This study examines the development of the domain of football, the representations attached to it, and the functions it fulfilled between 1960 and 2002. The research aims to elucidate how an activity initially perceived as trivial gradually acquired cultural significance, ultimately functioning as a structured social space. At what precise moment did a distinct field, with its own operational rules, personnel, and stakes, come into existence? This approach is essential, as it reveals the profound impact of social, cultural, and political processes on the establishment of this space. To investigate the formation of the football domain in Senegal, the study predominantly utilizes a diachronic and synchronic analysis of a documentary corpus, which includes academic research and newspaper clippings covering the specified period. This documentary analysis is further enriched by interviews conducted within each defined temporal sequence. The study identifies four distinct phases in the process of forming and consolidating the football field in Senegal. Findings indicate that a unique space dedicated to this sport emerged, establishing principles and criteria that serve to classify and stratify individuals within society. As football gained legitimacy, its influence extended significantly over citizens’ daily lives, as well as over the strategies of public authorities, individuals, and groups. It has evolved into a primary consensual platform, fulfilling vital political and social functions, while constructing new social representations associated with football’s societal status.

The concept of the Competency-Based Approach (CBA) is far from being fully stabilized. It is understood in very different ways and translated through a number of variants in training curricula. There is a lack of support and involvement of teaching staff in secondary health sciences schools (ITM and IEM) in the implementation of the reform. So the CBA appears and remains as a slogan. This study aims to assess teachers' knowledge of the Competency-Based Approach and its application in the ITM/IEM of the province of Sud-Ubangi. This is a descriptive study. The data were collected using the survey method with the interview technique from 61 teachers in 4 schools including the ITM Salisa/Libenge, Molende/Tandala, Tobongisa/Banga-Bola, Saint Joseph/Bokonge. Graduate teachers dominate with 51% having done, for nearly 31% the hospital sector (19/61), followed by those who have done teaching and Administration in Nursing with 18% (11/61), then doctors with 13% (8/61). Teachers have enough knowledge on the APC but have not been formally trained. They accuse gaps in the use of educational documents in particular training and evaluation references. They sometimes use skills references. They certify a significant insufficiency of materials for the correct application of the APC. They are partially integrated into a pedagogy focused on the APC. This lack of impregnation of the teachers surveyed is linked to the lack of continuing training; the lack of mastery of the different methods used in APC and the insufficiency of educational documents, the lack of support on the APC during the school year and the bonus for mediocre services. A contextualization of the implementation of the APC is essential as an appropriate solution with continuing training and the development of a set of efficient monitoring and support strategies can contribute to the integration of the APC and the improvement of the quality of training of learners according to the standards of the health sciences education department.

The nutritional value and physicochemical characteristics of the fat extracted from the flour of dried termites and sold in the market of Kisangani and Mbuji-Mayi and those of the soils of DR Congo. It emerges from this study that termites contain good values ​​in proteins, lipids, raw ash, minerals. The fat contains good values ​​in fatty acids (Palmitic Acid, Oleic Acid, Linoleic Acid and Stearic Acid and good physicochemical characteristics. These termites do not contain any toxic substance. Therefore the population of DR Congo can consume these termites without any fear. The soils of Kisangani and Mbuji-Mayi contain good physicochemical characteristics. The qualitative analysis of the fat revealed the presence of vitamins A, E, D for the termites of two sites.

The study does not concern the acts and practices of full dispossession, nor pernicious societal degradations identified. It rather focusses on the issue of CSR in the Congo, examining evolution of implementating notions of societal responsibility and codes of ethics in the enterprises that operate on Congolese territory. Its purpose has three interlinked aims. The first one concerns the conception and definition of CSR in the Congo, while the second, the potential existence of a CSR policy for all Congolese companies. Results collected at this level straightly imply following question, the third aim of the study. How to proceed in designing and establishing relevant corporate societal responsibility policy in the Congo ? The treatment of this issue has highlighted the major function of legislation and business ethics (BE) in CSR policy in the 21st Century. The study thus presents itself as a pressing call for designing a CSR policy for all active enterprises on the Congolese territory. The reflections and analyses of this study are divided into six sections: (1) introduction, (2) legal framework for CSR in the Congo, (3) Congolese experience of CSR, (4) CSR definition, (5) history of BE and CSR, and (6) conclusive remarks. The contribution of business ethics has shed light on the study upon three themes: CSR, institutionalization of ethics, and implementation of CSR policies.

Death is a universal and inescapable phenomenon. It comes knocking at everyone’s door, unasked for and sometimes when we least expect it. In the aftermath of death, many people have questions about the legal and tax aspects of inheritance. Indeed, the death of a person has a number of legal effects, including the transfer of his or her estate to heirs and legatees. Where the deceased was married, a surviving spouse is entitled to inherit the estate. The aim of this article is to develop the study of the protection of the surviving spouse in Congolese family law. To achieve our objectives, we have used legal, historical, comparative and sociological methods. In this study, we have found that, in matters of succession, the Congolese legislator of the Family Code has demonstrated the need to depart somewhat from tradition, the better to depart from custom. It should be noted that the Family Code represents a complete break with all our customs in this area. Thus, the same Family Code grants the surviving spouse usufruct of the house inhabited by the spouses, the furniture, half of the usufruct of the adjoining land that the occupant of the house personally farmed, as well as the related business.

In sub-Saharan Africa in general and in Côte d’Ivoire in particular, post-harvest losses of agricultural products are still a major problem. It is with this in mind that this study was conducted to identify the fungal flora of cowpea seeds intended for human consumption and to evaluate the activity of neem leaf powder on this flora. Thus, four batches of cowpea were purchased in the three main markets of Korhogo. At T = 0 week, nine Petri dishes with Dichloran Rose Bengal Chloramphenicol were inoculated with the batch of untreated cowpea seeds. Each Petri dish was then incubated at 30 ° C for five days. We also proceeded in the same way, with the seeds treated at a rate of one culture per week for 21 days. At T = 5 days, three fungi were isolated and identified at varying percentages of occurrence: Aspergillus flavus (34.79%), Aspergillus niger (32.95%) and Rhizopus solinifer (6.79%). The evaluation of neem leaf powder showed its ability to inhibit the fungal growth of pathogens isolated from cowpea seeds. The leaf powder therefore has properties that can be used for the conservation of cowpea seeds.

The present study focused on Phenotypic characterization of some antibiotic-resistant bacteria isolated from various samples of patients and sensitivity to functional foods, in Kisagani (Tshopo Province) DR Congo. The main objective was to make the phenotypic characterization of antibiotic-resistant bacteria and to test their sensitivity to functional foods (Zingiber officinale; Solanum lycopersicum; Myristica fragrans; Apium graveolens; Carica papaya; Syzygium aromaticum and Curcuma longa). In order to achieve our objectives, the morphological tests (gram shape and coloration), biochemical tests (Indole-Urease Mobility test; Kligler; Simmons citrate; catalase and coagulase, H2S tests) and the sensitivity test (Aromatogram) were realized. At the end of the experiments carried out, the results related to the phenotypic characterization (morphological and biochemical) show that: - All Enterobacteriaceae were Gram-negative bacilli and the following species were identified (Salmonella typhi, Salmonella paratyphi A, Shigella sonei, Escherichia coli, Shigella spp, Serratia spp, Citrobacter diversus). - The lactobacilli were gram-positive streptobacilli, consisting of lactobacillus spp. - The staphylococci were Gram-positive consisting of the species Staphylococcus aureus. It appears from the sensitivity test that, among the different extracts of functional foods, the ethanolic extracts are more effective than the ethereal and crude concentrated extracts. The diameters of the highest zones of inhibition vary from 13 mm to 22 mm (13 mm in enterobacteriaceae respectively on the strains (S23; S26; S28; S68; S72 and S74), 14 mm in staphylococci, on the strain 1/16 and 22 mm in lactobacilli on strains S10 and S55), this was obtained with the ethanolic extract of Syzygium aromaticum. The concentrated, ethanolic, ether and crude extracts of Apium graveolens did not exert any antibacterial activity on all the bacteria tested.

On Sunday, April 7, 2023, Rwanda commemorated the 30th anniversary of the 1990 Tutsi genocide. This genocide was triggered following the assassination of Rwandan President Juvénal Habyarimana in April 1994. In less than 100 days, at least 500,000 and probably more than 800,000 people, men, women, and children, mostly Tutsi, were murdered. Starting in 2003, the United Nations General Assembly decided to officially proclaim April 7 as the «International Day of Reflection on the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi in Rwanda.» Since then, commemorations of the Rwandan genocide have been held internationally every April 7th. This commemoration is seen by the international community as a means to eradicate the ideology of genocide. It is also seen as a means to prevent any genocide as it provides an opportunity for the international community to engage in ongoing reflection on genocide, its consequences, and strategies for its prevention and eradication. Finally, it is with the aim of renewing the collective commitment to protect and defend fundamental human rights that the international community is obliged to observe the International Day of Reflection on the Genocide of the Tutsi in Rwanda in 1994. This International Day is a day on which the international community commits to standing united against all forms of hatred and discrimination around the world.

Anthracnose disease of mango contributes to a huge loss of mango fruits in côte d’Ivoire. This disease is the main pre- and post-harvest fungal disease infecting mango trees worldwide, and represents the 2nd major constraint to mango production and export in Côte d’Ivoire. However, information on the causal agent of this disease in Côte d’Ivoire remains scarse but présuméd to be Colletotrichum gloeosporioides as reported in early studies that were based on morphological characteristics. Since emerging information evidenced on one hand a possible intraspecific diversity within Colletotrichum gloeosporioides and on the other the existence of other emerging anthracnose causing agents, it was important to thoroughly identify these in North Côte d’Ivoire one of the main mango growing region. 41 fungal isolates were collected from diseased mango fruits in North Côte d’Ivoire, of which forty were morphologically identified as Colletotrichum gloeosporioides and one as Fusarium sp. Further molecular studies using ITS identified Colletotrichum gloeosporioides exhibiting an intraspecific diversity and Fusarium concentricum as the causal agents of anthracnose disease in mango in North Côte d’Ivoire.

The prevalence of obesity is steadily increasing and varies across studied populations. In Côte d’Ivoire, data on obesity among adults in rural areas are scarce. This study aimed to determine the anthropometric characteristics of obese individuals aged 18 to 60 years in a rural setting. A descriptive cross-sectional study with prospective data collection was conducted from April 23 to June 25, 2023. A total of 156 obese adult subjects, of melanodermic phenotype and with obesity defined by body mass index (BMI) and waist circumference, were recruited from two villages in the sub-prefecture of Sikensi. Measurements of age, body mass, height, waist circumference, blood pressure, and heart rate were taken at the participants’ homes. The mean age of the subjects was 38.6 ± 0.7 years. The studied obese population had a mean BMI of 35.1 ± 0.4 kg/m2 and a mean waist circumference of 104 ± 1 cm. Among the 156 subjects, 61.5% had grade 1 obesity, 23.7% had grade 2 obesity, and 14.7% had grade 3 obesity. Additionally, 66.02% of women and 28.2% of men had android obesity. The association of BMI and waist circumference indicated 61.2% with grade 1 obesity, 24.5% with grade 2, and 14.3% with grade 3. The prevalence of hypertension was 14.1% and that of tachycardia was 3.21% within the study population. This study reveals that obesity is indeed prevalent in rural areas within the two villages of Sikensi.

In the semi-arid zones of West Africa, the relationships between organic matter management methods, soil quality who has resulted and cotton production, remains little or poorly known. In a simple non-randomized block design located at Boni in western Burkina Faso, we studied the impact of three organic matter management methods on soil quality and cotton yield over a period of thirty years. The three modes of crop residue management compared were: extensive management, where residues are exported (SI); semi-intensive management (SII); and intensive management of crop residues (SIII), corresponding to compost and recycled manure inputs respectively. The results showed that, over time, cotton yields and rainfall fluctuated almost identically, whatever the crop residue management method. In terms of soil chemical properties, compost (7.16 g.kg-1) and manure (6.75 g.kg-1) reduced the degradation of soil fertility compared with the initial soil (7.70 g.kg-1). Investigation into the determinants of cotton production at farm level showed that the factors controlling cotton yield are major elements (C, N, Pas and Kt), exchangeable bases (Ca2+, Mg2+, Na+ and K+) and CEC. Regardless of how soil fertility is managed, cultivation has led to a decline in soil fertility. This study served as a reminder of the benefits of good agricultural practices for sustainable soil fertility management.

This study was carried out at Ibi on the Batéké Plateau in the Democratic Republic of Congo, with the aim of investigating the vegetation dynamics of a savannah subjected to anthropogenic action and burnt every year (protected savannah), in contrast to a savannah put out to pasture, both separated by a transition zone (ecotone or edge) which has not been regularly burnt like the first. To study vegetation dynamics, 30 floristic inventory plots were set up, with 10 plots per savanna type. The sampling plan for our data collection was designed in two periods, in April 2022 during the rainy season and in July of the same year during the dry season. A total of 144 plant species, divided into 23 genera and 40 families, were inventoried. Of the three experimental zones, the edge had the highest biodiversity, with 73 species (50.3%). The protected savannah totaled 36 species, representing 24.8%, compared with 35 species (24.1%) in the protected savannah. It should be noted that the control savannah is dominated by herbaceous plants (Poaceae), since it burns every year. On the other hand, the protected savannah and the fringe, separated from the control savannah by the fact that they have been protected from bush fires, have evolved differently. In both areas, shrub and tree strata dominate, with the presence of gallery forest species such as Alchornea cordifolia, Allophylus africanus, Anthocleista schweinfurthii, Chaetocarpus africanus, Millettia laurentii and others. These strata increase biomass storage capacity through the diameter, height and density of shrub stems.

Poultry meat products especially sausage (hotdogs) is among the fastest growing food commodities on the markets in many parts of the world. In order to fulfil consumer’s desire for healthier chicken sausage, local chickens were used to process low-fat sausage using sunflower oil as pork-fat replacer. Chicken breast meat was extracted, ground, mixed with spices (ginger, garlic, chilli pepper, cloves, thyme, black pepper, white pepper, coriander, rosemary, cumin) which were used to replace the harmful chemical additives. Two different samples unpasteurized and pasteurized sausage were successfully processed. Microbiological and sensory analysis were carried out. The heat significantly decreased the microorganism level up to obtain an acceptable product according to the food quality assessment criteria. The mean score percentage showed that 84.66% of the panellists accepted the local chicken sausage. Purchase power Analysis revealed that more than 81% of the panellists declared that they will buy the product. This research work results successfully created a standardized method of sausage formulation using natural spices as preservatives and which can easily be adopted by households.

The study of extreme rainfall events is of paramount importance for socio-economic management and safeguarding. Road infrastructure, population, agricultural activities are among the sectors most affected by these events. To take the measures to reduce the impacts of these events, this work aims to characterize extreme rainfall in the Mono department over the period from 1960 to 2022. Daily rainfall data for the above-mentioned period interval are used. The methods used are: linear regression, generalized extreme values ​​and the return period based on the Gumel formula and the standardized rainfall index. Trends in maximum daily rainfall were also explored for rainfall amounts ≥ 10 mm and 20 mm, 95th, 99th and 99.5th percentiles. In general, a positive trend of the extremes events is observed at the district of Grand-Popo (0,207 mm/year) while in Athieme (˗0,216 mm/year) and Bopa (˗0,114 mm/year), a decrease in these extremes events is evident, but with a slight increase over the department. The return periods between 2 and 5 years have experienced rainfall amounts varying between 80 and 125 mm throughout the department. These results are useful for water resources management and consequently those of agricultural activities as well as climate change adaptation and resilience.

The cashew sector, the second largest agricultural export product in Burkina Faso, is experiencing a shift in practices towards organic production. The objective of this study was to analyze the determining factors in the adoption of organic cashew production. The methodological approach consisted of surveys in the commune of Péni (Burkina Faso). The survey was conducted on a sample of 150 producers taken randomly from the list of members of producer groups. A principal component analysis (PCA) was used to extract the factors. A multiple linear regression was performed to assess the dependencies between the participation indicators and the socio-economic and demographic characteristics of the respondents. The results showed that the sample is made up of 99% indigenous people, including 67% men and 31% women. The adoption of organic cashew production is highly dependent on factors related to consumers (consumer demand for health quality, awareness of the dangers of pesticides), the economic environment and the organization of producers (low purchasing power of producers, high cost and fluctuation of input prices, search for autonomy from firms, organization in cooperatives, etc.). In addition, the adoption of organic cashew production also depends very significantly on socio-economic and demographic characteristics (gender, ethnicity and residence status). Consequently, the adoption of organic farming at the cashew level is undoubtedly the result of the combination of socio-economic factors, the characteristics of producers and all conditioned by the mode of access and management of local land.

This paper highlights the potential of fisheries and aquaculture in addressing challenges such as poverty, food insecurity, population growth, and environmental degradation in Niger. With the population expected to reach 38 million by 2035, there is a need to develop strategies to ensure food security and reduce poverty in the nation. The focus is on strengthening communities to seize new opportunities and increase resilience while also improving the ecosystems they depend on. Niger is currently one of the poorest nations globally, but the development of aquaculture and fisheries could significantly contribute to economic growth through exports, job creation, and income generation for rural families. Our vision is to raise the amount of fish available for consumption and supply so that by 2035, Niger’s per capita fish consumption will have increased from 0,9 kg in 2022 to 15 kg, which is closer to the average annual per capita intake of 17.8 kg worldwide. Accordingly, Niger’s overall fish production must rise from 48,170 tonnes in 2022 to 500,000 tonnes by 2035. The key strategies include enhancing inland fisheries and adopting low-cost aquaculture technologies to establish aquaculture sector by 2035.

In order to promote congolese plants with antihypertensive properties, two hypotensive (antihypertensive) extracts of Trema orientalis B. leaves were selected in order to know their flavonoid profiles. Therefore, these extracts were prepared and underwent bioguided fractionations until the isolation of the compounds on silica gel. These ethanolic and aqueous extracts presented similar characteristics (appearance, solubility in polar solvents, color of spots at UV 365 nm, frontal ratio). Five compounds were isolated from these extracts of Trema orientalis leaves. The analytical data of these compounds show a similarity of physical and chemical characteristics. These compounds presented in NMR1H the same basic structure of the flavonoid type, 5,7,4’-trihydroxyl-2,3-dihydroflavonol (Kaempferol) or 5,7,4’-trihydroxyl-2,3-dihydroisoflavonol of gross formula C15H12O6 and differ on their osidic part. Therefore, the definitive structural determination of these compounds must be confirmed by other more in-depth analyses. They will allow to valorize this plant by the production of phytoproducts rich in flavonoids antihypertensive and with oxidizing power.

The Goulbi N’kaba field tree is the most important area for the exploitation and processing of Hyphaene thebaica products in Niger. It offers a good job opportunity to several actors and through the added value generated procures them revenues. This study aims to analyze the main links in the marketing of doum tree-based products. The methodology consisted of collecting data by focus groups and individual interviews, using interview guides and questionnaires to nearly one hundred main actors exploiting leaves, operating in villages, markets, and Goulbi N’Kaba leaf counters. The results show that the doum tree value chain revolves around the leaves and ripe fruits. These are processed into various products and craft items, of which mat weaving is the most remunerative activity. The products are marketed by links in traditional markets but also at the leaf counters. These activities create added value of 5.40% for leaf operators, 13.6% for craftsmen and 81% for traders, especially wholesalers. The 10% taxes collected at the leaf counters should generate substantial resources used to finance development projects within the communities in charge of the management of the field of doum tree of Goulbi N’kaba.

A study was carried out in order to determine the effect of crossbreeding of the best cocoa clones through manual pollination on technological, physical, and sensory qualities. The trials of this study were conducted in three cocoa seed fields within the National Center for Agricultural Research (CNRA) station in Divo, Côte d’Ivoire. The plant material used for this study consisted of nine (9) hybrid families resulting from a 3 x 3 factorial design involving three female parents (T79/501, C20 and UPA409) and three male parents (POR, IMC67 and C151-61), all of which were mutually compatible with each other The number of regular beans and the weight of fresh beans were determined by the pod. The seed size, uniformity, overall flavor, and impurity level were determined for the fermented and dried beans. The evaluation of sensory attributes during a panel was determined after the transformation of cocoa beans into cocoa liquor. The results showed that the crossbreeding of C20 X IMC67 with 49.57 beans obtained the highest number of normal beans The study also showed that the weight of a merchant cocoa bean was greater than 1 g for all the plant material studied The UPA409 X IMC67 was better for the weight of a dry bean and was characterized by a specific aroma. Regarding the organoleptic parameters, aromas whose origin is maternal were the same for all hybrids.

Alibori is by excellence, a pastoral cattle breeding region subjected to many climatic constraints which block the development of the rural world. This article studied the impact of the pluviometric fluctuations on the fodder production in the Department of Alibori. For that purpose, the Maximum Value Composite (MVC) method was used for the image processing Landsat OLI/TIRS of 2013 and 2014. The follow-up of the fodder production is made through the decadal data during rain seasons by the growth index standardized (ICN). The chi-square test was used for to evaluate the correlation between the values of ICN and precipitations. The MaxEnt model made it possible to evaluate the level of importance of precipitation in the growth of the fodder resources. The average values of the ICN observed in the sudanian domain are higher than those of the sudano-sahelian field. The evolution of the index of standardized growth follows the gradient south-north. One notes overall a relation between the pace of ICN and the pluviometric height during every year and especially for period of growth ranging between May at September. The studied fodder herbaceous species develop better when monthly pluviometry oscillates around 20 mm. Monitoring the spatio-temporal dynamics of fodder biomass provided a better account of the annual production of crops and pastures, thus making it possible to implement strategies in the spatial mobility of the cattle herd.