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The Bantu Kikuyu language and Pyrenean Basque

open access: yesFontes Linguae Vasconum, 1994
On the basis of a number of Basque parallels with Bantu Kikuyu, Basque is looked upon as pre-Berber from the Ancient Egyptian Predynastic Period.
W. Wilfried Schuhmacher, F. Seto
doaj   +1 more source

Devouring the Invaders: The Racial‐Ecological Politics of the Chinese Crayfish Trade in Kenya

open access: yesAmerican Anthropologist, Volume 128, Issue 1, Page 183-194, March 2026.
ABSTRACT This article examines entanglements of ecology, race, and foodways at Lake Naivasha in Kenya. Nonnative Louisiana red swamp crayfish (Procambarus clarkii), first introduced to Kenya in the 1960s, were once viewed as invasive but are now sought after as a delicacy among Kenya's Chinese community.
Amanda Kaminsky
wiley   +1 more source

Effect of altitude and defoliation frequency in the quality and growth of Kikuyu grass (Cenchrus clandestinus)

open access: yesRevista Facultad Nacional de Agronomía Medellín, 2020
This study aimed at determining the nutritional efficiency of Kikuyu grass, when it is cultivated at different altitudes and defoliated with a different number of leaves per tiller.
Miguel Alejandro Escobar Charry   +2 more
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Differential seedling survival of early‐planted, late‐successional trees: Results from three forest restoration experiments

open access: yesEcological Solutions and Evidence, Volume 7, Issue 1, January–March 2026.
Successful forest restoration starts early: Across three restored sites, late‐successional trees (n = 1840) established well when planted at the same time as pioneers. A 2‐m spacing maximized survival, revealing facilitation–competition trade‐offs, with outcomes also shaped by species identity and microhabitat.
Sarah Bürli   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Characterization of indigenous chicken production and related constraints: Insights from smallholder households in rural Kenya

open access: yesScientific African, 2023
Indigenous chickens (IC) contribute significantly to nutrition and socioeconomic wellbeing of rural households. However, despite their potential, production remains low.
Douglas N. Anyona   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Cultural Threads: An Afrocentric Paradigm for Integrating Social Justice Principles in the Practice of Family Therapy in Africa

open access: yesJournal of Marital and Family Therapy, Volume 52, Issue 1, January 2026.
ABSTRACT Family therapy has been slowly but steadily growing on the African continent. Considering Africa's rich yet complex economic, political, and sociocultural history, it is essential for family therapy practitioners to integrate social justice (SJ) principles into their research, training, and practice of family therapy.
Ronald Asiimwe   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Understanding the urban-rural disparity in HIV and poverty nexus: the case of Kenya [PDF]

open access: yes, 2016
Background The relationship between HIV and poverty is complex and recent studies reveal an urban-rural divide that is not well understood. This paper examines the urban-rural disparity in the relationship between poverty and HIV infection in Kenya, with
Magadi, Monica A.
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Experience with Hirschsprung’s Disease at a Tertiary Hospital in Kenya

open access: yesThe Annals of African Surgery, 2009
Background: Hirschsprung’s disease presents unique characteristics in Africans. Previous literature has reported high complication rates. We examined our single-institution experience with Hirschsprung’s disease (HD) to evaluate outcomes related to the ...
K. Ongeti, BSc., MBChB,   +2 more
doaj  

The Quest for Functional Ingredients for Sustainable Aquaculture Feeds in Sub‐Saharan Africa

open access: yesAquaculture Nutrition, Volume 2026, Issue 1, 2026.
The aquaculture sector plays a key role in ensuring food and nutritional security as well as fostering economic growth in sub‐Saharan Africa (SSA). However, as the sector continues to grow, its future faces economic, environmental, and sustainability challenges.
Arnold Ebuka Irabor   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Women's domestic labor in colonial Kenya: prostitution in Nairobi, 1909—1950 [PDF]

open access: yes, 1980
African Studies Center Working Paper No ...
White, Luise
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