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GHOSTLY ENCOUNTERS IN LAGOS: Virtual Reality between Urban Marketing and Media Activism

International Journal of Urban and Regional Research, EarlyView.
Abstract This article examines the role of virtual reality (VR) technologies in mediating and contesting dominant visions of urban futures in West Africa. Drawing on theoretical insights from a hybridization of the work of the German‐born Jewish critic Walter Benjamin and the Nigerian writer Amos Tutuola, I introduce the concept of phantasmagoria as a ...
Hervé Roquet
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VOID URBANISM: Unbuilt New Cities and State Formation in the Democratic Republic of Congo

International Journal of Urban and Regional Research, EarlyView.
Abstract Based on an analysis of the planning process behind Kitoko City in the Democratic Republic of Congo—a new city project officially launched in 2019 but never implemented—this article examines the political, social, and spatial effects generated by urban initiatives that remain at the stage of intention. It investigates how such unbuilt projects
Patrick Belinga Ondoua
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Unequal Family Ties, Wealth Transmission and Social Mobility Among Congolese Traders in Kinshasa

The British Journal of Sociology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Based on ethnographic fieldwork among Congolese traders operating in Kinshasa's urban economy, this article examines how differentiated family ties and wealth transmission shape social mobility and the intergenerational reproduction of inequality. We show that family support is neither uniform nor equally productive: its effects depend on both
Héritier Mesa, Joël Noret
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Incidence et sévérité de la mosaïque africaine du manioc dans les champs et les jardins de case à Kinshasa (République Démocratique du Congo) [PDF]

Tropicultura, 2017
Incidence and Severity of the African Cassava Mosaic in Fields and Home Gardens in Kinshasa (Democratic Republic of the Congo). A prospective survey was carried out from 2010 to 2011 in the cassava fields of Kimwenza and Mitendi and the home gardens of ...
Kadima Kabemba, N., Munganga Gikug, J., Bulubulu Otono, F., Mutambel'Hity, SND.   +3 more
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Seeing like a citizen: Experimental evidence on how empowerment affects engagement with the state

American Journal of Political Science, EarlyView.
Abstract Building a strong and effective state requires revenue. Yet, in many low‐income countries, citizens do not make formal payments to the state or forego engaging with the state altogether due to vulnerability to opportunistic demands by state agents. We study two randomized interventions in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo, designed to
Soeren J. Henn, Laura Paler, Wilson Prichard, Cyrus Samii, Raúl Sánchez de la Sierra   +4 more
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Profil comparatif et évolutif des personnes infectées par le virus de l'immunodéficience humaine traitées aux antirétroviraux à Kinshasa, République Démocratique du Congo

The Pan African Medical Journal, 2014
INTRODUCTION: a trithérapie (ARV) introduite en R.D.Congo en 1996, a permis l'amélioration substantielle de la qualité de vie des PVVIH et a réduit la morbimortalité liée au sida en R.D. Congo.
Tshingani Koy, Henri Mukumbi, Ghislain Lubangi Muteba Malandala, Philippe Donnen, Michéle WilmetéDramaix   +4 more
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Measuring the Impact of Armed Conflict on Population Health: A Guide for Researchers

Population and Development Review, EarlyView.
Abstract The humanitarian impact of armed conflict remains a significant international issue, with an estimated 2 billion people residing in fragile or conflict‐affected settings. Despite increasing attention and study of armed conflict and its impact on human populations, few studies have evaluated the methods necessary to assess such relationships ...
Maya Luetke, Signe Svallfors, Elizabeth Heger Boyle   +2 more
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Les accidents du travail dans le transport urbain en commun de la ville province de Kinshasa, République Démocratique du Congo: une étude transversale descriptive

The Pan African Medical Journal, 2014
INTRODUCTION: le transport en commun urbain constitue un secteur où les travailleurs sont très exposés aux accidents du travail. Cette étude visait une description épidémiologique des accidents du travail dans le secteur informel du transport en commun à
Jemima Wangata, Myriam Elenge, Christophe De Brouwer   +2 more
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TEAM‐UP: Mixed‐Methods Data for Understanding Traditional and Modern Contraceptive Use Dynamics in Four Sub‐Saharan African Countries

Studies in Family Planning, EarlyView.
Abstract This Data Article describes a novel dataset from the “Re‐Examining Traditional Method Use” (TEAM‐UP) project, which systematically collected data on the measurement of and motivations for use of non‐modern (traditional and folkloric) contraceptive methods and/or modern methods, in four sub‐Saharan African countries: the Democratic Republic of ...
Nurudeen Alhassan, Jamaica Corker, Nyovani Janet Madise, Ernestina Coast, Naa Dodua Dodoo, Themba Mzembe, Jacques B.O Emina, Elizabeth Omoluabi, F. Nii‐Amoo Dodoo, Saseendran Pallikadavath, Maame B. Peterson, John A. Mushomi, Funmilola M. OlaOlorun, Eliya Msiyaphazi Zulu   +13 more
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Availability of Cancer Screening Across HIV Treatment Sites in the IeDEA Consortium

International Journal of Cancer, Volume 159, Issue 6, Page 1477-1489, 15 September 2026.
In recent years, incorporating comprehensive cancer screening strategies into routine HIV care has gained growing attention. This survey of 220 sites providing HIV care across 41 countries shows that cervical cancer screening has increased in availability over time.
Rachael A. Pellegrino, Bryan E. Shepherd, Sanjay Pujari, Valeria Fink, Gad Murenzi, Miriam Nakalembe, Sally B. Coburn, Eliane Rohner, Antoine Jaquet, Caroline Lade, Brenda Crabtree Ramirez, Kathryn Anastos, Aggrey Semeere, Lesley S. Park, Limpho Mokone, Simon Boni, I Ketut Agus Somia, Emilia M. Jalil, Adebola Adedimeji, Omenge Orang'o, Michael J. Silverberg, Kumbirai Pise Quarter, Eugène Messou, Jeremy Ross, Eduardo Gotuzzo, Patricia Lelo, Helen Byakwaga, Oliver Ezechi, Jonathan Euvrard, Fernanda Maruri, Chad J. Achenbach, Jessica L. Castilho, on behalf of International epidemiology Databases to Evaluate AIDS (IeDEA)   +32 more
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