Here, we present a 30 arc-second, gridded population distribution projection for every year between 2000 and 2100 for the African continent conforming to both the Representative Concentration Pathways (RCPs) urban fractions9and Shared Socio-Economic Pathways (SSPs) population (major characteristics prese...
60 yr, however, the continent’s human population has expanded rapidly10, driving widespread land conversion and habitat degradation, and creating areas where cumulative human impacts on threatened raptors are especially acute9. Sub-Saharan Africa lost almost 5 million ha of forest and non-forest...
While the recently concluded COP27 provided an opportunity to voice out issues related to climate adaptation and mitigation in the continent, it also helps to assess the achievements made toward supporting the local population in adapting to the devastation of climate change. To ensure the effective...
Nigeria, Kenya, Tanzania, Rwanda, and Ghana have become major gambling destinations in the continent. It is partly becauseat least 60% of the youthful population in these countries is unemployed, which creates the necessity to find income-generating pastime activities....
Africa has the youngest population in the world. Among the 35 countries with the lowest median age worldwide, only three fall outside the continent. In 2023, the median age in Niger was 15.1 years, the youngest country. This means that at this age point, half of the population was younge...
's move to set up a special envoy for the Horn of Africa affairs, Mathuki said, "we welcome that proposal because where there is peace then there is promise of development," adding that once the Horn of Africa remains peaceful it potentially becomes an economic hub for this continent....
The United States Government has strong leverage to support this process, so, the upcoming Summit should address capital flight from Africa as a critical issue for the future of the continent and the global community. 3/ Youth: Job and skill development:The age structure of our population has ...
South Africa, the southernmostcountryon theAfricancontinent, renowned for its variedtopography, great natural beauty, and culturaldiversity, all of which have made the country a favored destination for travelers since the legal ending ofapartheid(Afrikaans: “apartness,” orracial separation) in 1994....
individuals of African ancestry. Fine-mapping was performed using JAM18, a single-trait fine-mapping method and flashfm19, a multi-trait fine-mapping method, using the AFR super population of 1000 Genomes and an in-sample subset of individuals of African ancestry as a reference panel (Methods...
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