Africa Center

A Critical Analysis of Policy Responses to Community Violence: From Colorblind to Antiracist Policy.

. 2026;116(9): 1426-1435. https://doi.org/10.2105/AJPH.2026.308458).

Spatiotemporal exposure intensification from peri-urban encroachment on oil pipelines in Ghana using a proximity-based index

Rapid peri-urban expansion is increasingly reshaping land use around critical linear infrastructure, particularly in regions where development control and spatial monitoring capacity are limited. Proximity-based zoning frameworks are widely used to delineate infrastructure safety...

Evaluating Communal Grazing Reserve Efficacy for Rangeland Biomass Restoration in Afar, Ethiopia: An Integrated Remote Sensing and Field Assessment

{ "background": "Communal grazing reserves are a key rangeland management strategy in arid and semi-arid pastoral systems of the Horn of Africa, yet empirical evidence of their efficacy for biomass restoration remains limited and contested.", "purpose and objectives": "This study...

Evaluating Communal Grazing Reserve Efficacy for Rangeland Biomass Restoration in Afar, Ethiopia: An Integrated Remote Sensing and Field Assessment

{ "background": "Communal grazing reserves are a key rangeland management strategy in arid and semi-arid pastoral systems of the Horn of Africa, yet empirical evidence of their efficacy for biomass restoration remains limited and contested.", "purpose and objectives": "This study...

One Health and antimicrobial stewardship: a call to multi-sectoral collaboration to prevent the emerging epidemic of antimicrobial resistance

A common misconception is that Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) stems solely from poor treatment management in hospitals and weak health systems. AMR is, however, driven by a multitude of factors, including environmental stressors such as contamination from industrial, agricultural...