The article examines the dynamics of access to electricity in two West African cities: Cotonou (Benin) and Ibadan (Nigeria). Due to poor supply from the grid, households are developing varied ways of accessing electricity, based on different socio ...
Mélanie Rateau
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Mechanism of metabolic resistance in Anopheles coluzzii to insecticides in two urban areas of southern Benin [PDF]
Background Malaria is a disease transmitted by the Anopheles gambiae complex, represented mainly in Benin by the sister species An. coluzzii and An. gambiae sensu stricto.
Isidore Hoyochi +12 more
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Diversity of Aedes Mosquito Breeding Sites and the Epidemic Risk of Arboviral Diseases in Benin [PDF]
Aedes mosquitoes are major vectors responsible for the transmission of arboviral diseases. This study aimed to identify the types of breeding sites colonized by Aedes mosquitoes and to assess the epidemic risk of arboviral diseases across communes in ...
Germain Gil Padonou +13 more
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Spatial and temporal distribution of four malaria vector species and their relative contributions to Plasmodium falciparum transmission along the south–north transect of Benin, West Africa [PDF]
Background To help with planning malaria vector control in Benin, the National Malaria Control Program launched a study to update the distribution of major malaria vectors and their role in Plasmodium falciparum transmission. The study aimed to go beyond
Serge Akpodji +16 more
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EU-Sub-Saharan Africa relations: The history of (un)equal partnership [PDF]
The paper explores the exploitative nature of Africa – EU relations. The exploitative tendencies are present from the very beginning, in the Rome treaty itself, and are consistent through Yaounde, Lome, and Cotonou eras as well.
Danilo Babić
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Hyperuricemia and Associated Cardiometabolic Factors: A Cross-sectional Study on Taxi-motorbike Drivers Working in Cotonou, Benin [PDF]
Background: An elevated level of uric acid (UA), also known as hyperuricemia (HUA), contributes to the occurrence of cardiovascular diseases (CVDs). However, epidemiolocal features of HUA in populations of Benin are rare.
Patrice Hodonou Avogbe, Ambaliou Sanni
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Background The literature on migration-fertility relationship uses various measures of fertility, such as fertility rates, actual fertility and family size preferences.
Boladé Hamed Banougnin
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Variations in agronomic and grain quality traits of rice grown under irrigated lowland conditions in West Africa [PDF]
Rice breeding in West Africa has been largely skewed toward yield enhancement and stress tolerance. This has led to the variable grain quality of locally produced rice in the region.
Alognon, A. +7 more
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‘Singing From the Same Hymn Sheet’: Caribbean Diplomacy and the Cotonou Agreement
The negotiation of post-Lome economic cooperation arrangements between the European Union and the African-Caribbean-Pacific Group ended its first phase in February 2000 with the signing of the Treaty of Cotonou.
Jessica Byron
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