In Southern Africa, the French National Centre for Scientific Research (CNRS), the National Research Institute for Sustainable Development (IRD) and the Agricultural Research Centre for International Development (Cirad) have a joint office located in Pretoria. These three French public research organizations conduct, alongside their Southern African partners, multidisciplinary research of excellence in various scientific fields, on global development issues.
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22nd May 2020Covid-19: improving knowledge on coronaviruses carried by bats to protect human populations
IRD, Cirad and the University of Zimbabwe, long-standing research partners in animal and zoonotic diseases, launched a new project on the genetic diversity of coronaviruses found in Zimbabwean bats.
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14th May 2020Fire smoke from South America reaches the Namibian coast
A team of scientists conducted an analysis of the aerosol composition over the Namibian coast. The atmosphere contains smoke coming from biomass fires in Angola and also South America.
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3rd May 2020[Meet a scientist] Dinis Juizo: Making sure that water flows under every bridge
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4th May 2020Jeunes équipes associées à l'IRD - call for proposals 2020
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23rd March 2020Covid-19 : expertise and IRD's partnership against the pandemic
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Short scientific stays in 2018
550
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International research laboratories
2
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International research networks
5
Short scientific stays in 2018 |
International research laboratories |
International research networks |
550 |
2 |
5 |