Africa: Communiqué - United in the Fight Against Mpox in Africa - High-Level Emergency Regional Meeting
[Africa CDC] We, the Ministers of Health of Angola, Benin, Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Congo, Democratic Republic of Congo, Gabon, Ghana, Liberia, Nigeria, Uganda and partners, meeting in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo on 13 April 2024; (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - April 15, 2024 Category: African Health Tags: Africa Health and Medicine Source Type: news
Strike Announces Africa Expansion
No Bullshit Bitcoin is funded by our community. "Today, we are launching Strike Africa, expanding our full suite of Bitcoin products and services into Gabon, Ivory Coast, Malawi, Nigeria, South Africa, Uganda, and Zambia with more African markets to come in the future," announced Jack Mallers in a…#strikeafrica #bitcoin #gabon #ivorycoast #nigeria #southafrica #uganda #zambia #african #jackmallers (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - February 28, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
The natural glories of Gabon
Sandwiched between Cameroon and the Republic of the Congo on Africa's west coast, Gabon has long been promoted to tourists as the continent's "last Eden" – and not without justification, says Mike Carter in the FT. This equatorial country is half the size of France, its former colonial power, but…#cameroon #republicofcongo #africa #westcoast #mikecarter #libreville #portgentil #alibongoondimba #ndola #pongara (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - February 18, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Rise of the Global South Highlights Minamata Convention on Mercury COP5
In 2013, a new treaty, the Minamata Convention on Mercury, was adopted by a global community under the auspices of UNEP. The Convention is named after Minamata Bay in Japan to remember the lessons of the tragic health damage by industrial mercury pollution in the 1950s and 1960s. The aim of the treaty is to protect the environment and the human health from anthropogenic emissions and releases of the toxic heavy metal. It regulates the entire life cycle of mercury – its supply, trade, use, emissions, releases, storage, and the management of waste and contaminated sites.By Charlie BrownWASHINGTON, Dec 12 2023 (IPS) As it s...
Source: IPS Inter Press Service - Health - December 12, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Charlie Brown Tags: Africa Asia-Pacific Environment Headlines Health IPS UN: Inside the Glasshouse Sustainable Development Goals TerraViva United Nations IPS UN Bureau Source Type: news
In crowded field of psychedelic startups, Filament CEO makes case for'natural' drugs
A recent boom in psychedelic research has given way to a bumper crop of startups seeking to harness the potential of mind-altering drugs for treating depression, addiction and other conditions. In this crowded field, Vancouver-based Filament Health has a unique approach: extracting drugs like…#filamenthealth #benjaminlightburn #westafrica #gabon (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - November 13, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
How Relevant Is the UN These Days?
A brutal, grinding war in Ukraine. Governments overthrown in Niger and Gabon. Lingering hostility over the Covid-19 pandemic and the unequal distribution of life-saving vaccines. With dozens of world leaders descending upon New York for the United Nations General Assembly’s annual gathering,…#ukraine #niger #lingering #haiti #subscribe #bloombergoriginals #bloombergquicktake #breakingnewson (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - September 18, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Gabon junta names former Eramet executive as petrol minister
A junta that seized power in OPEC-member state Gabon appointed Marcel Abeke, a former executive of French miner Eramet (ERMT.PA) as the country's new petrol minister on Saturday. Abeke was an executive of the company which operates a manganese mine in Gabon until March last year when he was…#opec #marcelabeke #abeke #gabon #raymondndongsima #mauricetocui #leewhite #tocui #maysmouissi #brigadiergeneral (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - September 9, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Gabon's military leader sworn in following coup in latest African uprising
The leader of Gabon's military junta, Gen. Brice Oligui Nguema, was sworn in as the country's interim president on Monday. The ceremony came after Nguema seized power in a coup d'etat last week, in what was the latest usurping of control in a series of recent government uprisings in African…#briceoliguinguema #african #alibongoondimba #ondimba #gabonalibongoondimba #omarbongoondimba #despitegabon #africa #sudan #niger (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - September 4, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Gabon coup deals setback to France ’s strategy in Africa
Paris fears losing further ground in a one-time sphere of influence (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - September 4, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Gabon Reopens Borders Ahead of Transitional Leader Inauguration
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Source: Reuters: Health - September 2, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Gabon coup brings abrupt end to Bongos ’ improbable 56-year dynasty
Veteran president removed this week inherited the huge wealth of the oil-rich country and the lavish tastes of his father (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - September 1, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Gabon Bonds Rebound as Reduced Debt Burden Cushions Coup Impact
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Source: Reuters: Health - September 1, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Gabon Coup: Junta Appoints Transitional President
The Gabon junta has appointed General Brice Nguema as transitional president and will swear him in on Sept. 4, after seizing ...#bricenguema (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - September 1, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Gabon election a'smokescreen' for soldiers planning ouster of unpopular president, experts say
The ouster of Gabon’s president by mutinous soldiers appears to have been well organized and capitalized on the population’s grievances against the government as an excuse to seize power, analysts said. Soldiers on Wednesday ousted President Ali Bongo Ondimba, whose family has ruled the oil-rich…#alibongoondimba #centralafrica #bongo #cabinet #republicanguard #briceclotaire #oliguinguema #josephsiegle #westafrica #niger (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - August 31, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Gabon Junta Cements Grip as Deposed Leader Appeals for Help
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Source: Reuters: Health - August 31, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
