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A narrative review of food policies and initiatives targeting ultra processed food consumption in Sub Saharan Africa

A narrative review of food policies and initiatives targeting ultra processed food consumption in Sub Saharan Africa

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Berhanu Abebaw Mekonnen et al · Springer · 2026 · ISSN 2731-4286

Abstract The rapid growth of ultra-processed food (UPF) production, marketing, and consumption in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) is driving dietary shifts linked to obesity and other diet-related non-communicable diseases (NCD...

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A review of climate-smart agricultural extension services as a catalyst for sustainable farming in South Africa

A review of climate-smart agricultural extension services as a catalyst for sustainable farming in South Africa

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Chenaimoyo L.F. Katiyatiya et al · AOSIS · 2026 · ISSN 2310-2195

Background: Climate change has a negative impact on smallholder farming, affecting both agricultural production and livelihoods. Agricultural extension services offer an essential role in enabling smallholder farmers to...

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A setback for Sustainable Development Goal 3.1: Documenting the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic’s impact on maternal mortality through a National Confidential Enquiry in South Africa

A setback for Sustainable Development Goal 3.1: Documenting the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic’s impact on maternal mortality through a National Confidential Enquiry in South Africa

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Gomolemo Rakale et al · AOSIS · 2026 · ISSN 2071-2928

Background: Maternal mortality highlights health system effectiveness and social fairness. South Africa’s Confidential Enquiry into Maternal Deaths (CEMD) monitors and improves maternal healthcare. While initial decre...

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A systematic review of renewable energy deployment in Africa focusing on trends opportunities and challenges

A systematic review of renewable energy deployment in Africa focusing on trends opportunities and challenges

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Silas Uwumborge Takal et al · Springer · 2026 · ISSN 2731-9431

Abstract Renewable energy in Africa has gained increasing attention as a strategic pathway to achieving sustainable development, energy security, and economic transformation. A structured search of peer-reviewed studies ...

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Addressing Socioeconomic Challenges in Sub-Saharan Africa: Insights from the Financial Inclusion, Institutional Quality, and Economic Growth Nexus

Addressing Socioeconomic Challenges in Sub-Saharan Africa: Insights from the Financial Inclusion, Institutional Quality, and Economic Growth Nexus

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Godfrey Marozva et al · The Academic Research and Publishing UG (i. G.) (AR&P) LLC · 2026 · ISSN 2520-6621

The growing concern over socioeconomic challenges in developing economies has intensified scholarly attention on how financial inclusion and institutional quality interact to influence economic growth in Sub-Saharan Afri...

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An Empty Scoping Review on the Roles of mHealth Interventions on Menstrual Hygiene in Africa: Implications for Sexual and Reproductive Health Research, Policy, and Practice

An Empty Scoping Review on the Roles of mHealth Interventions on Menstrual Hygiene in Africa: Implications for Sexual and Reproductive Health Research, Policy, and Practice

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Kafayat Aminu et al · Wiley · 2026 · ISSN 2398-8835

ABSTRACT Background and Aims Menstrual hygiene remains a critical public health issue in Africa, where many women and girls face inadequate water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) facilities, limited access to menstrual pr...

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An audit to detect gender-based violence victim-survivors and to improve their referral care pathways in a primary care clinic’s emergency centre in Cape Town, South Africa: A narrative report

An audit to detect gender-based violence victim-survivors and to improve their referral care pathways in a primary care clinic’s emergency centre in Cape Town, South Africa: A narrative report

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Mosedi Namane et al · AOSIS · 2026 · ISSN 2078-6190

Background: South Africa’s population experiences high rates of gender-based violence (GBV), with primary care emergency centres (ECs) often being the first point of contact for victim-survivors of violence. The abili...

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BRAZ DIAS, Juliana & LOBO, Andréa de Souza (orgs.). 2012. África em movimento. Brasília: ABA. 299 pp.

BRAZ DIAS, Juliana & LOBO, Andréa de Souza (orgs.). 2012. África em movimento. Brasília: ABA. 299 pp.

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Nilton Rodrigues Junior · Programa de Pós-Graduação em Antropologia Social da Universidade de Brasília (PPGAS/UnB) · 2018 · ISSN 0102-4302

Circulação, trânsito, fluxo e mediação são alguns dos conceitos que perpassam pelo livro organizado por Juliana Braz Dias e Andréa de Souza Lobo, da Universidade de Brasília. A obra reúne dezesseis antropólogos...

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Barriers and facilitators for early and exclusive breastfeeding in health facilities in Sub-Saharan Africa: a systematic review

Barriers and facilitators for early and exclusive breastfeeding in health facilities in Sub-Saharan Africa: a systematic review

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Mai-Lei Woo Kinshella et al · KeAi Communications Co., Ltd · 2021 · ISSN 2397-0642

Abstract Background Sub-Saharan Africa carries a disproportionate burden of under-five child deaths in the world and appropriate breastfeeding practices can support efforts to reduce child mortality rates. Health facilit...

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Beyond Africa and the War on Drugs: Reassessing Drug Markets Research and Policy

Beyond Africa and the War on Drugs: Reassessing Drug Markets Research and Policy

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Gernot Klantschnig et al · LSE Press · 2024 · ISSN 2516-7227

This article reassesses the book Africa and the War on Drugs (2012) and a related special journal issue (2016) in the light of drug market and policy developments since 2012. As part of this reassessment, we question som...

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Combating racism: Brazil, South Africa and the United States

Combating racism: Brazil, South Africa and the United States

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Antonio Sérgio Alfredro Guimarães · Associação Nacional de Pós-Graduação e Pesquisa em Ciências Sociais · 1999 · ISSN 0102-6909

The author provides a contemporary definition of the term "racism", taking as empirical reference the current political and intellectual debates in South Africa, Brazil and the United States. Based on the analysis of suc...

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Comparative effects of US and China trade with Africa on carbon emissions

Comparative effects of US and China trade with Africa on carbon emissions

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Abel Dula Wedajo et al · Springer · 2026 · ISSN 2731-9431

Abstract A vast literature has examined the effects of trade liberalization on environmental pollution in Africa. Unfortunately, studies on the environmental impacts of Africa’s trade exchanges with leading global econ...

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Epidemiology, diagnostics, treatments, and pregnancy outcomes of gestational diabetes mellitus in Africa: a systematic review, meta-analysis, and bibliometric study

Epidemiology, diagnostics, treatments, and pregnancy outcomes of gestational diabetes mellitus in Africa: a systematic review, meta-analysis, and bibliometric study

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Benjamin Aye Simon et al · Frontiers Media S.A · 2026 · ISSN 2673-6616

BackgroundGestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) is an increasingly important contributor to maternal and neonatal morbidity in Africa, yet the evidence base remains fragmented across settings and research domains. This stu...

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Exploring the socioeconomic and education-based inequalities in modern and traditional contraceptive use among women in Africa

Exploring the socioeconomic and education-based inequalities in modern and traditional contraceptive use among women in Africa

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Amidu Alhassan et al · BMC · 2026 · ISSN 2055-7426

Abstract Background Contraceptive use is integral to improving reproductive health outcomes, but disparities in access and use persist across Africa, influenced by socio-economic, educational, and age-related factors. Th...

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First report of acariasis by Caparinia tripilis in African hedgehogs, (Atelerix albiventris), in Costa Rica Primeiro relato de acariasis por Caparinia tripilis em ouriços Africanos, (Atelerix albiventris), na Costa Rica

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Andrés Moreira et al · Colégio Brasileiro de Parasitologia Veterinária · 2013 · ISSN 0103-846X

The African hedgehog is one of the newly imported exotic pets which have been observed with increasing regularity in veterinary clinics in Costa Rica. Despite their popularity, information about their diseases is scarce....

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Fourth industrial revolution technologies and income inequality in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA): the role of institutions, financial and human capital development

Fourth industrial revolution technologies and income inequality in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA): the role of institutions, financial and human capital development

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Dorcas Gonese et al · Emerald Publishing · 2026 · ISSN 2752-6356

PurposeThis study is underpinned by the conviction that the Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR)'s transformative potential will only be fully realised when its benefits are extended universally across all regions. This pa...

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Genomic evaluation for breeding and genetic management in Cordia africana, a multipurpose tropical tree species

Genomic evaluation for breeding and genetic management in Cordia africana, a multipurpose tropical tree species

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Ousmael, Kedra M. et al · BioMed Central · 2024 · ISSN 1471-2164

Background: Planting tested forest reproductive material is crucial to ensure the increased resilience of intensively managed productive stands for timber and wood product markets under climate change scenarios. Single-s...

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Genomic insights into antimicrobial resistance in Africa: a one health scoping review (2015–2025)

Genomic insights into antimicrobial resistance in Africa: a one health scoping review (2015–2025)

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Mecky Isaac Matee · SpringerOpen · 2026 · ISSN 2522-8307

Abstract Background Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is an escalating public health threat in Africa, driven by high infectious disease burden, unregulated antimicrobial use, limited laboratory capacity, and fragmented sur...

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Health system stress: Assessing the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on obstetric haemorrhage-related mortality in South Africa using confidential enquiry into maternal deaths data

Health system stress: Assessing the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on obstetric haemorrhage-related mortality in South Africa using confidential enquiry into maternal deaths data

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Gomolemo Rakale et al · AOSIS · 2026 · ISSN 2078-6190

Background: The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic placed unprecedented strain on healthcare systems worldwide, potentially exacerbating existing vulnerabilities in maternal healthcare. This study examines the...

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Informing Health-friendly Drug Policy in Africa: A Comment on the Challenge of Drug Consumption Data

Informing Health-friendly Drug Policy in Africa: A Comment on the Challenge of Drug Consumption Data

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Joanne Csete · LSE Press · 2024 · ISSN 2516-7227

Considerable resources have been spent on estimating the size of populations of people who use drugs (PWUD) and people who inject drugs (PWID) in Africa. Precise estimates are elusive, not least because of stigma and cri...

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Insights into the Value of the Market for Cocaine, Heroin and Methamphetamine in South Africa

Insights into the Value of the Market for Cocaine, Heroin and Methamphetamine in South Africa

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Andrew Scheibe et al · LSE Press · 2024 · ISSN 2516-7227

The illicit drug trade generates billions of dollars and sustains transnational criminal organisations. Drug markets can destabilise governance and undermine development. Data indicate increasing drug use in South Africa...

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Integrating artificial intelligence and machine learning in HIV testing interventions in Gauteng Province, South Africa: Opportunities, challenges, and implementation strategies

Integrating artificial intelligence and machine learning in HIV testing interventions in Gauteng Province, South Africa: Opportunities, challenges, and implementation strategies

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Musa Jaiteh et al · AOSIS · 2026 · ISSN 1608-9693

Background: Conventional HIV testing approaches continue to fall short of overcoming barriers to HIV testing, especially among key and priority populations at higher risk of acquiring and transmitting HIV. Artificial in...

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Is Ubuntu distinctly African? A comparative study of communal values in sub-Saharan Africa and the Anglo world

Is Ubuntu distinctly African? A comparative study of communal values in sub-Saharan Africa and the Anglo world

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Renier Steyn et al · AOSIS · 2026 · ISSN 0258-5200

Orientation: Ubuntu is often presented as an emic value system unique to sub-Saharan Africa, emphasising communalism and solidarity. It is typically contrasted with the individualism associated with the Anglo cultural c...

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