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On the impact of early marriage on schooling outcomes in sub-Saharan Africa and South West Asia [PDF]

open access: yes, 2015
This paper examines the effect of age of marriage on women's schooling outcomes for 36 countries from Sub-Saharan Africa and South West Asia. We employ an instrumental variable approach to account for the endogeneity of early marriage driven by socio ...
Akyeampong, Kwame   +3 more
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Perspectives of Development of Ecotourism in West Africa – Examples from Niger, Mali and The Ivory Coast

open access: yesMiscellanea Geographica: Regional Studies on Development, 2006
Ecotourism, understood as a form of leisure conforming with the principles of environmental protection and promoting its natural and cultural values, is dynamically developing in almost all parts of the world.
Kulczyk Sylwia
doaj   +1 more source

Coccinia intermedia [PDF]

open access: yes, 2011
Nuclear and plastid sequences from two individuals of a suspected new species of Coccinia from West Africa were added to an available molecular phylogeny for the remaining 27 species of the genus.
Holstein, Norbert, Renner, Susanne S.
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West African pholcid spiders: an overview, with descriptions of five new species (Araneae, Pholcidae) [PDF]

open access: yes, 2013
This paper summarizes current knowledge about West African pholcids. West Africa is here defined as the area south of 17°N and west of 5°E, including mainly the Upper Guinean subregion of the Guineo-Congolian center of endemism.
Huber, Bernhard A., Kwapong, Peter
core   +2 more sources

Child malnutrition in sub-Saharan Africa: A meta-analysis of demographic and health surveys (2006-2016).

open access: yesPLoS ONE, 2017
BackgroundSub-Saharan Africa has one of the highest levels of child malnutrition globally. Therefore, a critical look at the distribution of malnutrition within its sub-regions is required to identify the worst affected areas.
Blessing J Akombi   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Visceral Leishmaniasis in West Africa: Clinical Characteristics, Vectors, and Reservoirs

open access: yesJournal of Parasitology Research, 2019
Visceral leishmaniasis (VL) is the most serious form of human leishmaniasis. VL is understudied in West Africa. The increasing number of patients at-risk, including persons living with HIV and other chronic immunosuppressive diseases, and likely ...
Abdoulaye K. Kone   +8 more
doaj   +1 more source

Impacts of climate change on rice production in Africa and causes of simulated yield changes [PDF]

open access: yes, 2019
This study is the first of its kind to quantify possible effects of climate change on rice production in Africa. We simulated impacts on rice in irrigated systems (dry season and wet season) and rainfed systems (upland and lowland).
Oort, P.A.J. van, Zwart, Sander J.
core   +1 more source

A Pragmatic Analysis of President Nnamdi Azikiwe’s Speech: a response to the foremost Military Seizure of Power in Nigeria – January, 1966 [PDF]

open access: yesJournal of Studies in Social Sciences and Humanities, 2021
This study is a pragmatic analysis of President Nnamdi Azikiwe’s speech responding to the foremost Military Seizure of Power in Nigeria – January, 1966.
Emmanuel Tobi Adegoriolu, E-mail: tobiadegoriolu@gmail.com   +4 more
doaj  

The challenges posed by COVID-19 to the BRICS education systems: Lessons to be learnt

open access: yesPerspectives in Education, 2021
It is considered an axiom that the national education system is expected to render a service during the real and ever-changing educational needs of a given nation.
Ewelina Kinga Niemczyk   +2 more
doaj   +3 more sources

Transparent Design Approaches to Enable Equitable Student Gains and Success in Higher Education: A Scoping Review [PDF]

open access: yesJournal of Education and Learning Technology
As student populations in higher education become increasingly diverse, the need for equitable and inclusive teaching approaches has never been more urgent.
Raymond Emekako   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

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