Africa on the move

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Ebola in the DRC: Launch of a clinical trial to evaluate the effectiveness of drugs used

NEW YORK (United Nations) – The Ministry of Health of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) announced Monday that a clinical trial has begun to evaluate the efficacy and safety of drugs used in the treatment of patients with Ebola virus in North Kivu. "Until now, patients have been treated with a compbadionate use protocol, with promising drugs and a good safety profile in the laboratory, and the giant step the DRC is taking now will clarify what works best and save many lives in the years to come, "said the Director General of the World Health Organization (WHO), Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus.

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Air transport: the project of an African single market takes shape, according to the president of AFRAA

RABAT – The project to establish an African single market for air transport is taking shape, thanks to a continent-wide political will, said Monday in Rabat Abdelhamid Addou, president of the African Association airlines (AFRAA). "A few years ago, the establishment of an African single market for air transport was still at the stage of vision and project," said Mr. Addou, who was speaking at the opening of the 50th General Assembly of AFRAA.

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Senegal: Press sector has new national collective agreement

DAKAR – A new national collective agreement for the press sector was signed Monday between the Senegalese Union of Information and Communication Professionals (SYNPICS) and the Council of Publishers and Broadcasters (CDEPS). The new collective agreement will replace the one in effect since 1991, which was denounced in 2011 by the union.

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Niger turned towards solar for its energy independence

NIAMEY – Niger, one of the sunniest countries on Earth, seems resolutely turned towards the sun to ensure its energy independence with the inauguration of its first solar power station last Saturday in Malbaza (center-east of the country) and judging the political commitment of its highest authorities to promote and value this renewable energy, said Xinhua. With the integration of its new solar power plant into the Nigerien Electricity Company (Nigelec) network, the country is inaugurating the introduction of solar generation in its energy mix, and is launching the start of both solar power plant development. in the country and the deployment of rural people's access to solar electricity, said Niger's Minister of Energy, Amina Moumouni. F

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