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SAGE OpenThis article contends that the appropriation, cooptation and creation of resources was a key element for the jihadist success during the 2012 Tuareg uprising in Mali.
Miguel Paradela-López +1 more
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A history of the Sahara in the nineteenth century [PDF]
, 1978 African Studies Center Working Paper No.
Baier, Stephen
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Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture, Volume 104, Issue 9, Page 5522-5532, July 2024.Abstract BACKGROUND The early detection of herbicide resistance in weeds is a key factor to avoid herbicide waste and improve agriculture sustainability. The present study aimed to develop and validate an allele‐specific loop‐mediated isothermal amplification (AS‐LAMP) assay for the quick on‐site detection of the resistance‐endowing point mutation Trp ...
Andrea Milani +3 more
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Vagabonds or Elites? The Mobile Lifestyle of Contemporary Tuareg
Dve Domovini, 2013 A large proportion of contemporary Tuareg no longer move in traditional nomadic cycles, but accord- ing to individual choice. Always on the move and in search of making a living, they drift between the Saharan states.
Ines Kohl
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Sur l’origine de l’écriture libyque. Quelques propositions
Afriques, 2013 A few hypotheses about the origin of the so-called “Libyan” alphabets are presented. Attested in more than a thousand inscriptions from Libya to the Canary Islands in northern Africa, these alphabets are probably the forebears of the current ones used by
Dominique Casajus
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Slavery in Niger: Historical, legal and contemporary perspectives [PDF]
, 2004 This document is part of a digital collection provided by the Martin P. Catherwood Library, ILR School, Cornell University, pertaining to the effects of globalization on the workplace worldwide.
Anti-Slavery International +1 more
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Terrorism, Trust, and Identity: Evidence from a Natural Experiment in Nigeria
American Journal of Political Science, Volume 68, Issue 3, Page 942-957, July 2024.Abstract We study the effects of terrorism on political trust and national versus ethnic identification. Making use of unexpected attacks by the extremist group Boko Haram in Nigeria, which occurred during the fieldwork of a public opinion survey in 2014, we show that even in a context of weak state institutions and frequent terrorist activities ...
Robin Harding, Arinze Nwokolo
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Anthropology & Aging, 2012 This essay examines the meanings of the seclusion of frail elders and the roles of small children who act as their primary caregivers in rural Tuareg communities of northern Niger, and explores the implications of these arrangements for ...
Susan Rasmussen
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Adaptation of the pastoral farming systems: the example of the periurban dairy camel breeders in the area of Agadez (Niger) [PDF]
, 2015 Facing to the mutations related to climate change and globalization of the economy, Sahelian pastoralists are not necessarily located on the margins of development, as evidenced by the emergence of peri-urban production systems.
Chaibou, Mahamadou +2 more
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The Intraplate Stress Field of West Africa
Geophysical Research Letters, Volume 51, Issue 11, 16 June 2024.Abstract West Africa continues to host a growing number of low and intermediate‐magnitude earthquakes (M2‐5) along its passive margins, and its continental interior. Earthquake activity in these regions raises the need to comprehend the causes and the tectonic controls of the seismicity. Unfortunately, such studies are rare.
Jean‐Joel Legre +3 more
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