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Contributions à l'histoire du Sénégal [PDF]

open access: yes, 1987
Cet article analyse tout d'abord l'organisation sociale, économique et politique de l'Etat soninké du Gajaaga au début du 19eme siècle : agriculture, artisanat et commerce, aristocratie guerrière et familles islamisées, hiérarchie des groupes statutaires,
Chastanet, Monique
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West African manuscripts in Arabic and African languages and digital preservation [PDF]

open access: yes, 2017
West African manuscripts are numerous and varied in forms and contents. There are thousands of them across West Africa. A significant portion of them are documents written in Arabic and Ajami (African languages written in Arabic script).
Ngom, Fallou
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Reconstructive surgery for women with female genital mutilation: A scoping review

open access: yesBJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics &Gynaecology, Volume 131, Issue 12, Page 1604-1619, November 2024.
Abstract Background Female genital mutilation (FGM) is a global public health concern. However, reconstructive surgery remains unavailable in many countries. Objectives This scoping review, guided by Joanna Briggs Institute (JBI) principles, explores indications, referral routes, eligibility, care pathways and clinical outcomes of reconstructive ...
Aurora Almadori   +5 more
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Gendering translation: the 'female voice' in postcolonial Senegal [PDF]

open access: yes, 2012
Using observations from translation theorists such as George Steiner, this article questions whether women's education in Senegal and separate male/female pools of communication have resulted in the development of distinct forms of writing.
Collins, G.
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Genotypic spectrum of albinism in Mali

open access: yesPigment Cell &Melanoma Research, Volume 37, Issue 6, Page 752-761, November 2024.
We report the molecular analysis of a series a 23 patients originating from Mali. Four were diagnosed with OCA 1 (oculocutaneous albinism type 1), 17 with OCA 2, and two with OCA 4. Four novel pathogenic variants were identified (two in TYR, two in OCA2).
Modibo Diallo   +10 more
wiley   +1 more source

Vivax malaria in Mauritania includes infection of a Duffy-negative individual

open access: yesMalaria Journal, 2011
Background Duffy blood group polymorphisms are important in areas where Plasmodium vivax is present because this surface antigen is thought to act as a key receptor for this parasite.
Wurtz Nathalie   +10 more
doaj   +1 more source

Prevalence, clinical and virological characteristics and short‐term prognosis of hepatitis delta infection among patients with HIV/HBV in Nouakchott, Mauritania

open access: yesJournal of Viral Hepatitis, Volume 31, Issue 8, Page 457-465, August 2024.
Abstract Patients living with HIV infection (PLWH) are at risk of acquiring HBV and HDV. The present study aimed to determine the prevalence and characteristics of HIV–HDV–HBV tri‐infection in comparison with HIV–HBV coinfection and to estimate severities and outcomes of associated liver diseases in Mauritanian PLWH.
Hélène Le Guillou‐Guillemette   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

: Good and bad years in the Sahel : climate and folk meteorology in Soninke land (Mauritania, Senegal) in the 19th and 20th centuries [PDF]

open access: yes, 2002
Climate knowledge and prevision are important concepts within the Soninke savoir-faire in adapting to the constraints of the Sahelian environment. Weather perception and time structuration are closely linked, even though calendars originating from Islam ...
Chastanet, Monique
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L'argent, la famille, les amies : ethnographie contemporaine des tontines africaines en contexte migratoire

open access: yes, 2007
L'article aborde le versant féminin de l'immigration subsaharienne en France. Installées en France depuis les années 1980-1990, les femmes africaines perpétuent leurs pratiques économiques et en particulier celle des tontines, très dynamiques dans les ...
Semin, Jeanne
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