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What Role Do Finance Ministers Play in Political Business Cycles? Evidence‐Based on a New African Dataset

International Journal of Finance &Economics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study investigates how the personal characteristics of finance ministers influence political budget cycles in Africa. Using a new dataset covering 300 finance ministers across 23 countries from 1980 to 2020, we find that political budget cycles primarily take the form of increased government consumption during election years.
Christine Olivia Strong
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Leveraging risk communication and community engagement and lessons from previous outbreaks to strengthen a Public Health response: A case study of Disease X in the Panzi region, DRC

Journal of Public Health in Africa
On 08 December 2024, the World Health Organization (WHO) reported an outbreak of Disease X in the Panzi Health Zone, Kwango province, Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC).
Pierre Gashema, Patrick G. Iradukunda, Placide Sesonga, Radjabu Bigirimana, Jean C. Mugisha, Jean dD Harelimana, Mosoka P. Fallah, Tafadzwa Dzinamarira, Claude M. Muvunyi   +8 more
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Efficient 525nm laser generation in single or double resonant cavity

, 2017
This paper reports the results of a study into highly efficient sum frequency generation from 792 and 1556 nm wavelength light to 525 nm wavelength light using either a single or double resonant ring cavity based on a periodically poled potassium titanyl
Han, Zhenhai, Li, Yinhai, Liu, Shikai, Liu, Shilong, Shi, Baosen, Zhou, Zhiyuan   +5 more
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Revisiting the Nexus Between Trade Liberalisation and Income Inequality: The Case of Sub‐Saharan African Countries

International Journal of Finance &Economics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This paper examines the impact of trade liberalisation on income inequality across 24 Sub‐Saharan African (SSA) countries from 2000 to 2020. Using IV‐Tobit and 2SLS models, we consistently find that greater trade openness significantly exacerbates inequality in the region. Critically, we document an inverted U‐shaped relationship between trade
Guivis Zeufack Nkemgha, Le Roi Nso Fils, Ulrich Kevin Kamwa   +2 more
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Perspectives on delivering sexual and reproductive health and rights information and services to young people: focus group discussions with civil society organizations in the Democratic Republic of Congo

Global Health Action
Background Universal access to sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR) is fundamental to achieving the Sustainable Development Goals due to its impact on gender equality as well as women’s health and survival. In the Democratic Republic of Congo,
Landry Egbende, Viviane Mayala, Branly Mbunga, Nina Viberg, Mala Ali Mapatano, Tobias Alfvén, Eva Åkerman   +6 more
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Characteristics of longitudinal maternal health studies in sub‐Saharan Africa: A systematic mapping of literature between 2012 and 2022

International Journal of Gynecology &Obstetrics, Volume 169, Issue 1, Page 51-62, April 2025.
Abstract Background High maternal mortality rates in sub‐Saharan Africa necessitate the need for aligned research focusing on prevalent causes and neglected conditions in the region. Objective This mapping review aimed to describe the characteristics of longitudinal maternal health studies between 2012 and 2022 in sub‐Saharan Africa and identify gaps ...
Ijeoma Solarin, Cherlynn Dumbura, Darshnika Pemi Lakhoo, Kshama Chande, Gloria Maimela, Stanley Luchters, Matthew Chersich, for the HE2AT Center   +7 more
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The Politics of the Second Vaccine: Debates Surrounding Ebola Vaccine Trials in Eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo

Journal of Humanitarian Affairs, 2021
Two experimental Ebola vaccines were deployed during the tenth Ebola epidemic (2018–20) in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). The first, the Ervebo vaccine manufactured by Merck, was used as part of a ring vaccination in the epicentre of the ...
Myfanwy James, Joseph Grace Kasereka, Shelley Lees   +2 more
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Banana and plantain (Musa spp.) cultivar preference, local processing techniques and consumption patterns in Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo [PDF]

, 2012
This cross-sectional study carried out in North Kivu (NK) and South Kivu (SK) of the Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo aimed to identify the most preferred Musa cultivars, their processing/cooking methods and Musa consumption patterns among rural ...
Blomme, Guy, Davey, Mark W., Dhuique-Mayer, Claudie, Ekesa, Béatrice, Karamura, Deborah, Kimiywe, Judith, Van den Berg, Inge   +6 more
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Intrapartum oral azithromycin for maternal infection prophylaxis and the risk of postpartum hemorrhage: A secondary analysis of the A‐PLUS trial

International Journal of Gynecology &Obstetrics, EarlyView.
Abstract Objective A single oral dose of azithromycin (AZM) given during labor to women planning a vaginal delivery reduced maternal infections including sepsis, with a stronger effect in sub‐Saharan Africa than South Asia. Since maternal infection contributes to labor dysfunction and postpartum hemorrhage (PPH), we evaluated the effect of AZM on the ...
Larissa Sidze, Janet L. Moore, Waldemar A. Carlo, Musaku Mwenechanya, Elwyn Chomba, Jennifer J. Hemingway‐Foday, Avinash Kavi, Mrityunjay C. Metgud, Shivaprasad S. Goudar, Richard Derman, Adrien L. Lokangaka, Antoinette K. Tshefu, Melissa S. Bauserman, Carl L. Bose, Poonam Shivkumar, Manjushri Waikar, Archana B. Patel, Patricia L. Hibberd, Paul Nyongesa, Fabian Esamai, Osayame A. Ekhaguere, Sherri L. Bucher, Saleem Jessani, Shiyam Sunder Tikmani, Sarah Saleem, Robert L. Goldenberg, Sk Masum Billah, Ruth Lennox, Rashidul Haque, William A. Petri, Lester Figueroa, Manolo Mazariegos, Nancy F. Krebs, Tracy L. Nolen, Marion Koso‐Thomas, Elizabeth M. McClure, Alan T. N. Tita, for the A‐PLUS Trial Group   +37 more
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Blurring the Boundaries Citizen Action Across States and Societies [PDF]

, 2011
Taking a "citizen's perspective", looking upwards and outwards, these studies offer a unique insight into how citizens see and experience states and other institutions which affect their lives, as well as how they engage, mobilise and participate to make
Nicholas Benequista
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