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AFRA High Level Policy Review Seminar, Aswan, November 2007
15 August 2008 | From 19-23 November 2007, the AFRA High Level Policy Review Seminar took place in Aswan, Egypt bringing together several Ministers and representatives from AFRA Member States. More »
1st African Conference on Clinical Nuclear Medicine & Medical Physics
12 March 2008 | Within the framework of the AFRA regional projects RAF/6/030 - Diagnosing Diseases using Clinical Nuclear Medicine, and RAF/6/032 - Promoting Regional and National Quality Assurance Programmes for Medical Physics in Nuclear Medicine, and with support from the IAEA, the first African Conference on Clinical Nuclear Medicine and Medical Physics was held from 16 to 17 February 2008 in Khartoum, Sudan. More »
Ethiopia signs Country Programme Framework
6 November 2007 | During the 51st regular session of the IAEA General Conference, the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia signed the Country Programme Framework (CPF) with the Agency. More »
General Conference 2007
3 October 2007 | The 51st regular session of the IAEA General Conference was a special one for two principal reasons: mounting of the TC exhibition (see separate story on website) and the high number of bilateral meetings that were arranged between Member State delegations and the staff of the Division for Africa. More »
Success stories from Africa at the TC Exhibition
3 October 2007 |
During the 51st session of the General Conference, the Department of Technical Cooperation organised a special exhibition entitled: 'Technical Cooperation: Delivering results for peace and development'.
More »18th AFRA Representatives Meeting
3 October 2007 |
The 18th Meeting of AFRA Representatives was convened on 18 September 2007 during the 51st General Conference. Libya was elected Chair of AFRA for the next year.
More »Cooperation between Ethiopia and South Africa on NDT
1 October 2007 |
Ethiopia and South Africa cooperate on the field of Non-Destructive Testing under the IAEA technical cooperation project ETH/8/009 - Establishment of a Non-destructive Testing Centre in Support of Metal and Engineering Industries.
More »A Long Wait Ends
16 August 2007 | New cancer hospital in Zambia brings hope to patients. And ends years of waiting-list misery. More »
18th AFRA Technical Working Group Meeting (TWGM), Tripoli, Libya
11 July 2007 | The 18th AFRA TWGM was hosted by the Government of the Libyan Arab Jamahiriya through the Renewable Energies and Water Desalination Research Centre (REWDRC) of the National Bureau for Research and Development (NBRD) and convened at the Tajoura Centre from 22 to 26 April 2007. More »
Combatting desertification in Africa
11 July 2007 | Since 2001, four countries of the West African Sahel, namely Burkina Faso, Mali, Niger and Senegal joined efforts in a cooperative venture under the IAEA regional technical cooperation project RAF/5/048 «Combating desertification in the Sahel», with the aim of intensifying crop production in a sustainable manner in rainfed agriculture to increase food security in the context of combating desertification. More »
Assessment of Groundwater and Geothermal Resources in Ethiopia
13 June 2007 | IAEA TC Project ETH/8/007 was a multi-counterpart project involving three Ethiopian Institutions in the application of isotope hydrological techniques in groundwater and geothermal resources investigation and management in the Afar rift valley and adjacent highlands of Ethiopia. More »
First sterile male test releases in Ethiopia
1 June 2007 | The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) continues to assist the Southern Tsetse Eradication Project (STEP) through its Technical Cooperation project ETH/5/012 - Integrating Sterile Insect Technique for Tsetse Eradication. The project aims to eventually create a tsetse-free zone in an area of 25 000 km2 in the Southern Rift Valley (SRV), Ethiopia. More »
Accreditation of Regional Designated Centre in Non-Destructive Testing
9 May 2007 | The increased application of Non-Destructive Testing (NDT) techniques in industrial quality control in developing countries calls for standardisation of training, qualification and certification of NDT personnel throughout Africa. More »
Growing role of nuclear science in Africa
22 March 2007 | A recent article (8 March 2007) in the Cape Angus (newspaper published in Cape Town, South Africa) highlights the major uses of peaceful applications of nuclear science and their direct impact on the everyday life in Africa. More »
Inauguration of Kaliti Tsetse Rearing & Irradiation Center, Ethiopia
20 February 2007 | The new Kaliti Tsetse Rearing and Irradiation Center was inaugurated by the His Excellency, Mr. Addisu Legesse, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development of Ethiopia in the presence of ministers and other high level officials of the Ethiopian Government, International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), African Development Bank (ADB), Diplomatic Missions based in Addis Ababa and representatives from other African tsetse infested countries. More »
CPF Signed with Burkina Faso
8 February 2007 | The Country Programme Framework (CPF) which constitutes the frame of reference for the short- and medium-term technical cooperation between the IAEA and Burkina Faso was endorsed by both parties on 05 February 2007 in Vienna. More »
8th African Union Summit
5 February 2007 | The Executive Council of Ministers of the African Union adopts a Decision on "the Contribution of Nuclear Energy to Peace and Sustainable Development in Africa". More »
High Level Regional Conference on Nuclear Energy
24 January 2007 | This is the first High Level regional conference organized on the African continent, dedicated to the contribution of ‘Nuclear Energy to Peace and Sustainable Development’. The conference dealt with the following topics: "Nuclear Power: Stakes and Prospects for Africa"; "Non-Power Applications"; "Policies and Strategies for Human Resources Development"; "Regional Cooperation and Partnerships"; and "Disarmament and Nuclear Non-Proliferation". More »
CPF Signed with Mauritius
19 January 2007 | The new CPF for Mauritius was signed on 29 December 2006 by Ms. Ana María Cetto, DDG-TC and S.E. Mr. Abu Twalib Kasenally, Minister of Public Utilities. More »
Merit Award for TC Africa Staff
5 December 2006 | Despite a heavy workload, Ms. Barry discharged her duties with efficacy and motivation. Her extensive knowledge of the AFRA activities and initiatives and her knowledge of the region, enabled her to be at the forefront of all matters dealing with programme design, implementation and monitoring. She demonstrated excellent organizational and managerial skills as well as effectiveness in her work. Her high performance has been steadily increasing over the past three years. More »
CPF Signature Botswana
9 November 2006 | Government of Botswana signed the first Country Programme Framework during the 50th General Conference in Vienna by H.E. Ms. Pelonomi Venson-Moitoi, Minister of Communications, Science and Technology. More »
Water Resource Management in the Nile River Basin
31 July 2006 | IAEA/UNDP/GEF Meeting in Vienna Puts Forward Proposal for Water Resource Management in the Nile River Basin.... More »
Saving the Source of Chocolate: Ghana Targets Killer Virus
29 June 2006 | Next to gold, cocoa trees - the source of chocolate - stand among Ghana´s treasures. In the midst of a lush tropical forest near Tafo, Juliana Peasah carefully studies the leaves of her cocoa trees, searching for telltale signs of a killer disease. Read more »
Outcome of results on drug-resistance malaria and TB
21 June 2006 | Achievements were reported on activities carried out in Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Ethiopia, Ghana, Kenya, Madagascar, Mali, Nigeria, South Africa, Sudan, Uganda, United Republic of Tanzania, and Zambia which led to the identification of mutations in genes involved in resistance to the front-line antimalarials, chloroquine and sulphadoxine/pyrimethamine (S/P), and anti-TB drugs, rifampicin, isoniazid, streptomycin and ethambutol. More »
17th Technical working group meeting of AFRA
25 May 2006 | The 17th Technical Working Group Meeting was hosted by the Government of Mali from 24 to 28 April 2006. It included a one-day seminar to debate and adopt guidelines and action plans for helping AFRA Member States to develop and implement national and regional strategies in human resources development and nuclear knowledge management. More »
Farewell for Mr. Vincent Nkong-Njock
2 May 2006 | Given the rotational policy at the IAEA, the whole Department of Techical Cooperation along with friends and colleagues from the various Departments at the IAEA, came togethor on Tuesday, May 2 to bid farewell for Vincent. More »
