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Does the Threat of Killing Gays Deter Foreign Aid: The Case of Uganda's 2014 Anti‐Homosexuality Act

Review of Development Economics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Much attention has been drawn on Uganda in recent years due to the strengthening of its anti‐LGBTQ legislation and rhetoric. Our study explores the aid‐deterring effect of anti‐LGBTQ legislation in an experimental setting using the Synthetic Control Method.
Elissaios Papyrakis, Luca Tasciotti
wiley   +1 more source

Ten years on: transitional justice in post conflict Sierra Leone: report and analysis of a conference held at Goodenough College, London

, 2013
Sierra Leone’s civil conflict caused 70,000 casualties and left 2.6 million people displaced. The war was known for widespread atrocities, including forced recruitment of child soldiers, rape and sexual slavery, and amputations of limbs.
Ainley, Kirsten, Datzberger, Simone, Friedman, Rebekka, Mahony, Chris (eds.)   +3 more
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Genomic epidemiology of the 2025 mpox epidemic in Sierra Leone. [PDF]

Nat Med
Campbell AKO, Sandi JD, Omah IF, Faye M, Parker E, Brock-Fisher T, Gigante CM, Folorunso V, Kamara MS, Williams AJ, Kane M, Kallon TMPS, Campbell J, Sesay KS, Mani S, Miller C, Sesay ND, Baimba F, Ndiaye M, Lansana R, Fofanah IU, Ruhweza S, Souma Z, Kargbo A, Koninga K, Tia A, Ngobeh J, Thoronka F, Fofanah A, Ozonoff A, Wilkason C, Park D, Tomkins-Tinch C, Paye MF, Shin C, Baudi I, Blumenstiel B, Varilly P, Specht I, Fry B, Zhao K, Cronan P, Laning E, Ope-Ewe OO, Sijuwola AE, Saibu F, Soumare H, Ogundana EK, Obaado RO, Adole JA, Kio IK, Njeandoh FA, Tuttle A, Oguta WO, Greene J, Koroma A, Kanu J, Barry MA, Gaye A, Diouf AM, Hughes C, Levy JI, N'jai A, Diagne MM, Nosamiefan D, Ameh G, Klena J, Foster MA, Kebede A, Tanui C, Diallo B, Happi A, Tessema S, Sow A, Kebede Y, Wurie I, Squire J, Harding D, Koroma Z, Jalloh MB, Sall AA, Andersen KG, Rambaut A, Vandi MA, Fall IS, Sabeti P, Happi C, Sahr F, Grant DS.   +88 more
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Remittances, Human Capital, and Industrialization in Sub‐Saharan Africa

Review of Development Economics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Industrialization remains a crucial strategy for structural transformation in Sub‐Saharan Africa (SSA), yet progress has been hindered by persistent constraints. This paper evaluates the effects of remittances and human capital on industrialization across 35 SSA countries over the period 2010–2021.
Joshua Adeyemi Afolabi, Theophilus Oluyemi Adeosun   +1 more
wiley   +1 more source

Progress in family planning in Sierra Leone: a mixed-methods case study. [PDF]

BMJ Glob Health
Amara PS, Kanu M, Kanu A, Fornah F, Kamara CK, Shepherd JH, Sessay T, Moses FL, Kenneh S, Najmi H, Mian A, Zulfiqar M, St-Onge Ahmad S, Drake JK, Memon ZA, Bhutta ZA.   +15 more
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Does Conflict Reshape the Military–FDI Nexus? Evidence From a Dynamic Panel Analysis

Review of International Economics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This paper examines the relationship between military expenditure and foreign direct investment (FDI) inflows in 61 low‐ and middle‐income countries over 1990–2018, with a focus on how this relationship is shaped by conflict dynamics and institutional contexts.
Prashant Bhandari, Narendra Regmi, Krishna Sharma   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Deteriorating Mental Well‐Being of the Young in the UK

Scottish Journal of Political Economy, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Using several data sets for the UK we track rising perceptions of mental well‐being among the working‐age population in the UK. The trend is apparent among all age groups and for men and women, but it is most pronounced among the young, and especially young women aged under 25.
David G. Blanchflower, Alex Bryson, David N. F. Bell   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

From Expansion to Erosion: The Global Trajectory of Judicial Independence, 1960–2018

Sociological Forum, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Judicial independence expanded globally throughout the twentieth century, but this trajectory has recently come under pressure. In recent years, governments around the world have increasingly challenged judicial autonomy. This study unpacks this global reversal by analyzing data from 156 states between 1960 and 2018.
Nir Rotem
wiley   +1 more source

Global Stories: Ebola Response in Sierra Leone

Sierra Leone was one of the three countries hardest hit by the 2014 Ebola outbreak. The severity of the outbreak highlighted the need for immediate international response to save lives and stop the spread to the United States and other countries.To ...

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Girls' Access to Education (GATE) Sierra Leone

, 2018
The Girls Accessing Teacher Education (GATE) project is designed to support female learning assistants in the process of becoming teachers in Sierra Leone, a profession where woman are under-represented.
Forum for African Women Educationalists (FAWE), Open University, DFID Girls’ Education Challenge Programme in Sierra Leone, Dart, Gareth   +3 more
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