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Gathering: a survival occupation in arid zones in Mali [PDF]

open access: yes, 1995
Dans les régions sahariennes et sahéliennes, les récentes sécheresses ont creusé davantage le déficit chronique en céréales, aliments de base indispensables à la survie des populations.
Diarra, A.
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European Biometric Borders and (Im)Mobilities in West Africa: Reflections on Migrant Strategies for Border Circumvention and Subversion

open access: yesPolitics &Policy, Volume 53, Issue 1, February 2025.
ABSTRACT This article argues that the European biometric ID installations and securitization practices at West African borders harm African migrants and compromise the security goals of Europe and Africa. Using Niger's experience, I contend that migrants' poor adaption to the biometric border processes is closely connected to their identity conflicts ...
Victor Chidubem Iwuoha
wiley   +1 more source

State decentralisation and local politics in Mali

open access: yesCadernos de Estudos Africanos, 2004
In Mali, the decentralisation as manifested in the municipal elections of 1999 was to be the end-point of the country's process of democratisation and also allow for increased regional and local autonomy.
Ole Martin Gaasholt
doaj   +1 more source

Ethnodoxy and Immigration Attitudes in the Middle East/North Africa

open access: yesJournal for the Scientific Study of Religion, Volume 63, Issue 4, Page 958-976, December 2024.
Abstract Migration is a prevalent social concern in the Middle East/North Africa. In addition to emigration, the countries struggle to incorporate immigrant and transiting populations. This article examines the influence of ethnodoxy—the linking of Arab and Muslim identity—on public opinion on immigrants and migration in the MENA region. Using original
Hannah M. Ridge
wiley   +1 more source

Géopolitique africaine et rébellions touarègues. Approches locales, approches globales (1960-2011)

open access: yesL’Année du Maghreb, 2011
The Tuareg situation epitomized by rebellions since the 1960s has generally been considered as a major problem, limited however to the Sahel and southern Sahara.
Pierre Boilley
doaj   +1 more source

Nomadic pastoralism in the Early Bronze Age of the central Balkans evaluation of background knowledge [PDF]

open access: yes, 2008
The aim of the paper is to examine background knowledge about the orga­nizational properties of mobile pastoral groups in order to assess the likelihood of the existence of pastoral nomads in the Early Bronze Age in the central Balkans. The patterning
Porčić Marko
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Gastroprotective Efficacy of North African Medicinal Plants: A Review on Their Therapeutic Potential for Peptic Ulcers

open access: yesFood Science &Nutrition, Volume 12, Issue 11, Page 8793-8824, November 2024.
Peptic ulcer disease remains common globally, driving interest in alternative treatments. This review examines 53 North African medicinal plants, including licorice, chamomile, olive, pomegranate, Aloe vera, and black seed, for their anti‐ulcer effects.
Nezar Cherrada   +14 more
wiley   +1 more source

A matter of ephemerality: the study of Kel Tadrart Tuareg (southwest Libya) campsites via quantitative spatial analysis

open access: yesEcology and Society, 2016
We examined the settlement structure from the Kel Tadrart Tuareg, a small pastoral society from southwest Libya. Our objective was to apply spatial analysis to establish the statistical significance of specific patterns in the settlement layout.
Stefano Biagetti   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Affect and Emotion in Courtroom Talk [PDF]

open access: yes, 2017
In The Prosecutor v. Ahmad Al Faqi Al Mahdi, the International Criminal Court tried the destruction of UNESCO World Heritage sites as a war crime for the first time.
Bens, Jonas
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Messages from the past: the petroglyphs of El Hierro Island, Canary Islands

open access: yesGeology Today, Volume 40, Issue 6, Page 236-242, November/December 2024.
Ancient cultures have frequently made use of stone surfaces to carve and engrave symbols, letters and messages for others. These petroglyphs usually have a lasting character and are frequently preserved well beyond the survival of the culture that produced the petroglyphs.
Mario Guglielmi   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

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