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Annual French Ambassadors' Conference (Paris, 25-27 August 2010)

During the 18th ambassador's conference in Paris, which gathered nearly 180 heads of mission, French President Nicholas Sarkozy indicated that the UN Climate Change Summit to be held in South Africa in November 2011 would probably be decisive in sealing an agreement on climate change. As the G20 summit will be held in France just before, he expressed his eagerness to discuss the sequence with President Jacob Zuma in order to reach decisive progress. The President also laid down an (…)

Vacancy announcement : ERAfrica Project Administrator

IRD AND ERAFRICA
IRD is the French Institute of Research for the Development, headquartered in Marseille (France). In 2009, IRD employed 2208 staff including 829 researchers, with an annual budget of 231 M€. IRD was commissioned to coordinate the ERA-Net (European Research Area Network) for Africa, called ERAfrica, a project that is part of the European Commission 7th Framework Programme, aiming at strengthening collaborations in S&T between Europe and Africa. In this ERA-Net, 12 partners – (…)

Africa - France Summit (Nice, 31 May - 1rst June 2010)

French President Nicolas Sarkozy welcomes President Jacob Zuma of South Africa during the Africa - France summit held in Nice, France from the 31rst of May to the 1rst of June 2010.
President of South Africa: Jacob Zuma, French Minister of Foreign and European affairs: Bernard Kouchner and South African Minister of International Relations & Cooperation: Nkoana Maite-Mashabane during the France - Africa Summit in Nice, France.
You can read the speech of the French President, Nicolas (…)

Douce France, a land loved by so many

First in class among tourist destinations, France has kept its number one position in spite of the downturn caused by the economic crisis. “Lazing around” in France is so nice that lots of foreign visitors are opting to extend their holidays and buy a second home in France.
The chirping of cicadas, the fragrance of aromatic herbs, a glass of rosé in your hand, the dull clunk of pétanque balls as they bump delicately into one another beneath the plane trees is a French summer pleasure enjoyed (…)

Africa- France relations: let's do away with clichés

In response to Dr Adebayo's article ( Business Day, 12 August 2010 )
Dr Adebayo Adekeye's depiction of France's relations with Africa published in Business Day, on July 27th, misses a number of points. Let me address only those which are the most blatantly inaccurate.
1) France's goals in Africa
Mr Adebayo considers that France's goals are first and foremost driven by an illusory attempt to retain her status as a global power. This is incorrect. France does not shy away from acknowledging that (…)

Rock Art Heritage in South Africa - Training workshop 18-22 October 2010

Training Workshop on Rock Engravings Recording 18th – 22nd October 2010 Kimberley, South Africa
The “Science, technologies, rock art” international research group (GDRI-STAR), with the McGregor Museum (Kimberley, South Africa), the Rock Art Research Institute (Johannesburg, South Africa), the CNRS, the Université de Toulouse (France) and the Centre National de Préhistoire (Périgueux, France) are organizing an international workshop which offers a one week training course in recording techniques (…)