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L’Union africaine (UA) s’est réunie, hier à Addis-Abeba, pour définir une stratégie à l’échelle du continent face à l’épidémie d’Ebola qui, selon l’Organisation mondiale de la Santé (OMS), a déjà fait plus de 2.000 morts en Afrique de l’Ouest.

L'épidémie d'Ebola risque de continuer sa flambée: des milliers de nouveaux cas sont attendus en Afrique de l'Ouest, a averti lundi l'Organisation mondiale de la Santé (OMS). Sa croissance pourrait être "exponentielle".

Addis Ababa: The African Union (AU) executive council Monday began its emergency meeting on the Ebola virus outbreak in Ethiopia's capital Addis Ababa to consolidate collective continental efforts against the deadly disease.

L’Union africaine (UA), réunie lundi à Addis Abeba pour définir une stratégie à l’échelle du continent contre l’épidémie d’Ebola, a appelé les pays africains à lever toutes les restrictions aux voyages.

La présidente de la Commission de l’Union africaine, Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma, a estimé lundi que la fermeture des frontières et la suspension des vols à destination des pays affectés par le virus Ebola en Afrique de l’Ouest a davantage d’impact de la maladie sur les populations locales que la maladie elle-même.

ADDIS ABABA, Sept. 8 (Xinhua) -- The African Union (AU) has underlined to act together to assist countries that are most affected by Ebola. An AU executive council emergency meeting over Ebola was opened on Monday at the AU headquarters in Ethiopia's capital Addis Ababa to consolidate collective continental efforts against the deadly disease.

Nasci em Canchungo, na região noroeste de Bissau. Uma bela paleta de uma paisagem verdejante atravessada por abundantes cursos de água, por uma floresta densa, grandes extensões de mangais, de ilhas virgens e um litoral onde uma riquíssima vida marinha abundante permanece gravada na minha memória. Hoje, as condições climáticas erráticas, a diminuição de precipitação, o aumento do nível do mar e...

Africa, over the past 20 years, has moved from a position of Afro pessimism through Afro optimism to a state of Afro enthusiasm. In Africa, we all like it but we should also ask why the narrative has changed so drastically? Is the new narrative coming from Africa? Partly, yes. However, most of what we hear is still an outside view and for good reason. The one who controls the information controls...

.... costs they bear are hugely disproportionate. Often referred to as an undifferentiated group, African SIDS are in reality quite diverse. In economic terms, Cape Verde, Mauritius and ...

Je suis né à Canchungo, dans le nord-ouest de la Guinée-Bissau. Les souvenirs de magnifiques paysages verts sillonnés de nombreux cours d’eau, d’épaisses forêts, de vastes étendues de mangroves, d’îles vierges et de rivages intacts grouillant d’une vie marine foisonnante restent gravés dans ma mémoire. Aujourd’hui, des phénomènes tels que l’irrégularité du climat, la baisse de la pluviométrie et...

VENTURES AFRICA – I was born in Canchungo, in the northwestern part of Guinea-Bissau. Images of a beautiful canvas of green landscape crisscrossed by abundant waterways, thick forest, vast expanses of mangroves, pristine islands and coastlines, teeming with rich marine life, remain etched in my memory. Today, erratic weather conditions, declining rainfall, rising sea levels and other phenomena...

Addis Ababa: At the Third International Conference on Small Island Developing States (SIDS) in Apia, Samoa, Mr Carlos Lopes, the Executive Secretary of the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) chaired a side event themed, 'The Paradox of the 'small' securing development opportunities in the face of climate change in Africa Small Island Developing States (SIDS).

Je suis né à Canchungo, dans le nord-ouest de la Guinée-Bissau. Les souvenirs de magnifiques paysages verts sillonnés de nombreux cours d’eau, d’épaisses forêts, de vastes étendues de mangroves, d’îles vierges et de rivages intacts grouillant d’une vie marine foisonnante restent gravés dans ma mémoire. Aujourd’hui, des phénomènes tels que l’irrégularité du climat, la baisse de la pluviométrie et...

I was born in Canchungo, in the northwestern part of Guinea-Bissau. Images of a beautiful canvas of green landscape crisscrossed by abundant waterways, thick forest, vast expanses of mangroves, pristine islands and coastlines, teeming with rich marine life, remain etched in my memory. Today, erratic weather conditions, declining rainfall, rising sea levels and other phenomena are changing the...

Seychelles President James Michel has thanked the Food and Agricultural Organisation (FAO), for helping to build the resilience and capacity of the Indian Ocean archipelago and other small island states and called on the organisation to further assist Seychelles in developing the Blue Economy.

Addis Ababa — At the Third International Conference on Small Island Developing States (SIDS) in Apia, Samoa, Mr. Carlos Lopes, the Executive Secretary of the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) chaired a side event themed, 'The Paradox of the 'small' securing development opportunities in the face of climate change in Africa Small Island Developing States (SIDS).

National governments, civil society organisations and business leaders gathered in Samoa, 1-4 September, at the Third International Conference on Small Island Developing States (SIDS 2014). The goal was to build durable partnerships and secure sustainable development for this group of countries, which are often remote, low lying, and acutely vulnerable to climate change and rising seas, as well...

Addis Ababa: At the Third International Conference on Small Island Developing States (SIDS) in Apia, Samoa, Mr Carlos Lopes, the Executive Secretary of the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) chaired a side event themed, 'The Paradox of the 'small' securing development opportunities in the face of climate change in Africa Small Island Developing States (SIDS).

Among Africa’s policy wonks, underperforming trade across the continent within the region is a favoured subject. To unravel the puzzle, they reel off facts and figures at conferences and workshops, pinpoint trade hurdles to overcome and point to the vast opportunities that lie ahead if only African countries could integrate their economies. It’s an interesting debate but with little to show for...

Nasci em Canchungo, na região noroeste de Bissau. Uma bela paleta de uma paisagem verdejante atravessada por abundantes cursos de água, por uma floresta densa, grandes extensões de mangais, de ilhas virgens e um litoral onde uma riquíssima vida marinha abunda permanece gravada na minha memória. Hoje, as condições climáticas erráticas, a diminuição de precipitação, o aumento do nível do mar e...