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Quantifying Mozambique's Peace Dividend: An Application of the Synthetic Control Method

Review of Development Economics, Volume 30, Issue 2, Page 847-864, May 2026.
ABSTRACT Using the synthetic control method and data from 20 African countries, this study quantifies the peace dividend in Mozambique, a country that experienced over 15 years of civil war. More specifically, we use data from 1977 to 2018 to investigate whether the end of the civil war in Mozambique in 1992 brought significant benefits to the country ...
Tendai Gwatidzo, Aldo Sitoe, Busani Moyo
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Clinical and biological features of complicated and asymptomatic malaria among PLHIV and HIV-negative adults: An observational study in Libreville, Gabon. [PDF]

PLoS One
Moutombi Ditombi BC, Manomba Boulingui C, Mbang Nguema OA, Mihindou CJ, Pongui Ngondza B, Ndong Ngomo JM, Essomeyo Mebale M, Ntsame Owono MM, Mabicka Moussavou AD, Mayandza C, Mbondoukwé NP, Kono HN, Bouyou Akotet MK.   +12 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Female Education and Child Marriage

Review of Development Economics, Volume 30, Issue 2, Page 1032-1047, May 2026.
ABSTRACT We examine why the education of young girls has historically lagged behind that of young boys across different countries. Using data from 105 countries during 1990–2020, we discover some evidence that is consistent with the idea that parents in many traditional societies reduce investments in the primary schooling of their daughters after they
Hasan A. Faruq
wiley   +1 more source

Systematic review on Marburg virus prevalence and persistence in animals. [PDF]

Front Vet Sci
Odoom T, El-Duah P, Dumevi RM, Muzeniek T, Tasiame W, Abbiw RK, Agyei G, Aryeetey S, Amuasi J, Oladayo FO, Folitse R, Emikpe B, Bruchhausen W, Drosten C.   +13 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Do Foreign Investments Promote Export Diversification in a Host Country? Evidence From China's Investment in Africa

Review of Development Economics, Volume 30, Issue 2, Page 1400-1417, May 2026.
ABSTRACT The heavy reliance of many African nations on a few export products (typically primary products) for export earnings often creates significant development challenges. China's participation in Africa has been steadily growing, presenting both opportunities and risks for the continent's economic progress. This study aims to analyse the impact of
Aliyu Buhari Isah
wiley   +1 more source

Impact of restricted antibiotic use, hand hygiene, and sink trap replacement on carbapenemase-producing Enterobacterales acquisition in parturients and newborns, Southeast Gabon (2022-2023). [PDF]

Antimicrob Resist Infect Control
Moussounda M, Santos SD, Bignoumba M, Abang L, Togola M, Lekana-Douki JB, François P, van der Mee-Marquet N.   +7 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Aid to Fight AIDS: An Empirical Analysis of HIV‐Specific Development Aid Effectiveness

Scottish Journal of Political Economy, Volume 73, Issue 2, May 2026.
ABSTRACT Using an excludable instrument for HIV‐specific aid, we investigate its effectiveness on HIV outcomes viz., prevalence and death rates. We theorize that HIV‐specific aid fills the funding gap that prevents governments from committing adequate resources to effectively address the epidemic.
Derek Nolan, Krishna Chaitanya Vadlamannati   +1 more
wiley   +1 more source

Community survey of the infection, intensity and risk factors associated with schistosomiasis and soil-transmitted helminthiasis in south-eastern Gabon. [PDF]

Sci Rep
Kouna LC, Oyegue-Liabagui SL, Atiga CN, Mounioko F, Mpega CNM, Imboumy-Limoukou RK, Biteghe-Bi-Essone JC, Ontoua SS, Moukodoum DN, Noronha IND, Okouga AP, Lekana-Douki JB.   +11 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Internet, Inequality, and Regime Stability

Scottish Journal of Political Economy, Volume 73, Issue 2, May 2026.
ABSTRACT This study examines the link between income inequality and political instability, focusing on the moderating role of Internet penetration. Using data from over 120 countries (1996–2020), we find a conditional relationship: in low‐Internet countries, higher inequality associates with lower instability, likely due to limited political awareness ...
Mohammad Reza Farzanegan, Hassan F. Gholipour   +1 more
wiley   +1 more source

Hepatitis B immune escape and drug resistance mutations among blood donors in Gabon during the year 2022. [PDF]

Sci Rep
Maulot-Bangola D, Fokam J, Ngoufack Jagni Semengue E, Svicher V, Salpini R, Takou D, Beloumou GA, Etame NK, Mangala C, Djupsa Ndjeyep SC, Wamba AG, Sosso SM, Chenwi CA, Nka AD, Tchouaket Tommo MC, Fainguem N, Kamgaing R, Moor VA, Gonsu HK, Ekane GH, Awoh RA, Tayou C, Mbanya D, Zoung-Kanyi Bissek AC, Penlap V, Pellegrin OR, Nkoa T, Colizzi V, Ndembi N, Perno CF, Ndjolo A.   +30 more
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