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The role of militias and other paramilitaries in African (un)civil wars
Møller, Bjørn - 2006
include the use of Kamajors in Sierra Leone, Janjaweed and other militias in Sudan and Interahamwe militias in the 1994 …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010323388
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Urban and peri-urban agriculture as a livelihood strategy of internally displaced persons in Khartoum
Streiffeler, Friedhelm; Makki, Elsamawal Khalil; Ayoub, … - 2008
. This research was done in the region of greater Khartoum in the Sudan which was the destination of migration of 5 million …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010343364
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Women in food and beverages business in urban markets of Khartoum State
Badawi, Sumaia Mohamed El Zein Ahmed; Rahman, Widad Ali … - 2008
This study focused on Sudanese women working in food and beverages business in urban markets of Khartoum State. It aimed at identifying the reasons behind women's work, the constraining and enhancing factors that affect their performance as entrepreneurs, beside their attitude and strategies in...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010343375
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The engendered spaces in the village at the edge of the capital: A case study of Al Gharaza/ Sudan
Badri, Balghis; Knuth, Hardine - 2008
Khartoum State - the Sudan capital. The study focuses on identifying how spaces and times are interrelated and engendered. The …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010343381
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Women and finance in rural and urban Sudan: A case study in Greater Omdurman and Khartoum
Schultz, Ulrike; Makkawi, Asia; El Fatih, Tayseer - 2008
In the paper it is inquired how Sudanese women use the financial institutions in order to organise their lives between market, household, and the community. The results are based on interviews and observations done in two villages in the surroundings of Omdurman (Al Gharaza and Sanahir),...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010343387
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Jobless growth: empirical evidences from the Middle East and North Africa region
Abou Hamia, Mohamad A. - In: Journal for Labour Market Research 49 (2016) 3, pp. 239-251
In this study, we use Okun's Law to examine whether growth has been jobless in seventeen MENA countries. The methods used are the ARDL approach for the individual country and the panel data analysis for the entire sample. The period considered in this study is from 1980 to 2013. To test for...
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The role of zakat in the provision of social protection: A comparison between Jordan, Palestine and Sudan
Machado, Anna Carolina; Bilo, Charlotte; Helmy, Imane - 2018
Zakat is one of the five pillars of Islam and can be understood as a form of religious duty, purifying one's wealth and at the same time functioning as a means to redistribute wealth to those in need. In Arabic, zakat means, among others, growth and purity (Dean and Khan 1997). In...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012030394
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The New Presence of China in Africa
Dijk, Meine Pieter (contributor) - 2009
oil-producing countries (Angola, Nigeria and Sudan) and countries rich in minerals (Zambia). Third, the trade policy China …. One case study of Sudan deals with the political presence of China in Sudan and the extent to which Chinese arms suppliers …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011888537
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Power relations in Sudan after the fall of Bashir: From revolution to war
Kurtz, Gerrit - 2024
War has raged in Sudan since April 2023 following fundamental changes in the political balance of power in recent years …-military transitional government also failed because the military still had considerable power resources at its disposal. Sudan's political … much attention to its own visibility. International actors who wanted to strengthen Sudan's transition process could have …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014531816
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Education, cooperative conflicts and child malnutrition: A gender-sensitive analysis of the determinants of wasting in Sudan
Smidt, Lea - 2019
Sudan has one of the highest wasting rates globally, reflecting endemic child malnutrition. Cross-national research has …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012268472