Poverty and fertility in Ivory Coast: why is the Malthusianism of poverty not verified? • Edouard Talnan, Ecole Nationale Supérieure de Statistique et d'Economie Appliquée (ENSEA) ; Raïmi Fassassi, Ecole Nationale Supérieure de Statistique et d'Economie Appliquée (ENSEA) ; Patrice Vimard, Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD)

Child spacing in Sub-Saharan Africa: seven countries and a case for exceptionality • Tom A. Moultrie, University of Cape Town

Have infant and child mortality increased in West Africa? Evaluation of evidence from demographic and health surveys • Stan Becker, Johns Hopkins University ; El Daw Suliman, Johns Hopkins University

Vulnerability and resilience: determinants of under-five mortality changes in Zambia • Eneas Gakusi, African Development Bank Group

Persistence of traditional high fertility in tropical Africa: the case of the Democratic Republic of Congo • Anatole Romaniuc, University of Alberta