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Showing 1 to 20 of 209 for “"African continent"”.
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A comparative study of Phoebetria albatrosses' interactions with mesoscale oceanographic features south of the African continent
Two sympatric Phoebetria albatrosses, P. fusca and palpebrata breeding at Marion Island in the South Indian Ocean were studied. Adult individuals were tracked between 2008 and 2011. The study examined the foraging distribution of the two species in relation to environmental parameters such as sea …
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The feasibility of implementing online dispute resolution as a distinct method of dispute resolution on the African continent
… developing world. While it is acknowledged that African countries have been slow to engage with ODR as a result of various challenges, it requires investigation whether it would not be possible to promote and implement ODR in the countries that are recognised technological leaders in Africa. …
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The relationship between foreign direct investment and the maturity of the real estate market: an assessment of investment activities of South African real estate companies with exposure on the African continent
… current and future real estate stock on the continent. This dissertation focuses on real estate in Africa by assessing the nature of the relationship between the maturity of real estate markets and foreign direct investments. It does so by assessing the investment decisions of South African …
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Power gained-power lost: aspects of contemporary African women visualised
… I hope to have portrayed an empowered state of African women that depicts women in wide variety of roles and shows that they are active and equal participants in society. I choose a Pan-Africanist view of African women, because of my interest in cultural diversity . The boundaries between …
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A cooperação educacional na política externa brasileira para o continente africano: o Programa Estudante - Convênio de Graduação
… instrument of Brazilian foreign policy for the African continent, seeking to understand the program, its relation with foreign policy and Brazilian interests in cooperating with the continent. For this purpose, bibliography and official documentation about the program, South-South cooperation, …
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Digital Divide: Investigating the integration of marketing and ICTs for South African retailers expanding throughout Africa
… heavy process. When expanding throughout the African continent, the challenge presented in using this approach is that many African markets have underdeveloped information communication technology infrastructure. In considering this barrier, the extent to which information communication …
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Peacekeeping Operations in West Africa: Mechanisms of Cooperation between the United Nations and ECOWAS with the case studies concerning the crises in Liberia and The Gambia
<p>The African continent has significantly suffered from a great number of civil wars and armed conflicts since the beginning of the independence era in late 1960s. On May 28, 1975, the creation of a regional The African continent has significantly suffered from a great number of civil wars and …
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Domestication of free Wi-Fi amongst high school learners in disadvantaged communities in the Western Cape, South Africa
The provision of free Wi-Fi has dominated the African continent by providing Internet access to citizens. In 2014, South Africa was ahead of the rest of the African continent with more than 2,000 hotspots located in 60 local and district municipalities. Municipalities prioritised disadvantaged …
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Optimum currency areas in Africa : a genetic optimisation approach
… whether a single currency for the entire African continent is the best way to achieve the desired level of economic integration. We put forward multiple regional currency groups as an alternative scenario to one single currency group for the whole continent.
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From OAU To AFCTA - Analysing The Prospects For Economic Development In Africa
On the 21st March 2018, leaders from across the African continent met at an extraordinary summit of the African Union (AU) in Kigali, Rwanda to sign a deal for the formation of an African continental free trade area (AfCFTA). This step is perhaps the biggest leap towards the age-long dream of …
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Asymmetric network ties to elite American universities create differential access to venture capital in Africa
… elite universities are the primary way in which African startup founders build social capital with U.S. VC firms, which are the largest purveyors of venture funds on the African continent, I advance a novel network theory. It is predicated on a new form of core-periphery relationship wherein …
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Development of a comprehensive annotation and curation framework for analysis of Glossina Morsitans Morsitans expresses sequence tags
… working in the field of Trypanosomiasis on the African continent.
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Foreign aid for economic growth: a case study of Uganda
… in the world, particularly in Africa. The African continent has been riddled with poverty for decades. The factors that lead to and sustain poverty in African countries are varied and differ from country to country. However, historical factors, political instability, poor economic policies, …
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Increasing the Role of Private Sector in Development Opportunities in Africa using Innovative Finance Principles
… qualitative study examines 82 DFIs across the African continent using secondary data from surveys and speeches referencing Innovative Finance for DFIs. The research theory is developed by applying Grounded Theory in order to develop a theory which can be used to frame the logic for increasing …
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The effect of a community based pulmonary rehabilitation programme on the quality of life of patients with pulmonary tuberculosis
… PTB in South Africa is one of the highest in the African continent. Assessing the effectiveness of the programme could provide further methods in improving compliance to pharmaceutical medication as well as an improvement in the morbidity experienced after diagnosis of PTB.
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African river basins : their present geometry and recent past as a framework for their evolution
… investigates how on the tectonically unique African continent, scaling parameters, and in particular deviations from 'perfect fractal patterns' relate to parameters like underlying geology, climate, and vegetation through which the river flows. Stream and basin patterns are also used to …
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Participatory Alternative Forms of Development, Compared with Orthodox top-down, foreign aid strategies for development in neoliberal Gambia/Africa
This study explores the problems facing the African continent in general and Gambia in particular. Specifically, it examines The Gambia\'s dependence on foreign aid, as a result of the Bretton Woods Institutions and the neoliberalization of Africa, and it juxtaposes the aforementioned with …
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The International Criminal Court and its potential to prevent human rights violations : with special consideration to the actual African situation
… of the ICC on human rights, especially on the African continent. The main problem in this context is to define clearly such a possible positive impact on the human right situation and to establish proof of it. In the absence of a proof of such a positive impact in the past, the present or the …
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Globalization, Critical Post-colonialism and Career and Technical Education in Africa: Challenges and Possibilities.
… real attention dedicated to TVET. Research on African TVET is varied, but tends to be narrowly focused on issues of policies, economic strategies, cost-efficiency, curriculum contents, and outdated equipment. Offering an alternative inquiry, the purpose of this conceptual dissertation was to …
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Legal analysis on the relationship between the AU/AEC and RECs : Africa lost in a "spaghetti bowl" of legal relations?
… regional economic communities operate on the African continent. However, in the quest for a more systematic approach to promoting "a strong and united Africa", only eight RECs were officially recognised and designated to serve as the essential building blocks towards the formation of the …
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