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Revisiting the Nexus Between Trade Liberalisation and Income Inequality: The Case of Sub‐Saharan African Countries

open access: yesInternational 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   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

The impact of COVID‐19 on public perceptions of wild meat in Central Africa

open access: yesPeople and Nature, EarlyView.
Abstract Wild meat is a significant source of food and income generation in Central Africa. However, there is little knowledge of how the assumed link between COVID‐19 and wild meat consumption has been discussed by the media and received by the public. In this study, we conducted media content analysis of 264 articles published in 2019–2020 related to
Yuhan Li   +14 more
wiley   +1 more source

Lexicography in Gabon : a survey [PDF]

open access: yes, 2009
This paper traces the historical development of lexicography in Gabon. Gabon, like most African countries, is multilingual. The recent inventories of languages spoken in Gabon are those established by Jacquot (1978) and Kwenzi-Mikala (1998). According to
Assam, B. Nyangone   +1 more
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The dynamics of wild and alternative meat consumption across Gabon, Central Africa

open access: yesPeople and Nature, EarlyView.
Abstract Long‐term overharvesting of wild animals for their meat threatens wildlife and the people dependent on wild animal meat for their diets and incomes. Interventions to reduce wild meat consumption must be built upon a complete understanding of the roles of wild meat and its alternatives within food systems.
Joshua Bauld   +14 more
wiley   +1 more source

La Tuberculose en Milieu Carcéral à Libreville : Épidémiologie et Devenir des Détenus sous Traitement Antituberculeux

open access: yesHealth Research in Africa
RÉSUMÉ Introduction. Cadre : prison centrale de Libreville. Objectif : apprécier les particularités épidémiologiques de la tuberculose et secondairement déterminer l’impact de l’infection VIH sur la tuberculose chez les détenus. Méthode.
Ulrich Davy Kombila   +9 more
doaj   +1 more source

Altered Toll-Like Receptor-4 Response to Lipopolysaccharides in Infants Exposed to HIV-1 and Its Preventive Therapy

open access: yesFrontiers in Immunology, 2018
Pathogen sensing and recognition through pattern recognition receptors, and subsequent production of pro-inflammatory cytokines, is the cornerstone of the innate immune system.
Anicet Christel Maloupazoa Siawaya   +17 more
doaj   +1 more source

On issues of labelling in the dictionnaire Français–Mpongwé : a case-study [PDF]

open access: yes, 2009
Dictionaries contain lexicographic data whose occurrence is restricted to certain geo-graphical areas, subject fields, professions, etc. It is part of the duties of the lexicographer to give an account of such deviations to ensure a successful retrieval ...
Mavoungou, Paul Achille
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Yoruba Histories of Marriage and Belonging: Gender, Power and Innovation in Eighteenth‐Century West Africa

open access: yesGender &History, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This article argues that marriage was central to historical change in the Yoruba‐speaking region of West Africa during the eighteenth century. It draws on ìtàn, a distinct oral source, to show that conjugality shaped Yoruba processes of urbanisation and political centralisation, gendered divisions of labour and social innovation and creativity.
Insa Nolte
wiley   +1 more source

Aspects Épidémiologiques, Cliniques, Électrocardiographiques et Thérapeutiques de l'Hypertension Artérielle du Sujet Âgé à Libreville

open access: yesHealth Research in Africa
RÉSUMÉ Introduction. L’hypertension artérielle (HTA) constitue un problème de santé publique en Afrique subsaharienne. Sa fréquence augmente de façon linéaire avec l’âge. L’objectif de ce travail était de décrire les aspects épidémiologiques, cliniques,
Ndoume Obiang F   +11 more
doaj   +1 more source

Wood or resin? Opportunities and threats in Okoume resin sector development in Gabon [PDF]

open access: yes, 2011
Okoume (Aucoumea klaineana, Burseraceae) is the most exploited timber tree species in Gabon (Central Africa), because of its great qualities for the production of veneer plywood. This tree is also known from a long time by Gabonese for making torches and
Doumenge, Charles   +3 more
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