Abstract Background Mycetoma is a neglected disease, which socioeconomically important, and with the possibility of permanent disability in infected persons if not treated early. This especially true resource-limited settings such as West Africa, where there lack facilities skilled personnel to make definitive laboratory diagnosis. Countries Africa have similar climatic conditions Sudan. The ma...

Nuclear and plastid sequences from two individuals of a suspected new species of Coccinia from West Africa were added to an available molecular phylogeny for the remaining 27 species of the genus. Phylogenetic analyses of these data indicate the new species' monophyletic status and closest relatives. Based on four fertile collections, we here describe and illustrate Coccinia intermedia Holstein...

Delphinus frontalis G. Cuvier, 1829:288. Type locality ‘‘aux ı̂les du Cap Vert’’ (West Africa). Delphinus froenatus F. Cuvier, 1836:155, pl. 10, fig. 10. Type locality ‘‘à trente lieues au sud des ı̂les du Cap Vert’’ (West Africa). Delphinus doris Gray, 1846:39, pl. 20. Type locality not given. Delphinus plagiodon Cope, 1866:296. Type locality not given. Stenella frontalis Fraser, 1950:61. First ...

While the problems many African countries face are widely known and dominate the perceptions of the continent as a whole, there are a number of positive aspects that, although highly relevant for foreign investors, are little known. As in other continents, there are profitable investment opportunities to be found in most African countries. Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) is welcomed and, indeed...

Résumé T.S. Gale — La ségrégation en Afrique occidentale britannique. Le paysage urbain des colonies britanniques d'Afrique occidentale était assez généralement caractérisé par la séparation physique entre quartier indigène et poste administratif. Cette ségrégation de l'habitat est relativement tardive (début du XXe siècle) et « justifiée », en dépit de l'opposition de la plupart des gouverneur...

in the NBER 2008 Summer Institute Workshop on Macroeconomics and Income Distribution for generously taking the time to read this (long!) manuscript and give me detailed comments. I am also grateful for research assistance to history's best RA, Tobias Pfutze. All errors are of course my responsibility.

BACKGROUND Levels of endoscopic demand and capacity in West Africa are unclear. OBJECTIVES This paper aims to: 1. describe the current labor and endoscopic capacity, 2. quantify the impact of a mixed-methods endoscopy course on healthcare professionals in West Africa, and 3. quantify the types of diagnoses encountered. METHODS In a three-day course, healthcare professionals were surveyed on...