The state of millet diversity and its use in West Africa.

The facts in this case, which fell to be decided by the Supreme Court of Namibia in November 2018, can be succinctly put: in 1985, Ms Kashela’s late father was allocated a piece of land as part of communal land by the Mafwe Traditional Authority (MTA) in the Caprivi region of the then-South West Africa (now Namibia). In 1985, the Caprivi region fell under the then-South West Africa Administration. Following the independence of Namibia on 21 March 1990, all communal lands became property of the state of Namibia by virtue of section 124 of the Constitution of Namibia Act 1 of 1990, read with Schedule 5 of the Constitution. Paragraph (3) of Schedule 5 of the Constitution states that the afore-mentioned communal lands became property of the state “subject to any existing right, charge, obligation or trust existing on or over such property”.

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Publishing in Nigeria: Context, challenges, and change

LOGOS ◽

10.1163/1878-4712-11112083 ◽

2015 ◽

Vol 26 (3) ◽

pp. 51-60 ◽

Cited By ~ 5

Author(s):

Emma Shercliff

Keyword(s):

West Africa ◽

The State ◽

Historical Background ◽

The Future ◽

Challenges And Opportunities ◽

Depth Interviews

This paper examines the state of the publishing landscape in West Africa, with a focus on Nigeria. It explores the major issues facing publishers today and provides a brief overview of the market, including some historical background. Issues facing publishers across the region are discussed, and challenges and opportunities for the future outlined. The article draws on existing literature as well as in-depth interviews carried out with leading fi gures in the industry in Nigeria in 2015.

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Harmonizing a Thriving World Palm Oil İndustry and Economy through Genuine Collaboration between Producers – Malaysia, Indonesia, and West Africa, and Consumers – India and China

GATR Global Journal of Business Social Sciences Review - GATR Global Journal of Business and Social Science Review (GJBSSR) Vol.7(1) Jan-Mar 2019 ◽

10.35609/gjbssr.2013.1.1(2) ◽

2013 ◽

Vol 1 (1) ◽

pp. 11-16

Author(s):

Osayimwense Osa ◽

Kausar Saida

Keyword(s):

West Africa ◽

Palm Oil ◽

Emerging Economies ◽

Oil Industry ◽

The State ◽

High Demand ◽

Paper Review ◽

Oil Sector ◽

The One ◽

India And China

Objective This article probes the state of Africa's palm oil industry and economy today. Methodology/Technique Today, Malaysia, Indonesia, and West Africa are the world's major producers of palm oil; and India and China, the world's most densely populated countries, are the major consumers. However, why is it that West Africa that is naturally endowed with palm oil is the one that lags behind others in the global production of palm oil? Should this kind of natural endowment and the presence of the major world producers and the biggest consumers of palm oil not spell colossal success for global palm oil industry and economy? Findings Without an adequate demand for a commodity, supply will be limited, thus resulting in a downward supply curve. On the other hand, if there is a high demand for a commodity like palm oil, then it will be produced in abundance. Novelty Where and why it has fallen short, and what does need to be done via-a-vis the state of Malaysia's and Indonesia's palm oil sector and the presence of emerging economies like China and India against the backdrop of globalization. Type of Paper: Review Keywords: Palm oil; economy; consumption, globalization

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Prologue

African Dominion ◽

10.23943/princeton/9780691196824.003.0001 ◽

2019 ◽

pp. 1-8

Author(s):

Michael A. Gomez

Keyword(s):

West Africa ◽

Political Power ◽

The State ◽

The Third ◽

History Of ◽

City State ◽

Relationship Of ◽

The Relationship ◽

The City

This prologue provides an overview of the history of early and medieval West Africa. During this period, the rise of Islam, the relationship of women to political power, the growth and influence of the domestically enslaved, and the invention and evolution of empire were all unfolding. In contrast to notions of an early Africa timeless and unchanging in its social and cultural categories and conventions, here was a western Savannah and Sahel that from the third/ninth through the tenth/sixteenth centuries witnessed political innovation as well as the evolution of such mutually constitutive categories as race, slavery, ethnicity, caste, and gendered notions of power. By the period's end, these categories assume significations not unlike their more contemporary connotations. All of these transformations were engaged with the apparatus of the state and its progression from the city-state to the empire. The transition consistently featured minimalist notions of governance replicated by successive dynasties, providing a continuity of structure as a mechanism of legitimization. Replication had its limits, however, and would ultimately prove inadequate in addressing unforeseen challenges.

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Sylvan katydids (Orthoptera: Tettigoniidae: Pseudophyllinae) of the Guinean Forests of West Africa hotspot: an overview and descriptions of new species

Zootaxa ◽

10.11646/zootaxa.1712.1.1 ◽

2008 ◽

Vol 1712 (1) ◽

pp. 1

Author(s):

PIOTR NASKRECKI

Keyword(s):

New Species ◽

West Africa ◽

West African ◽

The State ◽

Published Data ◽

The West ◽

African Species ◽

Forest Coverage

The state of knowledge on sylvan katydids (Tettigoniidae, Pseudophyllinae) of Guinean Forests of West Africa hotspot is discussed. Based on published data on their distribution, and the extent of the current forest coverage of the region it is possible that some of the West African species of the Pseudophyllinae may be threatened or even extinct. Five new species are described (Adapantus affluens sp. nov., A. angulatus sp. nov., A. pragerorurm sp. nov., Tomias gerriesmithae sp. nov., and Mormotus alonsae sp. nov.), and 4 species of West African Pseudophyllinae are redescribed.

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The state of rice value chain upgrading in West Africa

Global Food Security ◽

10.1016/j.gfs.2020.100365 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 25 ◽

pp. 100365 ◽

Cited By ~ 4

Author(s):

Guillaume Soullier ◽

Matty Demont ◽

Aminou Arouna ◽

Frédéric Lançon ◽

Patricio Mendez del Villar

Keyword(s):

West Africa ◽

Value Chain ◽

The State

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A transshipment model for logistics management at Indian Oil Corporation

RAIRO - Operations Research ◽

10.1051/ro/2020005 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 54 (4) ◽

pp. 1087-1102

Author(s):

Badri Toppur ◽

Atanu Sanyal

Keyword(s):

Supply Chain ◽

West Africa ◽

Crude Oil ◽

North Africa ◽

Persian Gulf ◽

Supply Chain Coordination ◽

The State ◽

Logistics Management ◽

The Persian Gulf ◽

Improve Supply Chain

Three refineries of the Indian Oil Corporation procure crude oil from suppliers, at production sites in the Persian Gulf, West Africa, North Africa, West Asia, and India. The crude oil is shipped to two ports in the state of Gujarat, India, by large tankers and medium sized vessels. From these two ports, the crude oil is pumped to the refineries via pipelines. The refineries have known capacity, that are different for the two types of crude oil. In this paper, the scaled-up problem has been modelled, as a transshipment network. Next, the concrete instance of the problem, has been solved using an LP solver. This was followed by post-optimality analysis of the solution. The flow values on all arcs, and optimal product mix, validate actual decisions. Precise shipping requirements obtained from the solution, are shared in advance with marine transporters to improve supply chain coordination.

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