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Community Psychology: The Case of Cameroon
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Therese Tchombe --- University of Buea, Cameroon Raul Kassea --- ENS University of Yaoundé, CameroonCommunity psychology in Cameroon is a budding discipline even its practice, given the scarcity of professionals with specialised training. However, this paper highlights public and private community-oriented projects that resonate with the principles of community psychology. The demands are high... -
Influence of nutrient concentrations on the seasonal abundance and distribution of Cyanophyceae in the coastal region of Mount Cameroon
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Marine Science • Authors: PM Oben BO ObenWater management in the coastal region of Mount Cameroon is threatened by extensive and persistent noxious blooms of Cyanophyceae (blue-green algae) in the surface and near-surface mesotrophic and eutrophic zones. Nutrient concentrations and species composition of Cyanophyceae were investigated from... -
Agriculture and Climate Change in Cameroon: An Assessment of Impacts and Adaptation Options
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Yong D. Ngondjeb --- , CameroonThis study aims to assess the economic impact of climate change on crop farming activities in the Sudano-Sahelian Area of Cameroon. The study uses the Ricardian model and is based on farm data generated from a survey carried out in... -
Ciguatera: the detection of neurotoxins in carnivorous reef fish from the coast of Cameroon, West Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Marine Science • Authors: P Bienfang B Oben S DeFelice P Moeller K Huncik P Oben R Toonen T Daly-Engel B BowenThis work examined 64 large, carnivorous reef fish from the coastal waters of Cameroon for toxicity commonly associated with an incidence of ciguatera fish poisoning. The samples were also subjected to m-DNA analyses to confirm their taxonomic identification. The analyses... -
Nest position and type affect predation rates of artificial avian nests in the tropical lowland forest on Mount Cameroon
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Ostrich: Journal of African Ornithology • Authors: Eric Djomo Nana --- Department of Ecology, Faculty of Science, Czech Republic Ondřej Sedláček --- Department of Ecology, Faculty of Science, Czech Republic Jana Vokurková --- Department of Ecology, Faculty of Science, Czech Republic David Hořák --- Department of Ecology, Faculty of Science, Czech RepublicNest predation is the leading cause of reproductive failure in birds and thus it shapes their life history strategies. Intensities of nest predation appear to differ among nest locations and types in both temperate and tropical regions. However, there is... -
The Mollusca inhabiting rice fields in northern Cameroon and their role as intermediate hosts for schistosomes
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Zoology • Authors: A. Ndassa --- General Biology Laboratory, Faculty of Science, Cameroon R. Mimpfoundi --- General Biology Laboratory, Faculty of Science, CameroonA systematic account is given of the freshwater gastropod and bivalve fauna of Ouro-Doukoudje, northern Cameroon, based on a survey conducted from July 2000 to June 2001 at 12 sites in rice fields spanning 800 ha. In total, 14 species... -
Morphological studies on Bulinus sp. (Gastropoda: Planorbidae) from Nchout Monoun, Cameroon
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Zoology • Authors: R. Mimpfoundi --- General Biology Laboratory, Faculty of Science, Cameroon A. Ndassa --- General Biology Laboratory, Faculty of Science, CameroonSince 1990, diploid Bulinus sp. populations have been reported from many sites in the volcanic western Bamileke and Bamoun plateau in Cameroon; starch gel electrophoresis of enzymes and chromosome analyses have revealed a single band in hydroxybutyrate dehydrogenase (HBDH), isocitrate... -
Interference competition between sunbirds and carpenter bees for the nectar of Hypoestes aristata
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Zoology • Authors: Robert Tropek --- Institute of Entomology, Biology Centre, Czech Academy of Sciences, Czech Republic Michael Bartoš --- University of South Bohemia, Czech Republic Eliška Padyšáková --- University of South Bohemia, Czech Republic Štěpán Janeček --- Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, Czech RepublicInterference competition for nectar sources has been repeatedly described between hummingbirds and various insects, but rarely recorded in other nectari-vorous birds. We observed aggressive behaviour by African sunbirds (Cinnyris reichenowi and Cinnyris bouvieri) defending the nectar plant Hypoestes aristata against... -
Does social capital really determine poverty? Evidence from a Cameroon household survey
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Johannes Tabi Atemnkeng --- Department of Economics and Management, Cameroon Andrew Wujung Vukenkeng --- Department of Economics, CameroonThis paper examines the effect of social capital on household poverty using the 2007 Cameroon household survey. A social capital indicator is constructed using the polychoric principal components analysis method and econometric approaches are employed to correct for potential endogeneity... -
Remittances, mobile phones and informality: Insights from Cameroon
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Nathanael Ojong --- Department of Business Administration, CanadaResearch on mobile phones abound. However, the use of the mobile phone as an informal value transfer mechanism has received little attention. This paper attempts to fill this lacuna in academic literature by focusing on the ‘why’ and ‘how’ of... -
Under Five Malnutrition Crises in the Boko Haram Area of Cameroon
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Clinical Nutrition • Authors: Samuel Nambile Cumber --- Discipline of Public Health Medicine, Department of Nursing & Public Health, South Africa Shalom Jaila --- Under Privilege Children and Women Assistance (UPCAWA-SWEDEN), Researcher Cameroon Branch, Cameroon Bongkiynuy Nancy --- Under Privilege Children and Women Assistance (UPCAWA-SWEDEN), Researcher Cameroon Branch, Cameroon Joyce Mahlako Tsoka-Gwegweni --- Discipline of Public Health Medicine, Department of Nursing & Public Health, South AfricaBoko-Haram has increased their attacks along the Cameroon boarder in the Far North region of Cameroon since 2013. The prevalence of malnutrition in the north of Cameroon is high. Regions like the Adamawa, North and Far North regions have a... -
Undernutrition among children under five in the Bandja village of Cameroon, Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Clinical Nutrition • Authors: Léonie Dapi Nzefa --- Department of Public Health, Cameroon Francisca Monebenimp --- Department of Public Health, Cameroon Christofer Äng --- Department of Clinical Medicine, Umeå, SwedenBackground: Sub-Saharan Africa has a long history of struggling with child undernutrition. The prevalence of undernutrition is still high and knowledge about this public health problem and the underlying causes is essential for children’s health. -
Volume recovery and estimation of commercial volumes of Okan (Cylicodiscus gabunensis Harms) in southern Cameroon
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern Forests: a Journal of Forest Science • Authors: Julien M Seka --- Ministry of Forestry and Wildlife, National Forestry School, Cameroon Jean Bégin --- Department of Wood and Forest Sciences, Faculty of Forestry, Geography and Geomatics, CanadaThe objective of this study was to quantify the volume of residues and develop volume equations for estimation of commercial outside-bark volumes of Okan (Cylicodiscus gabunensis) at different logging stages. Two hundred and five stems with diameter at breast height... -
Effects of human disturbance and altitudinal gradient on myriapod species richness and abundance at Mount Kala, central Cameroon
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Zoology • Authors: PS Mbenoun Masse --- Laboratoire de Zoologie, Cameroon SD Makon --- Laboratoire de Zoologie, CameroonMyriapods are remarkably diverse and encompass many endemic species, yet they remain poorly studied in Cameroon. We investigated the influence of anthropogenic activities on myriapod assemblage structures along an altitudinal gradient at Mount Kala. Myriapods were collected by pitfall trapping,... -
Eco-friendly environment in Cameroon: Does an increase in fossil fuel energy consumption influence economic growth?
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Thales Pacific Yapatake Kossele --- , Central African Republic Manuella Ndjakwa Tonga --- , Cameroon Magalie Gabriella Ngaba Mbai-Akem --- , Central African RepublicThis study examines the relationship between fossil fuel consumption and economic growth in ensuring energy conservation steps to reduce reliance on fossil fuels for a friendly environment in Cameroon covering the period of 1996–2013. The Auto-Regressive Distributed Lag (ARDL) bounds... -
Impact of the 2008 wage review on the public-private sector wage-gap in Cameroon
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Ebenezer Lemven Wirba --- , Cameroon Fiennasah Annif’ Akem --- , Cameroon Francis Menjo Baye --- , CameroonThis paper examines the impact of the 2008 wage review on the public-private sector wage-gap in Cameroon. Specifically, the paper evaluates the determinants of participating in the labour market and choosing formal sector employment; assesses the correlates of wages in... -
Description of two new species of the africana-group of the Genus Gryllotalpa, with a redescription of Gryllotalpa africana Beauvois (Orthoptera: Gryllotalpidae)
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Zoology • Authors: Alain Simeu-Noutchom --- , Cameroon Sévilor Kekeunou --- , Cameroon Alain Christel Wandji --- , Cameroon Marcelle Mbadjoun Nzike --- , Cameroon Philène Corinne Aude Um Nyobe --- , Cameroon Alfiery Laurel Djomnang Nkwala --- , Cameroon Linda Gaelle Guiadem Simo --- , CameroonThree species of the africana-group of the Genus Gryllotalpa (Orthoptera: Gryllotalpidae) were recorded from Cameroon during an investigation from March 2016 to March 2018: Gryllotalpa africana Beauvois from Buea and Tombel, and two new species, Gryllotalpa tombelensis Simeu-Noutchom and Kekeunou... -
The interactions of a Chinese MNE with local institutions in sub-Sahara Africa and the implications for workforce management in the subsidiary
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Africa Journal of Management • Authors: Julius Nyiawung --- , Republic of IrelandThe unique nature of China’s interactions with Africa has been professed to respond better to the continent’s developmental and labor needs than the colonial and post-colonial engagements with Western countries. This has also been an impetus to the calls for... -
Investigation of green-glued laminated timber from the Congo Basin: durability, mechanical strength and variability trends of the bondlines
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern Forests: a Journal of Forest Science • Authors: René Oum Lissouck --- University of Yaoundé I, Cameroon Rachel Raïssa Ngono Mvondo --- Institute of Wood Technology, University of Yaoundé I, Cameroon François René Ateba --- Institute of Wood Technology, University of Yaoundé I, Cameroon Regis Pommier --- University of Bordeaux, FranceThe development of glulam may give complementary, added-value to an important part of the timber production in the Congo Basin. Nevertheless, the high humidity in which these timbers operate may cause problems such as cracks and severe deformations if they... -
L'ascenseur et l'escalier — la lutte contre le SIDA au Cameroun
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: SAHARA-J: Journal of Social Aspects of HIV/AIDS • Authors: Jacques-Philippe Tsala Tsala --- Department of Psychology, University of Yaoundé I and Catholic University of Central Africa, CameroonHIV/AIDS infection has spread like wildfire in the countries of sub-saharan Africa. In order to fight that pandemic, Cameroon has organised itself by setting up, with the assistance of bilateral and multilateral partners, a national structure with the aim to... -
‘When I get better I will do the test’: Facilitators and barriers to HIV testing in Northwest Region of Cameroon with implications for TB and HIV/AIDS control programmes
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: SAHARA-J: Journal of Social Aspects of HIV/AIDS • Authors: Nwarbébé Barnabas Njozing --- Public Health at the Division of Epidemiology and Global Health, Umeå University, Sweden Kerstin E Edin --- Unit for Epidemiology and Global Health, Department of Public Health and Clinical Medicine, Umeå Centre of Gender Studies, University, Anna-Karin Hurtig --- Public Health at the Division of Epidemiology and Global Health, Umeå University, SwedenThe World Health Organization has recommended collaborative activities between TB and HIV programmes with routine counselling and testing for HIV among TB patients in order to improve the uptake of HIV services. We carried out qualitative research interviews with 21... -
HIV/AIDS and older adults in Cameroon: Emerging issues and implications for caregiving and policy-making
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: SAHARA-J: Journal of Social Aspects of HIV/AIDS • Authors: Perpetua Lum Tanyi --- , , South Africa André Pelser --- , , South Africa Joseph Okeibunor --- , , NigeriaThe burden of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection and acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS) on the elderly population in three divisions within the Northwest Region of Cameroon was examined. Data for this paper were extracted from a larger study which... -
Morphometrics and sexual dimorphism of the hinge‐back tortoises Kinixys erosa and Kinixys homeana (Reptilia: Testudinidae) in southwestern Cameroon
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: The Journal of the Herpetological Association of Africa • Authors: DwightP. Lawson --- The University of Texas at Arlington, U.S.A.Morphometric data on a series of forest‐dwelling hingeback tortoises, 138 Kinixys erosa and 74 Kinixys homeana, from the Southwest Province of Cameroon, Africa, where they are sympatric, are presented. The two species exhibited opposite trends in sexual size dimorphism. Unique... -
On Herpele multiplicata (Amphibia: Gymnophiona: Caeciliidae)
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Herpetology • Authors: Mark Wilkinson --- The Natural History Museum, Hendrik Müller --- The Natural History Museum, DavidJ. Gower --- The Natural History Museum,The African caecilian genus Herpele contains two species, the relatively widespread H. squalostoma (Stutchbury, 1859) and the enigmatic H. multiplicata (Nieden, 1912). The holotype and only reported specimen of H. multiplicata is lost. Consequently, the species is known only from... -
New species of Hemidactylus (Squamata: Gekkonidae) from Cameroon
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: The Journal of the Herpetological Association of Africa • Authors: AaronM. Bauer --- Villanova University, USA Matthew Lebreton --- Cameroon Biodiversity Conservation Society, Cameroon Laurent Chirio --- Muséum national d'Histoire Naturelle, France Ivan Ineich --- Muséum national d'Histoire Naturelle, France Marcell Talla Kouete --- Cameroon Biodiversity Conservation Society, CameroonA new large (100 mm SVL) species of forest‐dwelling gecko of the genus Hemidactylus is described from the Furu‐Awa area in the Northwest Province of Cameroon. The species is distinguished from other equatorial West African members of the genus by... -
Biodiversity and conservation of the reptiles of the mount Cameroon area
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: The Journal of the Herpetological Association of Africa • Authors: N. L. Gonwouo --- University of Yaoundé I Faculty of Science, Cameroon M. LeBreton --- Cameroon Biodiversity Conservation Society, Cameroon L. Chirio --- Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle, France I. Ineich --- Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle, France N. M. Tchamba --- WWF Cameroon Program Office, Cameroon P. Ngassam --- University of Yaoundé I Faculty of Science, Cameroon G. Dzikouk --- University of Yaoundé I, Cameroon J. L. Diffo --- CRESAR, CameroonA survey of reptiles was undertaken in the Mt. Cameroon region. We recorded 74 species of reptiles from 49 genera and 14 families. An additional 12 species have been found in the area but were not detected during our research... -
A new species of Trachylepis Fitzinger, 1843 (Squamata: Scincidae) from central African forests
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: The Journal of the Herpetological Association of Africa • Authors: Laurent Chirio --- Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle, France Ivan Ineich --- Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle, France Andreas Schmitz --- Muséum d'Histoire naturelle de la Ville de Genève (MHNG), Switzerland Matthew LeBreton --- CRESAR, CameroonIntensive collection and field observations in the Central African Republic revealed a previously undescribed skink species of the genus Trachylepis. Morphologically this species seems to be related to Trachylepis boulengeri and/or T. polytropis, but genetic analysis showed that this is... -
External morphology and osteology support the placement of Phrynobatrachus nlonakoensis plath, Herrmann & Böhme, 2006 within the genus Arthroleptis
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Herpetology • Authors: BredaM. Zimkus --- Harvard University, USA JoannaG. Larson --- Harvard University, USAExamination of external morphology and osteology of type material of Phrynobatrachus nlonakoensis Plath, Herrmann, and Böhme, 2006 support a recent taxonomic change, transferring the species into the genus Arthroleptis, which was recently made without examination of specimens. -
A new puddle frog (Phrynobatrachidae: Phrynobatrachus) from the Mambilla Plateau in eastern Nigeria
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Herpetology • Authors: DavidC. Blackburn --- University of Kansas, USAA new species of puddle frog (Phrynobatrachus) is described from the Kurmin Danko Forest Reserve on the western edge of the Mambilla Plateau in eastern Nigeria. The new species is distinguished from both geographically proximate and closely related Phrynobatrachus species... -
An enigmatic mortality event in the only population of the Critically Endangered Cameroonian frog Xenopus longipes
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Herpetology • Authors: DavidC. Blackburn --- University of Kansas, USA BenJ. Evans --- McMaster University, Canada AllanP. Pessier --- San Diego Zoo's Institute for Conservation Research, USA VanceT. Vredenburg --- San Francisco State University, USAContemporary global declines and mortality events in amphibian populations have been often attributed to infectious disease and climate change, separately and in combination. We report on an enigmatic mortality event in the only known population of the Critically Endangered frog... -
Description of the tadpoles of two Cameroonian frogs, Leptodactylodon axillaris and L. perreti (Anura: Arthroleptidae)
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Herpetology • Authors: Deise Cruz --- California Academy of Sciences, USA AnneliseL. Dawson --- Harvard University, USA DavidC. Blackburn --- California Academy of Sciences, USAWe describe the tadpoles of two closely related frog species of the genus Leptodactylodon (family Arthroleptidae), L. axillaris and L. perreti, that are restricted to the mountains of Cameroon. Tadpoles were collected from near the type locality of each species... -
The determinants of the adoption of mobile money by small enterprises (SEs) in Douala, Cameroon
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Grégory Mvogo --- University of Douala, Cameroon Martin Ndzana --- University of Douala, Cameroon Honoré Bidiasse --- University of Douala, CameroonThe purpose of this article is to analyze the factors that determine the decision to adopt mobile money by small Cameroonian enterprises, focusing on the profile of the manager and the sector of activity. From a random sample of 276... -
Financial innovation, financial inclusion, and enterprise performance: A sectoral analysis
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Bernadin Géraud Comlan Ahodode --- Department of Economic Sciences, University of Abomey-Calavi, Benin Eugène Bertrand Okala Eloundou --- Department of Development Economics, University of Yaoundé II, CameroonThis study analyzed the effects of the use of financial services (financial innovation and financial inclusion) on the enterprises’ performance in Cameroon. Ordinary least squares and logit model estimation methods were used for the empirical analyses. The data used are... -
The impact of innovation on formalization and job creation of informal SMEs in Cameroon: Evidence from the World Bank Enterprise Survey
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Faustine Kede Ndouna --- University of Dschang, Applied Microeconomy Research Centre (REMA), Cameroon Roger Tsafack Nanfosso --- Dschang School of Economics and Management, Research in Applied Microeconomics (REMA), University of Dschang, Cameroon,This study aims to examine the impact of innovation on the formalization and job creation of informal SMEs in Cameroon, using data from the World Bank Enterprise Survey 2016. The study found that while technological innovation increases the chances of... -
Insights into the phylogenetic position of genus Synodontella (Monopisthocotylea) among some other Dactylogyridea gill parasites of African catfishes and the importance of haptoral elements
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Aquatic Science • Authors: Jonathan A Mbondo --- Institute of Agricultural Research for Development (IRAD), Mbalmayo Agricultural Research Centre, Cameroon Dieu ne dort Bahanak --- Institute of Agricultural Research for Development (IRAD), Minko Multipurpose Research Station, Cameroon Etienne D Bassock Bayiha --- University of Yaoundé I, Cameroon Charles F Bilong Bilong --- University of Yaoundé I, CameroonThis work provides new molecular data on seven species representing three genera (Protoancylodiscoides, Schilbetrema and Synodontella) in the order Dactylogyridea. The results help to explain the origin of Synodontella spp. and to elucidate the phylogenetic position of Synodontella in relation... -
The amphibians and reptiles of Ngel Nyaki Forest Reserve on the Mambilla Plateau of eastern Nigeria
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Herpetology • Authors: Denise Arroyo-Lambaer --- Instituto de Biología, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, México Lauren A Scheinberg --- , USA Jens V Vindum --- , USA Walter P Tapondjou --- University of Florida, USA Morgan G Davidson --- University of Florida, USA Hazel Chapman --- University of Canterbury, New Zealand David C Blackburn --- , USAThe herpetofauna of the montane forests of Taraba State in eastern Nigeria is poorly known. During the twentieth century, two short surveys of amphibian and reptile diversity were conducted on the Mambilla Plateau, but these did not generate a comprehensive...
