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From Expansion to Erosion: The Global Trajectory of Judicial Independence, 1960–2018

open access: yesSociological Forum, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Judicial independence expanded globally throughout the twentieth century, but this trajectory has recently come under pressure. In recent years, governments around the world have increasingly challenged judicial autonomy. This study unpacks this global reversal by analyzing data from 156 states between 1960 and 2018.
Nir Rotem
wiley   +1 more source

What is a Multi‐Ethnic Party and How to Spot a Fake One?

open access: yesSwiss Political Science Review, EarlyView.
Abstract Multi‐ethnic parties have been variously defined: as those which do not champion the interests of, or mobilize against, any specific ethnic group; as those with a recognisably cross‐communal leadership or membership; and as those which acquire some distribution of support across groups.
Jon Fraenkel
wiley   +1 more source

Reimagining Violence in Contemporary Africa: Catholic Martyrdom and the Ethics of Sacrificial Solidarity in Burundi

open access: yesReligions
This article discusses the enculturated Catholic ethics of martyrdom embodied by the Martyrs of Fraternity of Burundi, a group of students whose cause is now before the Vatican’s Congregation for the Causes of Saints for refusing to separate into Hutus ...
Jodi Mikalachki
doaj   +1 more source

Institutional Governance and Global FDI Convergence: Examining the Impact of Institutional Quality on Investment Flows

open access: yesJournal of Public Affairs, Volume 26, Issue 2, May 2026.
ABSTRACT The global investment landscape presents challenges as subdued growth prospects, geopolitical tensions, and economic disintegration reshape international investment. Increasing tensions are making globalization more exorbitant and uncertain.
Sodiq Arogundade   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Does Knowledge Empower Climate Action? The Moderating Role of Governance in the Education–Carbon Neutrality Nexus

open access: yesJournal of Public Affairs, Volume 26, Issue 2, May 2026.
ABSTRACT This study explores how governance quality moderates the impact of education on carbon emissions in 119 developing countries from 2003 to 2021. Using a two‐step System GMM approach, it examines the roles of primary, secondary, and tertiary education alongside six governance indicators.
Charles Shaaba Saba   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Impacts of Extreme Events on Community Livelihoods: El Niño Effects and Management of Seaweed Farms in the South Coast of Kenya

open access: yesAquaculture, Fish and Fisheries, Volume 6, Issue 2, April 2026.
Seaweed farming affected by El Nino event, needs policy, data and value‐added documents ABSTRACT Seaweed farming is a vital economic activity for coastal communities in the Western Indian Ocean, with growing potential in food, bio‐stimulants, pharmaceuticals and environmental management. Some farmed species, such asEucheuma denticulatum and Kappaphycus
Mirera D. O.   +14 more
wiley   +1 more source

Creative and Adaptive Solutions for Early Diagnosis of Sickle Cell Disease in Sub‐Saharan Africa

open access: yesAmerican Journal of Hematology, Volume 101, Issue S1, Page 17-32, April 2026.
ABSTRACT Many of the children with sickle cell disease born in sub‐Saharan Africa remain undiagnosed and untreated. Increasing capacity and infrastructure to support diagnostic and screening programs in high income countries have enabled near universal survival into adulthood.
Luke R. Smart   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Alzheimer's Disease in Africa: A Scoping Review Protocol

open access: yesHealth Science Reports, Volume 9, Issue 4, April 2026.
ABSTRACT Background and Aims The global burden of Alzheimer's disease (AD) is set to increase in the next three decades particularly because of the global increase in life expectancy. The state of AD in Africa is a cause for concern because the continent's rapid population growth and demographic transition will be major contributors to AD's increased ...
Jonathan Ayeyi Nuamah   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

The Landscape for Impact Investing in East Africa [PDF]

open access: yes, 2015
The Global Impact Investing Network (GIIN), in partnership with Open Capital Advisors, published the full release of The Landscape for Impact Investing in East Africa, a "state of the market" analysis of the impact investing industry in the region.

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Ewangoa, a new threatened Central African genus of Euphorbiaceae‐Acalyphoideae

open access: yesTAXON, Volume 75, Issue 2, April 2026.
Abstract A new morphologically divergent genus and species of Euphorbiaceae from the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ewangoa cardiophora, is described and illustrated. This taxon is easily recognised by its leaf‐opposed inflorescences, which are surrounded by a single cordiform involucral bract. Molecular phylogenetic evidence shows that Ewangoa is a
Olivier Lachenaud   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

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