While a comparison of the distribution of cowries across the continent confirms the circulation of cowries through known trade routes, such as the trans-Saharan trade network and the European mercantile network, they also reveal new pathways for exchange that highlight the need for further ...
The African continent is regarded as the cradle of modern humans and African genomes contain more genetic variation than those from any other continent, yet only a fraction of the genetic diversity among African individuals has been surveyed1. Here we performed whole-genome sequencing analyses of 42...
Such oscillating periods of population divergence followed by major expansion events with admixture between groups may reflect episodic climatic change across the continent. During glacial maxima, reduced forestation has resulted from increased aridity and desertification, restricting humans to lakeshores, riv...
has emerged as one of the most dynamic territorial monetary networks on the African continent. Extending access to modern, dependable, and affordable energy administrations is a critical need that motivates state participation in critical areas such as limit building,strategy improvementand utilization...
Full size image C3/C4vegetation dynamics reflect combined influence of pCO2and rainfall On the African continent, grassland and savanna ecosystems made up at least in part by C4grassy vegetation exist within a mean annual rainfall range of ~250–1750 mm/yr, where woody (C3) xeric shrub veget...
As the current Covid-19 pandemic raises the issue of how to mobilize critical resources for the health sector, this article contributes to the scientific research on the political economy solutions to increase health spending on the African continent, without forgetting education expenditure. More ...
On a fast developing continent where space is at a premium, the Samburu community that occupy the Namunyak Wildlife Conservancy is reversing the trends and securing their wilderness landscapes, returning to a learned, age old history of wildlife tolerance and co-existence. More......
African Infrastructure - Abu Dhabi Throws Hat in the Ring: Despite Africa's Abundance of Natural Resources, the Continent's Productive Capacity Is Hampered by Its Significant Infrastructural Shortcomings. the Chinese Have Vigorously Stepped into This Sector, as They Have in Many Others, but Now an...
BecauseO. barthiican be foundin situacross most of the African continent, it is important to establish the population structure, if any, of a diverse collection ofO. barthiiaccessions and to associate one or more of these populations with a collection of domesticatedO. glaberrimavarieties. To ...
Their basic mechanisms of interference with viral entry could be a robust approach to the extreme viral diversity encountered in the African continent. In this review, we will consider those aspects of mucosal immunology that are particularly relevant to control of HIV-1 in Africa and the ...