of food and income generation in Central Africa. However, there is little knowledge of how the assumed link between COVID‐19 and wild meat consumption has been discussed by the media and received by the public. In this study, we conducted media content analysis of 264 articles published in 2019–2020 related to
Yuhan Li, Lude Kinzonzi, Paul Loundou, Divin Malekani, Krossy Mavakala, Christian Mikolo Yobo, Katharine Abernethy, Matilda Eve Dunn, Donald Midoko Iponga, Robert Mwinyihali, Joss Wright, Eleanor Jane Milner‐Gulland, Lauren Coad, Juliet H. Wright, Daniel W. S. Challender   +14 more
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