Langue d’écriture : entre ancrage culturel et créativités littéraires dans La carte d’identité de Jean-Marie Adiaffi et Les germes de la mort de Regina Yaou by Amoin Véronique BOHOUSSOU

“…Si au Sénégal, au Congo, au Kenya, pour ne citer que ces quelques cas de figures, il apparaît qu’en dehors de la langue française, langue officielle, il existe des œuvres littéraires produites en langues locales, d’autres écrivains en revanche choisissent d’user la langue française mais tout en y intégrant des lexèmes du terroir. …”
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Congenital Malaria and Its Associated Factors at Issaka Gazobi Maternity of Niamey in Niger by I. Tahirou, M. O. Zara, M. L. Moustapha, M. Kamayé, D. Mahamadou, A. Ibrahim, M. Daou, A. Soumana, M. L. Ibrahim

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How does community health feature in Global Financing Facility planning documents to support reproductive, maternal, newborn, child and adolescent health and nutrition (RMNAH-N)? i... by Joël Arthur Kiendrébéogo, Orokia Sory, Issa Kaboré, Yamba Kafando, Rosie Steege, Asha S. George, Meghan Bruce Kumar

“…Objective We examined how six francophone West African countries (Burkina Faso, Côte d’Ivoire, Guinea, Mali, Niger, and Senegal) support community health through the Global Financing Facility for Women, Children and Adolescents (GFF). …”
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Genetic analysis of Pinna rudis L 1758 (Mollusca, Bivalvia, Pinnidae) in the Northwest Cabo Verde Islands (Central-East Atlantic) by Evandro P. Lopes, Sarah Santos, Raquel Xavier, Joana L. Santos, M. Pilar Cabezas, Fernando Sequeira, António M. Santos

“…Bayesian and maximum-likelihood phylogenetic analysis, including all Pinnidae species, indicated that P. rudis from Gorée Island (Senegal) and Baía das Gatas (São Vicente Island) might be undergoing speciation. …”
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Interactions et transactions identitaires d'immigrés noirs dans l'espace public et les centres de santé au Maroc by Annélie Delescluse

“…The article is based on an ethnographic study carried out mainly in Rabat between 2016 and 2020, during which I followed the daily and ordinary lives of around fifty men and women from West Africa (Côte d'Ivoire n= 28, Senegal n= 17) and Central Africa (Cameroon n=7 Democratic Republic of Congo and Congo, n=4), aged between 25 and 35. …”
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Subrings of I-rings and S-rings by Mamadou Sanghare

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Evaluation of the implementation of governmental policies and actions to create healthy food environments in Burkina Faso by Viviane Aurélie Tapsoba, Ella WR Compaore, Augustin Nawidimbasba Zeba, Jerome Winbetourefa Some, Julien Soliba Manga, Adama Diouf, Jean-Claude Moubarac, Stefanie Vandevijvere, Mamoudou H Dicko

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Antenatal care and breastfeeding practices in Sub-Saharan Africa: an analysis of demographic and health surveys by Bolanle Olapeju, Michael Bride, Mariam Wamala, Deborah Atobrah, Elizabeth H. Lee, Zoé M. Hendrickson

“…Results Exclusive breastfeeding rates ranged from 19% in Gabon to 81% in Rwanda (median = 53%), while early initiation of breastfeeding ranged from 32% in Senegal to 85% in Rwanda (median = 60%). The percentage of women with 8 + ANC contacts ranged from 0.3% in Rwanda to 39% in Ghana (median = 4%). …”
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Des mains à la bouche dans l'épouillage mutuel des chimpanzés sauvages de Fongoli : Latéralité, synchronisation mains‑lèvres et origine du langage by Adrien Meguerditchian, Marie Plouvier, Mélissa Berthet, Jill Pruetz, William D Hopkins

“…Dans cette étude menée sur les comportements d'épouillage mutuel chez les chimpanzés sauvages de Fongoli (Sénégal), nous avons mesuré non seulement les préférences manuelles associées à différentes activités manuelles mais également leurs associations potentielles à des mouvements de bouche involontaires. …”
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Trends in the Occurrence of Compound Extremes of Temperature and Precipitation in Côte d’Ivoire by Elisée Yapo Akobé, Adama Diawara, Fidèle Yoroba, Benjamin K. Kouassi, Assi Louis Martial Yapo, Ibrahima Diba, Kouakou Kouadio, Dro T. Tiémoko, Dianikoura Ibrahim Koné, Arona Diedhiou

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Woody Species Structure and Regeneration Status in Kafta Sheraro National Park Dry Forest, Tigray Region, Ethiopia by Fitsum Temesgen, Bikila Warkineh

“…The most dominant and frequent species throughout the park were Acacia mellifera, Combretum hartmannianum, Terminalia brownii, Balanites aegyptiaca, Dichrostachys cinerea, Acacia senegal, Acacia oerfota, Boswellia papyrifera, Ziziphus spina-christi, and Anogeissus leiocarpus. …”
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Terminal drought effect on sugar partitioning and metabolism is modulated by leaf stay-green and panicle size in the stem of sweet sorghum (Sorghum bicolor L. Moench) by Thierry Klanvi Tovignan, Hubert Adoukonou-Sagbadja, Cyril Diatta, Anne Clément-Vidal, Armelle Soutiras, Ndiaga Cisse, Delphine Luquet

“…Methods Four accessions with similar phenology were studied in two consecutive years in the field at the National Agronomic Research Centre (CNRA) of Bambey (Senegal, West Africa) under two post-anthesis water treatments (irrigated, non-irrigated). …”
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Mathematical Modelling and Analysis of Transmission Dynamics of Lassa Fever by E. A. Bakare, E. B. Are, O. E. Abolarin, S. A. Osanyinlusi, Benitho Ngwu, Obiaderi N. Ubaka

“…Clinical diseases, as well as high seroprevalence, have been documented in Nigeria, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Guinea, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Senegal, Upper Volta, Gambia, and Mali. Deaths from Lassa fever occur all year round but naturally peak during the dry season. …”
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Ebola Virus Disease 2013-2014 Outbreak in West Africa: An Analysis of the Epidemic Spread and Response by Orlando Cenciarelli, Stefano Pietropaoli, Andrea Malizia, Mariachiara Carestia, Fabrizio D’Amico, Alessandro Sassolini, Daniele Di Giovanni, Silvia Rea, Valentina Gabbarini, Annalaura Tamburrini, Leonardo Palombi, Carlo Bellecci, Pasquale Gaudio

“…The Ebola virus epidemic burst in West Africa in late 2013, started in Guinea, reached in a few months an alarming diffusion, actually involving several countries (Liberia, Sierra Leone, Nigeria, Senegal, and Mali). Guinea and Liberia, the first nations affected by the outbreak, have put in place measures to contain the spread, supported by international organizations; then they were followed by the other nations affected. …”
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Factors influencing gender and youth integration in agricultural research and innovation in Africa by Mastewal Yami, Oyewale Abioye, Sougrynoma Zainatou Sore, Aline Mugisho, Tahirou Abdoulaye

“…The desk review was supplemented by 30 interviews with key informants in FNSSA projects across Africa including Benin, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Cameroon, Ghana, Madagascar, Nigeria, Kenya, Senegal, Sudan, Togo, and Uganda, and an interactive workshop with key stakeholders working on gender and youth integration issues across Africa. …”
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Prevalence and determinants of HIV among reproductive-age women (15–49 years) in Africa from 2010 to 2019: a multilevel analysis of demographic and health survey data by Alemu Gedefie, Amare Muche, Anissa Mohammed, Aznamariam Ayres, Dagnachew Melak, Eyob Tilahun Abeje, Fekade Demeke Bayou, Fekadeselassie Belege Getaneh, Lakew Asmare, Abel Endawkie

“…However, the lowest HIV prevalence was found in Niger (0.54%), Senegal (0.59%), and Burundi (0.79%). Southern Africa has the highest HIV burden (18.5%), followed by Eastern Africa (6.1%), while Western African countries have the lowest HIV burden. …”
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An assessment of the progress made in the implementation of the regional framework for cholera prevention and control in the WHO African region by Miriam Nanyunja, Allan Mpairwe, Ibrahim Mamadu, Otim Patrick Cossy Ramadan, Mory Keïta, Tamayi Mlanda, Abdou Salam Gueye, Ebenezer Obi Daniel, Etien Luc Koua, Dick Chamla, Fiona Braka, Fred Kapaya, Vincent Dossou Sodjinou, Godwin Akpan, Shikanga O-tipo, Amarachi Tikal Abianuru, John Masina, Alice Igale Ladu, Fred Athanasius Dratibi, Philippe Barboza

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Effets du braconnage et des mutilations sur les budgets d’activités et les rapports sociaux des chimpanzés sauvages de Sebitoli dans le parc national de Kibale (Ouganda) by Marie Cibot, Justine Philippon, Romain Laurent, Emmanuelle Pouydebat, Sabrina Krief

“…Seuls quelques comportements d’entraide entre individus ont été rapportés : des chimpanzés ayant nettoyé les blessures d’un congénère attaqué par un léopard (Taï, Côte d’Ivoire), un adolescent ayant transporté un enfant que la mère, blessée, avait des difficultés à porter (Fongoli, Sénégal)... Dans cette perspective, une étude dans la forêt de Sebitoli (Parc national de Kibale, Ouganda) semble pertinente puisque cette zone est soumise à une pression anthropique importante et que 26 des 76 chimpanzés identifiés ont des mutilations graves des membres, attribuables à la pose illégale de pièges. …”
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Social Progress and Economic Growth based on Simultaneous Equations of Panel Data by Seyed Ehsan Hosseinidoust, Akbar Khodabakhshi, Saeedeh Ahmadi

“…The countries studied in this research are: Albania, Algeria, Azerbaijan, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Benin, Cameroon, Egypt, Guinea, Indonesia, Iran, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Lebanon, Malaysia, Mali, Mozambique, Niger, Nigeria, Oman, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Tunisia, Turkey and UAE. Since the member countries of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation are developing countries, due to problems such as lack of human skills, inefficiency in production, lack of technological development, as well as the lack of expertise needed to produce and export competitive goods, have not been able to make significant progress in economic growth and development. …”
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Entrevistas: Camões 500 anos, com Annabela Rita e Maria Lúcia Dal Farra by Annabela Rita, Maria Lúcia Dal Farra, Jonas Jefferson de Souza Leite, Paulo Ricardo Braz

“…Membro de instituições científicas e culturais nacionais (Academia Portuguesa de História, Grémio Literário, Sociedade de Geografia de Lisboa, etc.) e estrangeiras (CIMEEP – Centro Internacional e Multidisciplinar de Estudos Épicos da Universidade Federal de Sergipe, CIRCgE - Centro Interdisciplinare di Ricerca sulla Cultura di Genere da UNINT- Università degli studi Internazionali di Roma, Centre de Recherche Interdisciplinaire sur les Langues, les Littératures, les Arts et les Cultures (CREILAC) da Université Assane Seck de Ziguinchor (UASZ) do Senegal, Real Gabinete Português de Leitura do Rio de Janeiro, e outros), integrando diversos Conselhos Científicos de revistas, colecções, obras completas e projectos em Portugal e no estrangeiro. …”
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