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From Empire to Aid: Analysing Persistence of Colonial Legacies in Foreign Aid to Africa

Journal of International Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT For decades now, Western development agencies and donors have been castigated for their colonial biases in providing aid to Africa. It is well established that donors provide considerably more foreign aid to their former colonies relative to other countries.
Swetha Ramachandran
wiley   +1 more source

Risk factors associated with birth asphyxia at Pumwani Maternity Hospital, Nairobi, Kenya: a case-control study. [PDF]

Front Pediatr
Wagathu R, Orwa J, Kiraithe P, Ongeso A, Maina E, Omondi DG, Mutwiri B, Guetterman T.   +7 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Homicides of pregnant female sex workers in three sub‐Saharan African countries

International Journal of Gynecology &Obstetrics, EarlyView.
Heather Thompson, Brian Willis, Regan Moss, Grace Kamau, Wendy L. Macias‐Konstantopoulos   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

The Effect of Parental Migration on Children Left Behind: Meta‐Analytical Evidence on Education and Child Labour

Journal of International Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study provides systematic review and meta‐analytical evidence on how parental migration affects children left behind. We reviewed 44 papers on education and child labour, plus 57 studies on remittances and aspirations. We find no meaningful average effect of parental migration on education or labour outcomes. However, after correcting for
Emily Bergner, Anne Lieke Ebbers‐Pardijs, Natascha Wagner   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

High brucellosis prevalence and risk among children aged 5-14 years in Kenyan pastoral health facilities: A facility-based surveillance study. [PDF]

PLoS Negl Trop Dis
Oketch DCO, Njoroge R, Ngere I, Gachohi J, Jaoko W, Muriuki SW, Mwatondo AJ, Limbaso KS, Muturi M, Withall J, Njeru JM, Ali B, Bodha B, Kilowua L, Nyaga NW, Alando M, Maina D, Khamadi SA, Njenga MK, Ashford RT, Osoro EM.   +20 more
europepmc   +1 more source

African Economic Growth Revisited

Journal of International Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This paper presents an updated analysis of the patterns of economic development in Africa over the last 60 years. The analysis stresses the heterogeneity of development trajectories among sub‐Saharan African (SSA) countries. We examine the joint dynamics of income and population in 35 SSA countries.
Jean‐Paul Chavas, Daniel W. Bromley
wiley   +1 more source

2019 Kenya Population and Housing Census Volume 1 : Population by County and Sub-County

, 2019
Kenya National Bureau of Statistics
core  

Time and Free Trade Agreements: Implications for the AfCFTA

Journal of International Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study examines how free trade agreements (FTAs) can boost economic growth by increasing trade, with clear implications for the African Continental Free Trade Agreement (AfCFTA). Our main finding is that in general, the effects of FTAs are delayed by at least 3 years on average for intra‐African trade.
Michael Olabisi, Lenis Saweda O. Liverpool‐Tasie, Evans Osabuohien   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

The relationship between prolonged travel and mortality among women with complicated deliveries in rural Kenya. [PDF]

J Glob Health
Rahim NE, Kruk ME, Cooper JE, Kapaon D, Opondo K, Croke K.   +5 more
europepmc   +1 more source