The commercial war between the USA and the rest of the world has only just begun and some voices point out that the current escalation of tariffs can last up to 20 years.[1] Since Trump came to power he has not stopped sending signals that pointed to his...
The commercial war between the USA and the rest of the world has only just begun and some voices point out that the current escalation of tariffs can last up to 20 years.[1] Since Trump came to power he has not stopped sending signals that pointed to his...
The Directorate General of Trade of the European Union (DG TRADE) in its Trade for All[1] document published in 2015 established the general lines of the European Commission in the field of trade. The document appealed on the one hand to the responsibility of all...
Gender. As every year, Brussels hosted the European Development Days (EDD) in early June.[1] The theme for this year’s forum, Women and Girls at the Forefront of Sustainable Development shows the interest of the European Union (EU) in working on the 2030 Agenda for...
Settled in Senegal, in the region of Thiès for about a decade, the company SEPHOS.SA has been a true parasite for the village of Koudiadiène. Thiès is one of the regions of Senegal located 70 km east of the Dakar region, the administrative and economic capital of...
The population of Koudiadiène and its nearby communities in the Senegalese region of Thiès coexists with the adjacent phosphate mine, a legacy of French colonial times for more than 70 years. The various 0financial operations and shareholding changes of the mines...
In the first steps taken towards a binding treaty on business and human rights, EU member states and the EU Commission have not been making much of an effort. On the contrary, the lack of a defined EU position and the obstacles set out by European national delegations...
Everyone has the right to an adequate standard of living for himself/herself and his/her family, including adequate food, clothing and housing, and to the continuous improvement of living conditions.[1] In no case may a people be deprived of its own means of...
Millions of hectares of tropical forest disappear every year and many other rainforest areas are degraded through human activity. Agriculture and the timber trade are responsible for much of this environmental loss. And the EU is one of the biggest importers from...
There was a significant place for Africa in the recently held European Development Days[1]. Several African presidents participated in the inaugural session and the continent was visibly present in many of the workshops and speeches. This time the special focus was...
The model list of essential medicines was created by the World Health Organisation (WHO) in 1977 to offer governments a reference resource to help in the choice of medicines and the establishment of national essential medicine lists. Essential medicines are those that...
Trade agreements have potentially very damaging impacts on health. They multiply precarious jobs, weaken working conditions and open up the health sector more widely to the market. Here is the analysis of the working group of Be-cause Health and the Health and...
The AMRH was launched in 2009 with the aim of helping African countries to set up an effective system for the registration of medicines, thanks to regional harmonisation and capacity building. Likewise, the AMRH tried to improve the fragmented regulating system for...
Land occupies a very prominent position in African socio-cultural context. It is a collective and undivided patrimony of families, clans, lineages and communities. A whole gamut of socio-cultural identity, security, religion and economic is embedded in the African...
Jean-Louis Marolleau visited the Cameroon Antenna from late June to mid-August. He wrote us the following chronicle: What strikes one when arriving in Yaounde is how dirty the city is following a conflict with the road operator which the state owes billions. In...
Pass on the invitation to follow Jesus The celebration of the time of creation, which has its origin in the Orthodox tradition, was taken up by the World Council of Churches and recommended to the Catholic Church by Pope Francis. The texts of the last week show that...
Land occupies a very prominent position in African socio-cultural context. It is a collective and undivided patrimony of families, clans, lineages and communities. A whole gamut of socio-cultural identity, security, religion and economic is embedded in the African...
Giving the Poor the Gift of Hope Biblical and liturgical texts From September 1 to the feast of St. Francis of Assisi, the Christians give thanks for the gift of creation and reflect on how they can protect it and transmit it to future generations. For Pope Francis,...
Communities on the front lines of the climate crisis join communities in the global north in an effort to reduce greenhouse gas emissions Catholic institutions from around the world are making new commitments to divest from fossil fuels. A group of 19 institutions,...
