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Covid-19 in Africa: Societal and Economic Implications
Written amidst the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic, this edited volume draws on the expertise of social scientists and humanities scholars to understand the many ramifications of Covid-19 on societies, politics, and the economies of Africa. The contributors examine measures, communicative practices, and experiences that have guided the (inter)action of governments, societies, and citizens in this unpredictable moment. Covid-19 tested governments’ disaster preparedness as well as exposed governments’ attitudes towards the poor and vulnerable. In the same vein, it also tested the agency of the African populace in the face of containment measures and their impact on everyday social, cultural, and...
HIV/AIDS, Illness, and African Well-being
A comprehensive view of health issues currently plaguing Africa, with an emphasis on the HIV/AIDS pandemic. HIV/AIDS, Illness and African Well-Being highlights the specific health problems facing Africa today, most particularly the HIV/AIDS pandemic. Taking a multi-disciplinary approach, the book presents not only various healthcrises, but also the larger historical and contemporary contexts within which they must be understood and managed. Chapters offering analysis of specific illness case studies, and the effects of globalization and underdevelopmenton health, provide an overarching context in which HIV/AIDS and other health-related concerns can be understood. The contributions on the HIV...
Covid-19 in Africa: Governance and Containment
Written amidst the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic, this edited volume draws on the expertise of social scientists and humanities scholars to understand the several ramifications of Covid-19 in societies, politics, and the economies of Africa. The contributors examine measures, communicative practices, and experiences that have guided the (inter)action of governments, societies and citizens in this unpredictable moment. Covid-19 tested governments’ disaster preparedness as well as exposed governments’ attitudes towards the poor and vulnerable. In the same vein, it also tested the agency of the generality of the African populace in the face of containment measures and how these impacted on ever...
Afrika Spectrum
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Citizen science in community-based watershed management
Working Papers The publications in this series record the work and thinking of IWMI researchers, and knowledge that the Institute’s scientific management feels is worthy of documenting. This series will ensure that scientific data and other information gathered or prepared as a part of the research work of the Institute are recorded and referenced. Working Papers could include project reports, case studies, conference or workshop proceedings, discussion papers or reports on progress of research, country-specific research reports, monographs, etc. Working Papers may be copublished, by IWMI and partner organizations. Although most of the reports are published by IWMI staff and their collabor...
Mama Perroquet
Ein eigenes Unternehmen ist der Traum vieler junger Afrikaner. Das Buch begleitet eine junge Frau in Burkina Faso auf dem Weg zu dessen Erfüllung. Das Fehlen staatlicher Regelungen in der informellen Wirtschaft ist eine Chance für ideenreiche Unternehmer und die Arbeitssuchenden. Missratene kollektivistische Versuche der afrikanischen Ikone Thomas Sankara haben die Sehnsucht nach einem selbstbestimmten Leben geweckt. Alte Geister und seit einigen Jahren religiöser Terror hemmen jedoch Fortschritt und wirtschaftliches Wachstum. Der kürzlich erfolgte Bruch mit Frankreich und das Ende der kolonialen Bevormundung weckt bei der Jugend Burkina Fasos in schwieriger Zeit den Glauben an eine bess...
La ville de Bobo-Dioulasso au Burkina Faso
Toute étude sur l’urbanisation et l’urbanité doit tenir compte du fait qu’aucune ville ne ressemble à une autre. La capitale Ouagadougou et la seconde ville du Burkina Faso, Bobo-Dioulasso, se distinguent l’une de l’autre par leur histoire, leur composition démographique, leur urbanisme, leurs ressources économiques, leurs éléments socioculturels, etc. Leurs habitants s’identifient en tant que « Ouagalais » ou « Bobolais ». Mais qui sont exactement ces « Bobolais » ? Se caractériser soi-même comme Bobolais ou bien être caractérisé comme tel par d’autres est un élément d’identité urbaine. Bobo-Dioulasso forme un point de jonction dans un réseau ancien de ...
Analyse de textes legislatifs et reglementaires concernant la reforme du systeme de gestion des infrastructures d’approvisionnement en eau potable en milieux rural et semi-urbain au Burkina Faso. In French
Analysis of legislative and regulatory texts concerning the reform of the management system of drinking water supply infrastructures in rural and semi-urban areas in Burkina Faso
