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Schmidt, Nancy J., Victor Bachy, Rik Otten, and Paulin Soumanou Vieyra. "African Filmmaking Country by Country." African Studies Review 28, no. 1 (1985): 111. http://dx.doi.org/10.2307/524570.

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Makoni, Busi. "Beyond Country of Birth." Heritage Language Journal 15, no. 1 (2018): 71–94. http://dx.doi.org/10.46538/hlj.15.1.4.

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This article reports the results of an exploratory study on how third-generation American-born Africans (ABAs) (i.e., descendants of African immigrants born and raised in the United States) construct their identities in and through learning African languages as heritage languages. Drawing from qualitative data in the form of in-depth interviews, the article argues that while ABAs contest and negotiate their identities through learning African languages and through other, multimodal semiotic practices such as clothing, there is a prevalent valorization of African identity indexed by proficiency in an African language irrespective of whether this is a heritage language. The impetus for this valorization of heritage identity is a feeling of dislocation and delocalization resulting from erasure of ABAs’ English native-speakerhood and constant misidentification as non-Americans by the dominant culture. Learning heritage languages fosters a sense of belonging and connection with an “imagined” home located “there” as distinct from “here.” Thus, through heritage language learning, ABAs construct an “identity of resistance.” The article concludes by pointing out how positive heritage identity metamorphoses into an awareness of not only the cultural and symbolic value of heritage languages but also the potential of translating proficiency in one’s heritage language(s) into economic capital in the global market.

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Menon, Dilip. "An Ordinary Country." Journal of Asian Studies 69, no. 3 (2010): 687–90. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s002191181000207x.

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South Africans see themselves as a nation that loves sport, but with the World Cup in football imminent, there appears to be a sense of exhaustion both in the media and among the population. One important reason is that football does not dominate the public imagination of sport, as cricket and rugby do. The game is played and loved in the black townships, the fortunes of African football-playing nations are followed devotedly, and players such as Didier Drogba have a larger-than-life standing in the country. But football has not become a metaphor for the nation, as rugby and cricket have become. Whether this reflects a racial affiliation alone is hard to get at, because the local team, Bafana (which could be genially translated as “the boys”), are eighty-eighth in the FIFA rankings, without a ghost of a chance of winning the Cup, while at rugby and cricket, South Africa are world beaters.

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Hewitt, Cynthia Lucas. "Pan-African Brain Circulation." Perspectives on Global Development and Technology 5, no. 3 (2006): 99–124. http://dx.doi.org/10.1163/156915006778620098.

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AbstractThis paper presents a quantitative analysis of the relationship between the number of immigrants from a country and the amount of U.S. direct investment into that country, showing a direct relationship supportive of the emerging brain-circulation model, and discusses the possible use of this model to assist in bringing about the goals of Pan-Africanism. The principles underlying Pan-Africanism are considered in respect to the outcomes of the movement, given the recent political economy of capitalism. Brain circulation provides one focused approach to designing policies and projects for sustainable development in Africa that will impact the lives of Africans there and globally. The transnationalism paradigm, which provides analysis of immigrant communities' identification and allegiance both with their homeland and their U.S. communities, is useful in highlighting factors important to the global Pan-African networking that is required for a successful African/African American brain circulation.

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Commodore-Mensah, PhD, RN, Yvonne, Cheryl Dennison Himmelfarb, PhD, ANP, RN, Charles Agyemang, PhD, MPH, and Anne E. Sumner, MD. "Cardiometabolic Health in African Immigrants to the United States: A Call to Re-examine Research on African-descent Populations." Ethnicity & Disease 25, no. 3 (2015): 373. http://dx.doi.org/10.18865/ed.25.3.373.

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<p> </p><p> In the 20th century, Africans in Sub-Saharan Africa had lower rates of cardiometabolic disease than Africans who migrated. However, in the 21st century, beyond infectious diseases, the triple epidemics of obesity, diabetes and hypertension have taken hold in Africa. Therefore, Africans are acquiring these chronic diseases at different rates and different intensity prior to migration. To ensure optimal care and health outcomes, the United States practice of grouping all African-descent populations into the “Black/ African American” category without regard to country of origin masks socioeconomic and cultural differences and needs re-evaluation. Overall, research on African-descent populations would benefit from a shift from a racial to an ethnic perspective. To demonstrate the value of disaggregating data on African-descent populations, the epidemiologic transition, social, economic, and health characteristics of African immigrants are presented. <em>Ethn Dis. </em>2015;25(3):373- 380.</p>

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Dickinson, Garth. "African hemorrhagic fever: Welcome to Marburg country." CJEM 1, no. 02 (1999): 130–31. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s1481803500003936.

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African hemorrhagic fevers are lethal, incurable viral infections with a notorious propensity to afflict health care workers. Lassa and Ebola are the best-known culprits, and these killers spread fear well beyond their geographic range. Chances are your hospital has a plan to deal with febrile travellers returning from endemic regions of Africa. Such plans involve isolation, space suit technology and desperate calls to public health and tropical disease experts.

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Toh, Ernest Muchu. "African Immigrant and the Struggle against Class, Racism and Xenophobic Consequences in Post-Apartheid South Africa." International Journal of Innovative Science and Research Technology 5, no. 7 (2020): 1460–68. http://dx.doi.org/10.38124/ijisrt20jul837.

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This paper brings to understanding the effects of class and racism which are manifested in xenophobic attacks against foreign blacks in South Africa. Xenophobic attacks have been persistent in the country for over the last two decade. It has amongst other things slowed the economy, particularly affected the country’s relations with the African continent and tainted the image of South Africa to the entire world. These attacks turn the livelihood of Africans immigrants into a daily struggle to adapt, survive, integrate themselves and contributes to the development of the country. The article seeks to unveil the reasons South African blacks behave the way they do against their fellow Black African counterparts despite the call for African unity and solidarity also known as ‘Ubuntu’. From the findings, it demonstrates that the act of xenophobia is a manifestation of effect of mindset influenced by the apartheid policy, which was based on hatred, class, race, and violence.

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Spence OBE, J. E. "South Africa: an African exception or just another country?" Conflict, Security & Development 7, no. 2 (2007): 341–47. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/14678800701333408.

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Khosa, Risimati Maurice, and Vivence Kalitanyi. "Migration reasons, traits and entrepreneurial motivation of African immigrant entrepreneurs." Journal of Enterprising Communities: People and Places in the Global Economy 9, no. 2 (2015): 132–55. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/jec-07-2014-0011.

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Purpose – This paper aims to investigate migration reasons, traits and entrepreneurial motivation of African immigrant entrepreneurs in Cape Town, South Africa, as there is limited research on immigrant entrepreneurship in South Africa. Design/methodology/approach – The empirical research was conducted under mixed methods paradigm where primary data were gathered from a sample of 93 participants using the convenience sampling technique. Data were gathered through a survey of 72 semi-structured personal interviews and 21 self-administered questionnaires and analysed using SPSS version 21. Findings – The empirical research unveiled that immigrant entrepreneurs migrate into South Africa for different reasons: political instability and economic reasons were the chief reasons for migration. Immigrants engage into necessity entrepreneurship as a need to survive in the host country and to confront discrimination in the job market. Therefore, immigrant entrepreneurs in Cape Town are pushed, rather than pulled, towards entrepreneurship. Practical implications – This paper also suggests further research that will evaluate education levels of immigrant entrepreneurs in South Africa, as there is a controversy about the education levels of immigrant entrepreneurs. Social implications – South Africans need to understand that African foreign entrepreneurs are job creators rather than job takers and to be aware of the skills brought into the country by these entrepreneurs. Accordingly, the current study contributes to peaceful cohabitation between South Africans and African foreign entrepreneurs. Originality/value – This paper provides an empirical analysis of migration reasons, traits and entrepreneurial motivation of African immigrant entrepreneurs in South Africa and also provides an entrepreneurial migration progression.

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Ntuli, Miracle, and Tendai Gwatidzo. "A Comparative Analysis Of Immigrants And Natives Occupational Attainment In Post-Apartheid South Africa." International Business & Economics Research Journal (IBER) 12, no. 9 (2013): 1061. http://dx.doi.org/10.19030/iber.v12i9.8073.

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This study investigates the occupational status of South African natives and immigrants, considering the intersection between race and nativity. Using census data for 2001, the study finds that whites dominate the top end of the occupational distribution, while the reverse is the case for Africans, irrespective of nativity. Thus, in post-Apartheid South Africa, race explains more of an individuals occupational status than country of origin the legacy of apartheid still lingers on. The study also finds that South African-born Africans are more likely to compete for the same occupations with African immigrants from non-SADC countries than those from SADC countries. To some extent, this violates the claim that African immigrants from SADC countries steal natives jobs.

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Dissertations / Theses on the topic "African country"

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Jackson, Ashley. "Botswana 1939-1945 : an African country at war /." Oxford : Clarendon press, 1999. http://catalogue.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/cb37112011v.

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Gathimba, Allan. "From gateway country to the region : a review of South African, developed country and Kenyan multinational enterprises expansion into East Africa." Diss., University of Pretoria, 2017. http://hdl.handle.net/2263/59831.

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The evolving business landscape has witnessed an ever-increasing participation of multinational corporations from emerging markets (BRICS) and more recently multinationals from lesser-developed countries. Given their diverse backgrounds, the experiences and learnings these firms go through when they start playing in the same ?field', needs greater understanding (Hitt, Li, & Xu, 2015) An inductive study was used to gain insights into the experiences of various MNEs that had regionalised into East Africa using Kenya as a gateway. A hypothetical process flow based on subsidiary evolution and current literature was developed to aid in the exploratory qualitative research through the use semi-structured in-depth interviews aimed at isolating the experiences and processes of the regionalisation process. The findings resulted in an enhanced regionalisation model with overlapping relationships of five phases with a greater emphasis on growth and graduation of the firm through the various phases. In addition, the model also showed the progression or increase in knowledge and capabilities as a result of increased learning and experience and depicted a commensurate increase in managerial resource requirement and ability to manage and coordinate the overall firm. The study contributed to existing literature by identifying experiences and processes that firms go through as they regionalise in addition to providing insights into what factors encouraged the development of Regional focused firm-specific advantages. By doing so, it expounded on the regionalisation aspect, which was influenced by a factor or a combination of factors identified in the research, which integrated both the region and country in one study. The research emphasises the need for regional coordination mechanisms that align both the expansion and parent strategy by identifying elements crucial this occurrence and advocate for more comprehensive qualitative research on relationships,networks and outsidership.<br>Mini Dissertation (MBA)--University of Pretoria, 2017.<br>nk2017<br>Gordon Institute of Business Science (GIBS)<br>MBA<br>Unrestricted

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Gassama, Musa Yerro. "Opportunity and Sex Offending by International Peacekeepers in the Central African Republic." ScholarWorks, 2018. https://scholarworks.waldenu.edu/dissertations/5337.

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Despite their peacekeeping role in the management of internal armed conflicts, some military peacekeepers have sexually exploited local populations in host countries, resulting in dire social and health consequences and threats to the success of international peace operations. Although researchers have examined sexual violence committed by peacekeepers, few researchers, if any, have used routine activities theory to examine sex offending by peacekeepers. The purpose of this study was to explore the extent to which situational opportunities influenced international military peacekeepers' engagement in the sexual exploitation of civilians in the Central African Republic, a peacekeeping host country. Data were collected from face-to-face interviews with 15 research participants, including local witnesses, military officers, representatives of civil society organizations, and United Nations policy makers, and from public records obtained from online sources. Data were coded using an inductive coding strategy and then analyzed using thematic analysis. The findings indicated that both the local and peacekeeping conditions, including lack of deterrence and accountability mechanisms, heightened the vulnerability of local populations to sex predation and motivated peacekeeper sex offenders to engage in sex offending. Local community leaders, civil society organizations, peacekeepers, and policy makers could use study findings to promote educational programs on the institutional responsibility to protect vulnerable civilians as well as shape policies to prevent the commission of sexual exploitation by peacekeepers. These actions may also help susceptible civilians, especially women and girls, to be aware of the risks linked to their vulnerability and empower them to seek legal redress.

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Wilkerson, Rose. "Talkin' country African-American English of Black women in the Mississippi Delta /." [Bloomington, Ind.] : Indiana University, 2008. http://gateway.proquest.com/openurl?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:dissertation&res_dat=xri:pqdiss&rft_dat=xri:pqdiss:3319891.

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Thesis (Ph.D.)--Indiana University, Dept. of Linguistics, 2008.<br>Title from PDF t.p. (viewed on May 11, 2009). Source: Dissertation Abstracts International, Volume: 69-08, Section: A, page: 3134. Adviser: Stuart Davis.

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Thomas, Rebecca Ann. "The color of music : race and the making of America's country music /." free to MU campus, to others for purchase, 2000. http://wwwlib.umi.com/cr/mo/fullcit?p9974690.

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Van, Wyk Lindie. "An evaluation of the Country-by-Country Reporting (CbC Template) for transfer pricing documentation purposes from a South African perspective." Master's thesis, University of Cape Town, 2016. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/21752.

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In February 2013, the OECD published a report on its findings concerning base erosion and profit shifting ("BEPS").1 That report, in particular Action Plan 13, dealt with the re-examination of transfer pricing documentation wherein the shifting of profits to lower tax rate jurisdictions is addressed. The OECD proposed a Country-by-Country ("CbC") methodology whereby certain information is required to be disclosed within a Country-by-Country Reporting Template ("the CbC Template"). The main purpose of the CbC Template is to assist tax administrations to identify risks related to base erosion and profit shifting; also, and where applicable, data collected via the CbC Template can be used for economic and statistical analysis. The OECD is of the view that the CbC Template in assisting tax administrators to determine transfer pricing risk, will serve as a high-level risk assessment indicator for transfer pricing. Accordingly, the main aim of the CbC Template is to be a tool for tax administrators to identify and consequently ensure that the revenue of a country is not eroded unfairly. The objective of this paper is to review the CbC Template from a South African perspective and to determine the consequences for taxpayers arising from the information required to be disclosed. It follows that this paper will focus, in particular, on the challenges and consequences that exist within a South African context for a South African taxpayer conducting business in different tax jurisdictions. The paper will further analyse the CbC Template requirements in light of the legislative requirements for Transfer Pricing Documentation in South Africa.

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Cox, Samuel P. "Slavery and a Low Country South Carolina Merchant-Planter Elite: The Dilemma of Henry Laurens." W&M ScholarWorks, 1993. https://scholarworks.wm.edu/etd/1539625842.

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Benjelloul, Fatima-Zahrae. "The Paradox of Sustainability in Morocco as a Developing Country| Ambitions and Challenges." Thesis, The American University of Paris (France), 2019. http://pqdtopen.proquest.com/#viewpdf?dispub=13871682.

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<p> Morocco, an emerging nation, is working to contribute to long-term commitments regarding environmental and social sustainability on both local and global levels. Given the urgency of the ecological and social crisis, which is clearly evident at national, regional, and international levels, sustainable development is a response by all actors to reconsider global economic growth in order to take account of the environmental, cultural and social issues in the same balanced development approach. Several initiatives have been introduced in recent years in all areas related to sustainable development, starting with the national human development initiative, the Green Morocco plan, the 2020 Vision for Tourism, among many others (Bilali.2016). Morocco recently received international recognition as the hosts and organizers for the COP22 conference in November 2016. This is the second COP conference they’ve spearheaded, the first being COP7, which took place in 2001. (Zaierg.2016). Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) is a concept that is intended to empower companies in their engagement with social and ecological responsibilities of the communities in which they operate and have impact. CSR is implemented within companies through different levers including: human resource management, public affairs, and supply chain management. The processes these business levers carry out are meant to support corporate development to embody more humane and responsible actions, as well as to improve the image of the company in the eyes of its employees and the world at large. CSR is one of the central social pillars defined to achieve sustainable development (World Finance.n.d.2014). As Morocco’s economy develops, companies are faced with the obligation to follow this international approach on sustainability and to construct strategies with long-lasting advantages to support the efficiency and performance of their companies. Despite the recent launch of a wide array of sustainably focused commitments, the country is still poorly ranked according to OECD, ILO, UNDP, and WEF (Hespress.2016). It is within these reports that the gap between Morocco’s highly publicized image and the reality is made painfully clear. What was intended to help progress the countries’ sustainable development may not be feasible in its current state, definitely, drastic changes are needed. (Wilkes.2016)</p><p>

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Weight, Donovan Stoddard. ""Come Recently from Guinea": Control and Power in the African-Descended Illinois Country, 1719-1848." OpenSIUC, 2010. https://opensiuc.lib.siu.edu/dissertations/227.

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During the eighteenth century, African slavery played a fundamental role in the lives of settlers in the Illinois Country. The master class viewed slavery in terms of control meaning the complete domination of the slave system. Lawmakers, first the French bureaucracy and later (to a lesser extent) the Americans, pursued control through legislation. The most notable slave code was the French, Code Noir de la Louisiane, which tried to specifically address every conceivable slave situation. French settlers in the area also sought control of the slave system through the selective implementation of the law. African-descended people viewed slavery in terms of power. Slavery created imbalances in the lives of these people that they tried to rectify through accessing both spiritual and temporal power. The mode of accessing spiritual power that African-descended enslaved people in the Illinois Country used demonstrates a West-Central-African mindset and is best understood within the context of the African Atlantic Diaspora. Though the Illinois Country changed colonial hands several times from 1673 to 1818, the population makeup and slave system remained relatively unchanged until the massive influx of American settlers at the turn of the nineteenth century. During the beginning of the American administration of the Illinois Country, some French slaveholders integrated into the American indenture system, others remained aloof, and most moved to the Missouri side of the Mississippi River. The coming of the Americans eventually brought about the end of the French settlers and their enslaved people as separately identifiable entities in the Illinois Country.

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Mashigo, Given Rosina. "Experiences of the spouses of South African diplomats during posting in a foreign country." Diss., University of Pretoria, 2014. http://hdl.handle.net/2263/46175.

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The aim of this study was to explore the experiences of the spouses of South African diplomats on a posting in a foreign country. The study focused on the factors that enabled or hindered effective adjustment during posting. Research conducted showed that one of the greatest challenges facing international assignments is that organisations do not only deal with an employee but the whole family, their needs and expectations in the relocation process. The adjustment constraints in this study referred to pre-departure preparation, support provided by the Department, religion and cultural differences or similarities, foreign language, environmental factors and personal health. A qualitative research approach was applied. Data was collected through a semi-structured interview schedule. The study was conducted among nine (9) spouses who returned from posting between 2009 and 2011. Some of the spouses completed the posting whilst others returned prematurely due to adjustment problems. The findings indicated inconsistencies on how the Department prepares and supports spouses before and during posting; and that cultural and religious differences, foreign language competence and environmental factors have a considerable impact on the adjustment of spouses in a foreign country. Social support network, particularly the Embassy staff and diplomatic spouses’ associations play a crucial role in helping spouses to adjust. The study also found that spouses’ inability to adjust can result in early termination of posting. The recommendations are that the Department should review the training curriculum and provide support to spouses during the posting. The study will benefit the department, the diplomats and spouses in future postings.<br>Dissertation (MSW)--University of Pretoria, 2014.<br>tm2015<br>Social Work and Criminology<br>MSW<br>Unrestricted

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Books on the topic "African country"

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Foster, Pamela E. My country: The African diaspora's country music heritage. My Country, 1998.

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Macalou, Ousmane Abdoul. Mac, the African country boy. OMAC International Distributors, 1989.

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Lee, Jessica N., and Dominick P. Reyes. East African country tensions and relations. Nova Science Publishers, 2011.

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South Africa. Subcommittee on Sustainable Development. South African national country profile report. Dept. of Environmental Affairs and Tourism, Directorate Sustainable Development, 1998.

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James, Baldwin. Another country. BBC Audiobooks America, 2009.

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Born into the country. Justified Press, 1988.

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Everett, Percival L. God's country: A novel. Faber and Faber, 1994.

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Everett, Percival L. God's country: A novel. Beacon Press, 2003.

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Nicol, Mike. The waiting country: A South African witness. V. Gollancz, 1995.

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Nel, Jean. Braai the beloved country. Jacana, 2013.

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Book chapters on the topic "African country"

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Barou, Jacques. "Country Monographs: France." In Citizenship, Belonging and Intergenerational Relations in African Migration. Palgrave Macmillan UK, 2012. http://dx.doi.org/10.1057/9780230390324_5.

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Waite, Louise, and Petra Aigner. "Country Monographs: Britain." In Citizenship, Belonging and Intergenerational Relations in African Migration. Palgrave Macmillan UK, 2012. http://dx.doi.org/10.1057/9780230390324_6.

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Strauhs, Doreen. "“Words That Reshape a Country” and Literary Canons?" In African Literary NGOs. Palgrave Macmillan US, 2013. http://dx.doi.org/10.1057/9781137330901_7.

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Fletcher, Matthew L. M. "On Black Freedmen in Indian Country." In African American Culture and Legal Discourse. Palgrave Macmillan US, 2009. http://dx.doi.org/10.1057/9780230101722_5.

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Maguta, John Kibe, Daniel M. Nzengya, Chrocosiscus Mutisya, and Joyce Wairimu. "Building Capacity to Cope with Climate Change-Induced Resource-Based Conflicts Among Grassroots Communities in Kenya." In African Handbook of Climate Change Adaptation. Springer International Publishing, 2021. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-45106-6_131.

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AbstractKenya is among the world’s most vulnerable countries to climate change-related stresses and extreme events. According to FAO, over 75% of the country is classified as arid and semiarid with rainfall availability and amounts quite unevenly spread across the different parts of the country. The country has very skewed distribution of water sources with the western area being relatively well endowed with abundant water resources. The exponential growth in the country’s population over the years, together with rapid environmental degradation and poor water resource development programs, have worsened the country’s vulnerability to the effects of climate change. Ethnic conflicts over land resources are common-place in Kenya’s rural areas where majority of the people live and the effects of extreme climate change events are likely to exacerbate resource-based conflicts. In this chapter we explore the extent of climate change-induced resource conflicts in three counties along rainfall availability gradient, namely, Kiambu County which experiences relatively high rainfall and also high urban population, Machakos County, which generally experiences modest rainfall availability, and Makueni County regarded to be one of the most arid and semiarid counties in the country. Data were collected in 2017 using a closed ended questionnaire. Between-subjects MANOVA design was used to examine relationship between independent and dependent variables. Qualitative results of the open-ended question reveal that climate change impacts can be diverse, particularly for vulnerable regions such as arid and semiarid regions such as Makueni County. In this county, respondents mentioned nine ways climate change had impacted communities, with the most frequently mentioned impact being increasing food insecurity followed by increasing water shortages. Machakos followed with seven impacts mentioned starting with increased water shortages followed by scarcity of pasture. In Kiambu County, only four impacts were mentioned with food insecurity being frequently mentioned among the list of impacts of climate change in the county. Results of the descriptive and inferential statistics reveal that resource-based conflicts vary along the hydrological gradient. In Machakos County, resource-based conflicts are perceived to have risen during the last 5 years (M = 3.92, SD = 0.66), followed by Makueni (M = 4.10, SD = 0.670). Kiambu residents do not consider resource-based conflicts to have risen during the last 5 year, (M = 2.50, SD = 1.38). Differences in severity of climate related conflicts are statistically significant, F2, 76 = 12.78, p <0.01. Also, climate change is strongly perceived to be a factor in the rise of resource-based conflicts in Machakos County (M = 4.10, SD = 0.67). In Makueni County as well, climate change is perceived to be a significant contributor to resource-based conflicts (M = 3.98, SD = 1.70). These findings have relevance on county and national policies targeted to build capacity to cope with climate change induced resource-based conflicts among grassroot communities in Kenya.

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Peterson, Mark, and Saman Zehra. "Putting African Country Development into Macromarketing Perspective." In Emerging Issues in Global Marketing. Springer International Publishing, 2018. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-74129-1_13.

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McKee, Helen M. "African Americans in Maroon and Creek Country." In Negotiating Freedom in the Circum-Caribbean. Routledge, 2019. http://dx.doi.org/10.4324/9780429024702-5.

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Kalule-Sabiti, Ishmael, Bernard Mbenga, Acheampong Yaw Amoateng, and Jaco Hoffman. "Country Monographs: Post-Apartheid South Africa." In Citizenship, Belonging and Intergenerational Relations in African Migration. Palgrave Macmillan UK, 2012. http://dx.doi.org/10.1057/9780230390324_7.

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Sears, Christine E. "“Clear the Country of All You Christian Dogs”." In American Slaves and African Masters. Palgrave Macmillan US, 2012. http://dx.doi.org/10.1057/9781137295033_8.

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Sears, Christine E. "“Far Distant from Our Country, Families, Friends, and Connections”." In American Slaves and African Masters. Palgrave Macmillan US, 2012. http://dx.doi.org/10.1057/9781137295033_3.

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Conference papers on the topic "African country"

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Heun, M. K., J. L. van Niekerk, M. Swilling, A. J. Meyer, A. Brent, and T. P. Fluri. "Learnable Lessons on Sustainability From the Provision of Electricity in South Africa." In ASME 2010 4th International Conference on Energy Sustainability. ASMEDC, 2010. http://dx.doi.org/10.1115/es2010-90071.

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South Africa is a “canary in a coal mine” for the world’s upcoming ecological crises, especially regarding electrical energy provision for a developing modern society, because aspects of the South African situation may be repeated elsewhere when ecological limits constrain economic activity. We describe the South African context in terms of social issues and economic development policies, environmental issues, and the electrical energy situation in the country. We explore implications of the South African context for the provision of electrical energy in terms of development objectives, climate change, the electrical grid, water, and solar, wind, ocean, and hydro energy resources. Thereafter, we explore future directions for electrical energy provision in the country, including some important questions to be answered. Next, we offer a rational way forward, including an assessment favoring concentrated solar power (CSP) as a path of least resistance for decoupling South Africa’s energy use from upstream and downstream environmental impacts. We conclude with some learnable lessons from the South African context for the rest of the developing and developed world.

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Moore, C. E., and D. R. Hudgins. "Exploration Site Medical Problems in a Remote African Country." In SPE Health, Safety and Environment in Oil and Gas Exploration and Production Conference. Society of Petroleum Engineers, 1991. http://dx.doi.org/10.2118/23188-ms.

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Lausberg, Carsten, Francois Viruly, Kathleen Evans, and Anja Dust. "REDUCING THE PROPERTY APPRAISAL BIAS WITH DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEMS — A TWO-COUNTRY, TWO-METHOD EXPERIMENT." In 14th African Real Estate Society Conference. African Real Estate Society, 2014. http://dx.doi.org/10.15396/afres2014_123.

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Gavu, E. K., J. T. Bugri, and W. Dachaga. "COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF PROPERTY MAINTENANCE IN PUBLIC AND PRIVATE INSTITUTIONS: LESSONS FROM A DEVELOPING COUNTRY." In 15th African Real Estate Society Conference. African Real Estate Society, 2015. http://dx.doi.org/10.15396/afres2015_112.

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Fowdar, Chaya D., and Soulakshmee D. Nagowah. "Knowledge management practices in IT project-based companies in an African country." In 2012 International Conference on Computer & Information Science (ICCIS). IEEE, 2012. http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/iccisci.2012.6297203.

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Rudman, C. E., and K. J. Jenkins. "Sustainable Road Construction Practice in a Developing Country: A South African perspective." In Second International Conference on Sustainable Construction Materials: Design, Performance, and Application. American Society of Civil Engineers, 2012. http://dx.doi.org/10.1061/9780784412671.0001.

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Visser, J., and S. A. Verhoog. "Water management and planning in a semi-arid country: the South African situation." In SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT 2007. WIT Press, 2007. http://dx.doi.org/10.2495/sdp070872.

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Saidane, Olfa, Leila Gafsi, Hana Sahli, et al. "FRI0066 ASSESSMENT OF LUNG INVOLVEMENT IN RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS IN A NORTH AFRICAN COUNTRY." In Annual European Congress of Rheumatology, EULAR 2019, Madrid, 12–15 June 2019. BMJ Publishing Group Ltd and European League Against Rheumatism, 2019. http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/annrheumdis-2019-eular.7857.

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Roman, Monica, Bogdan Ileanu, and Mihai Roman. "A comparative analysis of remittance behaviour between East European and North African migrants." In International Conference on Eurasian Economies. Eurasian Economists Association, 2010. http://dx.doi.org/10.36880/c01.00189.

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The labour migration in Europe is a phenomenon with multiple effects, both positive and negative. Money sent by emigrants to their families is increasing their quality of life and has positive effects on the family relations; therefore it can be identified an increasing interest in the literature in studying such aspects.  The purpose of the paper is to conduct a comparative analysis of the migrants’ propensity to sending money to the origin country. The study is based on data coming from the National Immigrant Survey of Spain (in Spanish: Encuesta Nacional de Inmigrantes – 2007). A total of 15,475 interviews were carried out. Moroccans, Romanians, and Ecuadorians represent 30% of the total number of immigrants resident in Spain. We employ a binary logistic regression model in order to identify the impact of socio-demographical factors on the probability of sending money abroad from Spain. Our aim is to identify cultural discrepancies in remittances sending, according to origin of migrants. We are mainly focusing on two large groups of respondents, which are North African and South Eastern Europe migrants. The variables employed are age of respondent, education, Intention to return in the country of origin, The period spent in Spain, gender of respondent, and the relation with the country of origin defined by the frequency of visits in the country. We identified similar patterns and also significant differences among the two groups.

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Mokoena, Alice, and Gregory Alexander. "A REFLECTION ON GENDER ACHIEVEMENT IN SCIENCES’ RURAL SCHOOL SETTINGS OF MULTICULTURAL SOUTH AFRICA." In International Conference on Education and New Developments. inScience Press, 2021. http://dx.doi.org/10.36315/2021end033.

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The participation of learners in science is important to a country’s socio-economic development impediments, therefore, the argument is that the girl learner should be increasingly encouraged to perform well in STEM related subjects (STATS SA). UNESCO indicates 35% women representative in STEM as students in higher education globally, whilst less than 40% of South Africa’s scientists, engineers and technologists are women. This situation also relates to the South African education system, particularly in rural schools where girl learners are outperformed by boy learners in STEM, especially, in subjects such as Life Sciences and Physical Sciences. The purpose of this reflective paper is to ascertain the factors prohibiting excellent achievement of females in sciences in rural high schools of South Africa. The data has been gathered from numerous documents such as national and provincial analysis of result, examination and assessment directorate analysis and the district statistics in solidifying our investigation as couched by document analysis. Based on our observations and experiences of the conditions prevailing in rural high schools and less participation of female learner access in STEM, suggestions are put forth as to how their performance can be improved. The investment thereof in the body of knowledge will be to fulfil the concern not only of the country but the world at large when the number of female participants increase in STEM.

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Reports on the topic "African country"

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Duffy, Grace, and Gabrielle Daoust. ACLED Country Report: Central African Republic. Defense Technical Information Center, 2015. http://dx.doi.org/10.21236/ada624354.

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Allen, Franklin, Elena Carletti, Robert Cull, Jun Qian, Lemma Senbet, and Patricio Valenzuela. Resolving the African Financial Development Gap: Cross-Country Comparisons and a Within-Country Study of Kenya. National Bureau of Economic Research, 2012. http://dx.doi.org/10.3386/w18013.

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Research Institute (IFPRI), International Food Policy. Strategies and priorities for African agriculture : economywide perspectives from country studies. International Food Policy Research Institute, 2012. http://dx.doi.org/10.2499/9780896291959.

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Diao, Xinshen, and James Thurlow. Strategies and priorities for African agriculture: Economywide perspectives from country studies. International Food Policy Research Institute, 2008. http://dx.doi.org/10.2499/9780896298125.

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Research Institute (IFPRI), International Food Policy. Structural change in a poor African country: New historical evidence from Ghana. International Food Policy Research Institute, 2017. http://dx.doi.org/10.2499/9780896292147_ch4.

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Cornforth, Ros, Issa Lélé, and Aondover Tarhule. First annual performance review of African risk capacity country case studies: Niger and Senegal. Evidence on Demand, 2015. http://dx.doi.org/10.12774/eod_cr.may2015.cornforthretal.

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de Vries, Gaaitzen, Linda Arfelt, Dorothea Drees, et al. The Economic Transformation Database (ETD): content, sources, and methods. UNU-WIDER, 2021. http://dx.doi.org/10.35188/unu-wider/wtn/2021-2.

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This note introduces the GGDC/UNU-WIDER Economic Transformation Database (ETD), which provides time series of employment and real and nominal value added by 12 sectors in 51 countries for the period 1990–2018. The ETD includes 20 Asian, 9 Latin American, 4 Middle-East and North African, and 18 sub-Saharan African countries at varying levels of economic development. The ETD is constructed on the basis of an in-depth investigation of the availability and usability of statistical sources on a country-by-country basis. The ETD provides researchers with data to analyse the variety and determinants of structural transformation and supports policies aimed at sustained growth and poverty reduction.

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Atuhurra, Julius, and Michelle Kaffenberger. System (In)Coherence: Quantifying the Alignment of Primary Education Curriculum Standards, Examinations, and Instruction in Two East African Countries. Research on Improving Systems of Education (RISE), 2020. http://dx.doi.org/10.35489/bsg-rise-wp_2020/057.

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Improvements in instructional coherence have been shown to have large impacts on student learning, yet analysis of such coherence, especially in developing countries and at a systems level, is rare. We use an established methodology, the Surveys of Enacted Curriculum (SEC), and apply it to a developing country context to systematically analyze and quantify the content and coherence of the primary curriculum standards, national examinations, and actual teaching delivered in the classroom in Uganda and Tanzania. We find high levels of incoherence across all three instructional components. In Uganda, for example, only four of the fourteen topics in the English curriculum standards appear on the primary leaving exam, and two of the highest-priority topics in the standards are completely omitted from the exams. In Tanzania, only three of fourteen English topics are covered on the exam, and all are assessed at the “memorization” level. Rather than aligning with either the curriculum standards or exams, teachers’ classroom instruction is poorly aligned with both. Teachers tend to cover broad swathes of content and levels of cognitive demand, unrelated to the structure of either the curriculum standards or exams. An exception is Uganda mathematics, for which standards, exams, and teacher instruction are all well aligned. By shedding light on alignment deficits in the two countries, these results draw attention to a policy area that has previously attracted little (if any) attention in many developing countries’ education policy reform efforts. In addition to providing empirical results for Uganda and Tanzania, this study provides a proof-of-concept for the use of the SEC methodology as a diagnostic tool in developing countries, helping education systems identify areas of instructional (in)coherence and informing efforts to improve coherence for learning.

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Hicks, Jr, and Irvin. Promoting Interagency Unity of Effort between AFRICOM and U.S. Embassy Country Teams (ECTs) in Africa. Defense Technical Information Center, 2012. http://dx.doi.org/10.21236/ada563838.

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Bolton, Laura. Lessons for FCDO Climate Change Programming in East Africa. Institute of Development Studies (IDS), 2021. http://dx.doi.org/10.19088/k4d.2021.085.

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This rapid review synthesises evidence on FCDO climate projects across the East African region in the following countries; Kenya, Rwanda, Uganda and Tanzania. This review established that sector stakeholders in countries like Rwanda lacked climate impact information. This highlights the need of providing the right information in the right form to meet the end users need. The above case studies have shown the need for consistent and harmonised future climate projections that are country specific. According to a study undertaken in Tanzania and Malawi, understanding the likely future characteristics of climate risk is a key component of adaptation and climate-resilient planning, but given future uncertainty it is important to design approaches that are strongly informed by local considerations and robust to uncertainty. According to the findings from the research, policy incoherence, over-reliance on donor funding, change in leadership roles is a barrier to adaptation. There is also an urgent need for mechanisms for sharing experience and learning from methodologies, technologies, and challenges. Further, Stakeholder dialogue and iterative climate service processes need to be facilitated. This review also explores approaches to communicating climatic uncertainties with decision-makers. Particularly, presentation of data using slide-sets, and stories about possible futures.

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