Publications

Confronted with high unemployment figures and widespread poverty among the black population, one of the priorities of the first postapartheid government of South Africa has been to combat poverty among its population by enlarging employment opportunities. It is generally...

The root of the 'anglophone problem' in Cameroon may be traced back to 1961, when the political elites of two territories with different colonial legacies - one French and the other British - agreed on the formation of a federal State. Contrary to expectations, this...

This report analyses whether and to what extent international organizations have formulated and implemented strategies of conflict prevention and, to this purpose, early warning mechanisms. It also assesses the related and underlying concepts of security as used by those...

This book draws attention to the basic distinction between nomadic pastoralists who formed and dominated States in the past and those who kept their distance from States and lived in more decentralized segmentary structures. It analyses the implications of State formation or...

This study deals with the development of banana exports from Africa during the interwar period, with special attention being paid to the development of specialized sea transport. It investigates similarities and differences between the banana projects which emerged in various...

This article considers the extent to which farming activities undertaken by low-income dwellers in Nairobi, Kenya, play a role in the food security and nutritional status of the households involved. It compares three low-income groups - two in Korogocho, viz. those who...

Inleidende beschrijving van Kenya. Inhoud: Inleiding - 1. Geschiedenis: nomaden, landbouwers en kolonisten (migratie, Britse kolonisatie, onafhankelijkheid, politiek, etnische groepen en mensenrechten) - 2. Sociaal-culturele verhoudingen: de ethnische gevoeligheid (Een...

Peut-on considérer que les Fulbe forment un peuple unique, malgré leur dispersion, dans la mesure où ils partagent la même langue? En comparant le discours des anthropologues et des linguistes à propos du concept de 'pulaaku', les auteurs soulèvent la question de la...