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      The 2019 Africa-GIS Conference Underlines the Imperatives of Technology and innovation for Better Living Conditions in Africa
      Africa-GIS Conference Underlines the Imperatives of Technology for Better Living
      19 November 2019

      A team of experts from the GMES and Africa programme of the African Union Commission are among hundreds of delegates attending the Africa-GIS 2019 Conference in the Rwandan capital, Kigali.

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      GMES et ses partenaires africains se mobilisent pour trouver ensemble des solutions aux défis du développement de l'Afrique.
      GMES and Africa partners rally to weave together solutions to Africa’s
      7 May 2019

      GMES and Africa partners rally to weave together solutions to Africa’s development challenges

      Press releases
      1er forum du Programme d’Appui à la Surveillance Mondiale pour l’Environnement, la Sécurité et l’Afrique (GMES & Africa)
      1er forum du programme d’appui à la surveillance mondiale pour l’environnement,
      23 November 2018

      Libreville, le 23 Novembre 2018 - Organisé par le Département des Ressources Humaines, Science et Technologie de la Commission de l’Union Africaine (CUA), en collaboration avec le Gouvernement gab

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      1st GMES and Africa Forum
      19 November 2018
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      GMES and Africa Communications Working Group
      30 July 2018
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      GMES and Africa at Service Delivery Training
      23 July 2018
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      Global Monitoring for Environment and Security - GMES and Africa
      2018-05-24
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      2018-05-24
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      2018-05-22
      Video: Launch of the Call for Proposals for the Global Monitoring for Environmen
      2017-05-23 - 2017-05-23
      Video: Launch of the Call for Proposals for the Global Monitoring for Environmen
      2017-05-23 - 2017-05-23
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