Browsing by Subject "West Africa"
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Bitcoin regulation? Imperfect knowledge of identities and the money laundering risk: A West African perspective
(University of the Western Cape, 2018)Arguments for regulating Bitcoin are built mainly on the technologically disruptive nature of the currency and its susceptibility to facilitating financial crimes on a scale larger than financial institutions. This paper ... -
Critiquing the response to the Ebola epidemic through a primary health care approach
(BMC Public Health, 2016)BACKGROUND: The 2014/2015 West Africa Ebola epidemic has caused the global public health community to engage in difficult self-reflection. First, it must consider the part it played in relation to an important public health ... -
Meningitis during COVID -19 pandemic in the Democratic Republic of Congo: A call for concern
(Elsevier, 2022-01-01)Meningitis is a severe infection and a significant public health challenge. The meningitis outbreak resurfaced amid the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). The outbreak ... -
Socio-economic inequity and decision-making under uncertainty: West African migrants’ journey across the Mediterranean to Europe
(Cogitatio Press, 2021)Understanding the nexus between poverty, inequality and decision-making under uncertainty in migrants’ journeys across the Mediterranean Sea to Europe remains a significant challenge, raising intense scholarly debate. ...