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A reconstruction of Africa’s political culture in the purview of Fulani herdsmen current mode of operations in Nigeria [PDF]

, 2019
It is an established fact that Nigeria is the most populous nation in Africa. It is equally a common understanding that the internal political dynamics in Nigeria invariably, little or more, have their effects on the general well-being of Africa as a ...
Nweke, Charles C., Nwoye, Chukwugozie Donatus, Okeke, Stephen C., Onebunne, Jude I.   +3 more
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An Overview of West African Traditional Soft Cheese: Processing, Safety, and Quality Characteristics

Comprehensive Reviews in Food Science and Food Safety, Volume 24, Issue 6, November 2025.
ABSTRACT West African soft cheese (WASC) is widely consumed and nutritionally valuable across West Africa. It also sustains livelihoods, particularly among Fulani households, by providing regular income for women and strengthens household food security and autonomy. However, concerns persist about its safety and quality.
Mahounakpon Wilfried Tossou, Matthew Atongbiik Achaglinkame, Linda Dari, Carole Nadia Adjouavi Sossa‐Vihotogbé, Zsanett Bodor, Daniel Mörlein   +5 more
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Pastoralism and Socio-technological Transformations in Northern Benin [PDF]

, 2017
Pastoralists throughout Africa face increasing pressures. In Benin, governmental development policies and programmes in crop farming are changing power relations between herders and farmers to favour the latter. How are the Fulani pastoralists responding to these threats to their existence?
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Experiences of Individual and Collective Stigma Resulting From the 2008–9 Witch‐Hunts Carried Out by the Gambian Dictatorship: Implications for Transitional Justice

Journal of Community &Applied Social Psychology, Volume 35, Issue 4, July/August 2025.
ABSTRACT Yahya Jammeh's 22‐year rule of The Gambia was marked by gross human rights violations, including torture, extrajudicial killings, and enforced disappearances. In 2008–09, Jammeh embarked on a “witch hunt” campaign, mostly targeting poor and elderly men and women.
W. Mick L. Finlay, Blerina Kellezi, Priscilla Yagu Ciesay, Fatou Kantara, Essa Njie, Musa Sannoh, Hugo Lambie, Tadeusz Jones   +7 more
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The Fulani’s pastoral security strategies in the Ferlo region (Senegal)

, 2009
Chez les pasteurs peuls du Ferlo, les liens socio-économiques et symboliques entre le campement et son troupeau bovin connaissent de grands changements, marqués notamment par le rôle économique croissant des petits ruminants. Différents modes de gestion se mettent en place qui renvoient à des stratégies de protection contre les risques.
Ancey, Véronique, Ickowicz, Alexandre, Corniaux, C., Manoli, Claire, Magnani, Sergio Dario   +4 more
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Report of the Scientific Committee of the Spanish Agency for Food Safety and Nutrition (AESAN) on the nutritional status of the immigrant population residing in Spain

Food Risk Assess Europe, Volume 3, Issue 3, July 2025.
Abstract The migratory phenomenon has had a significant demographic impact in Spain in recent years. Currently, 6.8 million foreign nationals have established their habitual residence in our country, representing 14 % of the total resident population. Within the acculturation process of the immigrant population ‐ through which they adopt the lifestyle ...
Irene Bretón Lesmes, Concepción María Aguilera García, Ángel Gil Izquierdo, María Pilar Guallar Castillón, Gema Nieto Martínez, Elena Ronda Pérez, María Ángeles Carlos Chillerón   +6 more
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Dairy imports in Nigeria: Developments and policies [PDF]

, 2011
This paper looks into the causes contributing to the development of dairy imports in Nigeria. The first part of the paper provides a brief background on the overall patterns of agricultural and livestock production, dairy imports, domestic milk ...
Nwoko, S.G.
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Landrace diversity and heritage of the indigenous millet crop fonio (Digitaria exilis): Socio‐cultural and climatic drivers of change in the Fouta Djallon region of Guinea

PLANTS, PEOPLE, PLANET, Volume 7, Issue 3, Page 704-718, May 2025.
White fonio (Digitaria exilis [Kippist] Stapf) is an understudied millet crop, indigenous to West Africa and cultivated in the region largely through traditional practices. This species is climate‐resilient, fast‐growing, nutritionally rich, and provides livelihoods and food security to rural communities.
George Burton, Benedetta Gori, Saidou Camara, Paolo Ceci, Nagnouma Conde, Charlotte Couch, Sekou Magassouba, Maria S. Vorontsova, Tiziana Ulian, Philippa Ryan   +9 more
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Broken Communities: Structural Violence, Dispossession, and the Reign of Terror in Northwestern Nigeria

Peace &Change, Volume 50, Issue 2, Page 152-175, April 2025.
Abstract Why do some pastoralists join bandit groups in Nigeria? This conundrum is yet to be explored in the emerging scholarly literature on pastoral banditry in Nigeria's troubled northwest region. Whereas the upsurge in pastoralist‐related banditry has been predominantly explicated with the theoretical frameworks of ungoverned spaces and relative ...
Promise Frank Ejiofor
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In pursuit of statehood: An exploration of the contentious repertoires of Biafran separatists in Nigeria

Studies in Ethnicity and Nationalism, Volume 25, Issue 1, Page 17-47, April 2025.
Abstract Since Nigeria’s return to democratic governance in 1999, there have been renewed calls―predominantly amongst ethnic Igbos in southeast Nigeria―for the restoration of the defunct secessionist state of Biafra. The resurgent Biafran separatism has been explored through the prisms of relative marginalisation and material deprivation. However, some
Promise Frank Ejiofor
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