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Living in the Mycelial World

open access: yesTopics in Cognitive Science, EarlyView.
Abstract This manuscript documents a systematic ethnomycological analysis of ethnographic archives. Focusing on texts describing human–fungi interactions, I conduct a global, cross‐cultural review of mushroom use, covering 193 societies worldwide. The study reveals diverse mushroom‐related cultural practices, emphasizing the significance of fungi ...
Roope O. Kaaronen
wiley   +1 more source

Mali: how bad can it get? [PDF]

open access: yes, 2012
From dusk till late evening, you can find small groups of young people sitting on street corners, in front of houses, or in courtyards across West Africa. There will inevitably be a little radio, playing music and broadcasting news.
Lecocq, Baz, Mann, Gregory
core   +1 more source

Near‐Synchronous Cambrian Evolution of the Transbrasiliano‐Kandi‐4°50′ Shear Zone in South America and Africa

open access: yesTerra Nova, Volume 38, Issue 2, Page 97-105, April 2026.
ABSTRACT The Transbrasiliano‐Kandi‐4°50′ (TK4) shear zone in western Gondwana crosscuts South America and NW Africa for at least 6000 km. Despite its impressive size, the timing of the main episode of dextral ductile shearing is uncertain. We present detailed in situ multi‐mineral geochronology of mylonites from both Brazil and Algeria supporting that ...
F. A. Caxito   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

A Tasawaq (Northern Songhay, Niger) Text with Grammatical Notes

open access: yesLinguistic Discovery, 2015
This paper provides a grammatical sketch and text of Tasawaq, a Northern Songhay language spoken in ...
Maarten Kossmann
doaj   +1 more source

Socio‐Economic Barriers to Sustainable Development in Burkina Faso

open access: yesSustainable Development, Volume 34, Issue S1, Page 689-700, January 2026.
ABSTRACT The Western Sahel has garnered global attention due to its complex and interconnected challenges, economic fragility, political instability, and environmental pressures, making it a critical research area. Focusing on Burkina Faso, this study analyses sociopolitical barriers (e.g., governance deficits, inequality) and economic growth through a
Margarita Navarro‐Pabsdorf   +1 more
wiley   +1 more source

Request for Review of the GSP Status of the Republic of Niger for Violations of Worker Rights [PDF]

open access: yes, 2006
The ILRF submitted this petition to request a review of the Republic of Niger’s designation as a least-developed beneficiary developing country under the Trade Act of 1974, Generalized System of Preferences (GSP).
International Labor Rights Forum
core   +1 more source

Decolonization and the politics of display: A case study from the National Museum of Qatar

open access: yesMuseum Anthropology, Volume 48, Issue 2, Fall 2025.
Abstract The exhibition “On the Move: Reframing Nomadic Pastoralism” was the flagship exhibition organized by the National Museum of Qatar for the World Cup 2022 period. The exhibition aimed to contextualize the nomadic past of Qatar within a broader, global cultural frame, as well as to create an ethnographic exhibition that would be appealing to a ...
Alexandra Bounia
wiley   +1 more source

À propos d’une géométrie vernaculaire : pratiques d’orientation en pays touareg

open access: yesAfriques, 2011
What practical knowledge do the Tuareg, who have neither maps nor compasses, develop to orient and mentally situate themselves in space? This know-how is no different from what we use everyday. Our day-by-day spatial orientation has little to do with the
Dominique Casajus
doaj   +1 more source

Reorganization of Northern Peri-Gondwanan Terranes at Cambrian–Ordovician Times: Insights from the Detrital Zircon Record of the Ossa-Morena Zone (SW Iberian Massif)

open access: yesLithosphere, 2022
The Ossa-Morena Zone constitutes a fringe Gondwana-related terrane all along the Paleozoic. This continental block has been classically interpreted as being attached to a portion of the northern Gondwanan margin located close to the West African Craton ...
Cristina Accotto   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

The Tuareg: between armed uprising and drought [PDF]

open access: yes, 2012
he recent Tuareg uprising in Mali under the banner of the MNLA has raised concerns over stability and safety in the region, with much attention focussed on the Libya and AQIM (Al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb) ‘connections’. The framing of the conflict in
Belalimat, Nadia, Lecocq, Baz
core   +1 more source

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