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Browsing RESEARCH ARTICLES AND BOOKS by Subject "Africa"

Browsing RESEARCH ARTICLES AND BOOKS by Subject "Africa"

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  • Regionalism, Food Security And Economic Development 
    Mkandawire, Paul; Nyantakyi-Frimpong, Hanson; Armah, Frederick; Arku, Godwin (University of Cape Coast, 2014)
    It is remarkable that Africa, with enormous resource endowments and with more than 70 percent of the population engaged in agriculture, cannot feed itself. This background paper ofers a critical assessment of the potential ...
  • Residents’ perceptions of the 2008 Confederation of African Cup (CAN 2008) event 
    Amenumey, Edem K.; Amuquandoh, Francis Eric (University of Cape Coast, 2010)
    This paper examines residents’ expectations of the 2008 Confederation of African Cup of Nations. Data was obtained through a questionnaire survey of 1308 residents of the host communities in January, 2008. Factor analysis ...
  • Rising Above Misinformation or Fake News in Africa: Another Strategy to Control COVID-19 Spread 
    Ahinkorah, Bright Opoku; Ameyaw, Edward Kwabena; Hagan Jr, John Elvis; Seidu, Abdul-Aziz; Schack, Thomas (University of Cape Coast, 2020-06)
    Misinformation related to the COVID-19 pandemic is gradually gaining much popularity and amplifying the threat facing humanity about the continuous spread of the virus regardless of one’s location. Although some of the ...
  • The role of trust in a self-organizing pharmaceutical supply chain model with variable drug quality and imperfect information 
    Auckland, Graeme J.; Chattoe-Brown, Edmund; Heather, Hamill; Hampshire, Kate R.; Mariwah, Simon; Mshana, Gerry (University of Cape Coast, 2019-03-31)
    We present an Agent-Based Model (herea er ABM) for a pharmaceutical supply chain operating under conditions of weak regulation and imperfect information, exploring the possibility of poor qualitymedicines and their detection. ...
  • TIMSS Data in an African Comparative Perspective: Investigating the Factors Influencing Achievement in Mathematics and their Psychometric Properties 
    Bofah, Emmanuel Adu‑Tutu; Hannula, Markku S. (University of Cape Coast, 2015)
    Relationships among motivational constructs from the 2011 Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS 2011) were investigated for eight-graders in all the five participating African countries, representing ...
  • Urban green spaces in Africa: Nature and challenges 
    Mensah, Collins Adjei (University of Cape Coast, 2014)
    Green spaces constitute a major environmental resource of urban landscape. In Africa, statistics show that urban green spaces are depleting at an alarming rate with green spaces now occupying small proportion of the landmass ...
  • Urban green spaces in Africa: Nature and challenges 
    Mensah, Collins Adjei (University of Cape Coast, 2014)
    Green spaces constitute a major environmental resource of urban landscape. In Africa, statistics show that urban green spaces are depleting at an alarming rate with green spaces now occupying small proportion of the landmass ...
  • Women and Islam in Africa: towards an inclusivist theology of leadership 
    Abdul-Hamid, Mustapha (University of Cape Coast, 2010)
    Islam is one of the dominant faiths in Africa. Africa has a population of one billion and fifty-one million (1,051,000,000) (www.prb.org/publications/datasheets/2011). Muslims in Africa number five hundred and sixty-four ...
  • Youth livelihoods in the cellphone era: perspectives from urban Africa 
    Porter, Gina; Hampshire, Kate; Lannoy, Ariane De; Bango, Andisiwe; Munthali, Alister; Robson, Elsbeth; Tanle, Augustine; Abane, Albert; Owusu, Samuel (University of Cape Coast, 2018)
    Issues surrounding youth employment and unemployment are central to the next development decade. Understanding how youth use mobile phones as a means of communicating and exchanging information about employment and livelihoods ...

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