Until now, official figures seemed to indicate that sub-Saharan Africa, with a population of more than 1 billion, had been lucky. The interactive map of reported cases of COVID-19, managed by Johns Hopkins University, shows large red spots almost everywhere - except in sub-Saharan Africa. But today, the first
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The heat wave that hit France and parts of Europe last week was, meteorologists say, caused by hot air masses from North Africa. In this region, as in the Middle East, global warming is burning the air to the point of making it unbearable. In a relatively
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A strange idea has been developing for some time: not having a child would help save the planet. Would our readily apocalyptic era be coupled with a post-modern resurgence of Malthusianism? Why add more earthlings to the few billions of us who have already spent so much time on the planet?
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Their names are scary, and rightly so, because these viruses are wreaking havoc. Ebola, Zika, Dengue, Lassa, ... cause hundreds of deaths and pose a major epidemiological risk. A new hope to stop these scourges comes from the famous molecular tool CRISPR. Often criticized for its applications sometimes
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The king of the African savannah, the tree of life, the pharmacist tree, the magic tree, the millennium baobab tree, is disappearing. Silently and mysteriously. An international team of researchers is making this tragic observation: the oldest baobabs in Africa are dying. We do not know the causes of
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La 6ème édition des Assises de la Transformation Digitale en Afrique qui se déroule actuellement au Ministères des Finances et de l’Economie à Paris, tient toutes ses promesses. Des acteurs du monde de la politique, du numérique, des IT Managers se sont réunis pour faire un certain nombre de recommandations
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The population of the African continent is growing rapidly. Estimated at 140 million in 1900, it reached one billion in 2010. It will reach 2.5 billion in 2050 and more than 4 billion in 2100, according to the medium scenario of UN projections (see figure below). Today, one human being out of six lives in
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According to textbooks, all modern humans come from a population that lived in East Africa about 200,000 years ago. This theory is based on some very serious evidence: genetic analysis of humans from all over the world and the discovery of
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On the occasion of the 22nd Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, the COP22 Steering Committee commissioned the first pan-African study on global warming. It was conducted among young people born in the decades 1980 to 2000, the
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L’Agence Française de Développement (AFD) et Bpifrance s’associent pour lancer un concours d’innovation numérique ouvert aux startups africaines et françaises qui agissent pour le développement en Afrique. Pour la première fois, l’AFD, qui finance depuis près de 75 ans des projets de développement en Afrique, et Bpifrance, s’associent pour
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Explosive demography, massive urbanization, anarchic deforestation: West Africa is facing major changes, which predict a tripling of anthropogenic pollution (1) between 2000 and 2030. What will be the impact on the health of populations and ecosystems, but also on meteorology and climate?
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Les eurodéputés réclament un changement radical de cap pour la Nouvelle Alliance pour la sécurité alimentaire et la nutrition qui tend à répliquer le modèle d’agriculture intensive dans les pays africains. De nombreuses initiatives européennes souhaitent dynamiser le secteur agricole africain ; les opinions divergent et certains détracteurs accusent même certains projets
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The thorny issue of genetically modified (GM) crops is resurfacing. Speaking at the Davos Economic Summit, Bill Gates recently declared that GM crops are a key weapon in the fight against hunger and poverty in Africa. But Bill Gates did not mention one important piece of news, namely that
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West Africa. A chimpanzee approaches a tall tree. He squats down and puts himself in meditation (in prayer?) for a long time. Then, suddenly, he gets up, takes a large stone and places it on a mound of other stones already arranged by his fellow chimpanzees at the foot of the tree. Shouts
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En 2014, l’Union européenne a investi plus d’un milliard d’euros, et la France 521 millions, afin de lutter contre la pauvreté en Afrique subsaharienne (programme NASAN). Or la Commission « Développement » du Parlement européen considère que cette manne financière, loin de bénéficier aux populations locales, profite surtout aux entreprises
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The propensity of investors to rush into available agricultural land in Africa or Asia has been known for some years now. But these investments have generated much disappointment due to the instability of the regions concerned. As a result, investors are now targeting less risky horizons, from Australia to the
PlusAs thousands of refugees driven by war and oppression continue to flock to Europe from the Middle East and sub-Saharan Africa, researchers have just announced that what we are seeing today is nothing compared to what will happen next. Indeed, in a relatively
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We know that the giants of the web, Amazon in mind, dream of using drones to deliver their customers at home. Unfortunately for these companies, most Western countries drastically restrict the conditions of use and flight of civilian drones. A Californian startup had the idea to go elsewhere. It's a...
PlusWest Africa. A chimpanzee approaches a tall tree. He squats down and puts himself in meditation (in prayer?) for a long time. Then, suddenly, he gets up, takes a large stone and places it on a mound of other stones already arranged by his fellow chimpanzees at the foot of the tree. Shouts
PlusThe thorny issue of genetically modified (GM) crops is resurfacing. Speaking at the Davos Economic Summit, Bill Gates recently declared that GM crops are a key weapon in the fight against hunger and poverty in Africa. But Bill Gates did not mention one important piece of news, namely that
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