Somalie – Assassinat du directeur de radio Shabelle à Mogadiscio (30 janvier 2012)

PARIS, France, 30 janvier 2012/African Press Organization (APO)/ — La France condamne l’assassinat de M. Hassan Osman Abdi, directeur de radio Shabelle, l’une des principales radios de Mogadiscio, la capitale somalienne.

Après ses collègues Bashir Nur Gedi et Mukhtar Mohamed Hirabe, Hassan Osman Abdi est le troisième responsable de ce média à tomber sous les balles des assassins. La France rend hommage au courage de l’équipe de cette radio indépendante, qui continue, en dépit des menaces, à remplir sa mission d’information.

Cet assassinat odieux met une fois encore en lumière les risques considérables auxquels s’exposent les journalistes, somaliens et étrangers, qui exercent leur métier dans ce pays qui compte parmi les plus dangereux dans le monde pour cette profession.

Nous exprimons nos condoléances et note solidarité à la famille, aux proches et aux collègues d’Hassan Osman Abdi. Nous appelons le gouvernement fédéral de transition à faire toute la lumière sur ce meurtre.

La France rappelle son attachement indéfectible à la liberté de la presse et souligne le rôle indispensable joué par les médias en Somalie afin de garantir la diffusion d’une information libre et pluraliste face à ceux qui souhaiteraient la contrôler.

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France – Ministry of Foreign Affairs

Election du Président Boni Yayi à la Présidence de l’Union africaine (30 janvier 2012)

PARIS, France, 30 janvier 2012/African Press Organization (APO)/ — La France salue l’élection du président de la République du Bénin, M. Thomas Boni Yayi, à la Présidence de l’Union africaine.

Elle relève qu’en élisant le président du Bénin à ce poste, l’Union africaine a fait le choix d’un dirigeant dont le pays a eu un parcours démocratique exemplaire ces dernières années. Il pourra compter sur tout l’appui de la France pour atteindre, à la tête de l’Union africaine, l’objectif de paix et de sécurité partagé par tout le continent.

Les défis auxquels fait face l’Union africaine sont nombreux ; la détermination et le courage du président Boni Yayi permettront de les relever.

Nous saluons l’appel du nouveau président de l’Union africaine au retour au calme au Nigeria et au Sahel, ainsi qu’à la résolution de la crise entre Soudan et le Soudan du Sud.

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France – Ministry of Foreign Affairs

Mali / Promoting professional media coverage of this year’s elections in Mali

PARIS, France, January 30, 2012/African Press Organization (APO)/ — More than 40 Malian journalists who cover politics for state and privately-owned media are attending a two-day seminar on “Media Coverage of Mali’s Next Elections and French-Language Reporting” that began today in Bamako.

Inaugurated by Prime Minister Cissé Mariam Kaïdama Sidibé, the seminar aims to promote pluralist, responsible and professional coverage of the presidential and parliamentary elections and constitutional referendum that are due to take place in Mali in 2012.

Based on the Handbook for Journalists during Elections, which was produced jointly by the International Organization of the Francophonie (OIF) and Reporters Without Borders, the seminar will enable the participating newspaper, radio and TV journalists to benefit from experiences and practices in other French-speaking countries. Government spokesman and communication minister Sidiki N’Fa Konaté is due to close the seminar.

It will be immediately followed by a second two-day seminar on 1-2 February for journalists, political parties and entities involved in election organization on “The Need for Joint Regulation of the Media during Elections.”

The two back-to-back seminars are being organized by the OIF and the National Committee for Equal Access to Mali’s State Media (CNEAME) under the 2012-2013 Road Map of the Network of Francophone Media Regulators (REFRAM).

As part of the first seminar, Ambroise Pierre, the head of the Reporters Without Borders Africa Desk, is today hosting a debate on “The Rules Applying to Journalists in Normal Times and during Elections.”

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Reporters without Borders (RSF)

Mali / Favoriser une couverture professionnelle par les médias des prochaines élections

PARIS, France, 30 janvier 2012/African Press Organization (APO)/ — Plus de 40 journalistes politiques maliens travaillant dans les médias publics et privés participent à un séminaire sur « La couverture des prochaines élections au Mali par les médias et bonnes pratiques francophones » à Bamako, les 30 et 31 janvier 2012.

Ouverte par le Premier ministre du Mali, Mme Cissé Mariam Kaïdama Sidibé, ce séminaire est destiné à favoriser une couverture plurielle, responsable et professionnelle des prochains scrutins électoraux – référendum constitutionnel, élection présidentielle, élections législatives – qui auront lieu au Mali en 2012.

Pendant deux jours, les journalistes (presse écrite, radio et télévision) vont pouvoir, à partir du Guide pratique du journaliste en période électorale élaboré par l’OIF et Reporters sans frontières, renforcer leurs connaissances et tirer parti des expériences et des pratiques pertinentes observées dans l’espace francophone. Les travaux seront clôturés par le ministre de la Communication, porte-parole du Gouvernement, M. Sidiki N’Fa Konaté.

Ce séminaire sera suivi, les 1er et 2 février 2012, d’un second qui réunira les partis politiques, les journalistes et les institutions impliquées dans l’organisation des élections sur « La nécessaire co-régulation de l’espace médiatique en période électorale ».

Ces deux rencontres sont organisées par l’OIF et le Comité national de l’égal accès aux média d’Etat du Mali (CNEAME) dans le cadre de la mise en œuvre de la Feuille de route 2012-2013 du Réseau francophone des régulateurs des médias (REFRAM).

Le 30 janvier 2012, premier jour des travaux, Ambroise Pierre, responsable du Bureau Afrique de Reporters sans frontières, anime un débat avec les participants sur le thème : “Les règles applicables aux journalistes en temps normal et en période électorale”.

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Reporters without Borders (RSF)

CNPV’s Customers Qualify for a 10% Premium on Italian FiTs

LUXEMBOURG and DONGYING, China, January 30, 2012/PRNewswire via African Press Organization (APO)/ — CNPV Solar Power SA, a public limited liability company organized under the laws of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg and a leading integrated manufacturer of solar photovoltaic products, today announced external confirmation of significant European content within their polycrystalline modules, qualifying them for an additional 10% premium on the Italian feed in tariffs.

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Mr. Bypina Veerraju Chaudary, CNPV’s COO & CTO qualified the position in more detail, “The updated Conto Energia IV feed-in tariff (FiT) policy, allows for a premium FiT payment for ‘Made in Europe’ modules. This clear positive payment differential has a significant financial impact for our customers. Many of our component elements are of European origin, as a result of our technical performance and quality criteria selection processes; this in part contributes to our validated competitive benefits when observing power harvested and value in use. The amended Italian FiT policy ascribes the 10% premium payment when the EU made components constitute at least 60% of the cost of the PV system. It was therefore a matter of obtaining a confirming certificate for us to attain the ‘Made in EU’ insignia. It is particularly exciting when our decisions, such as raw material selection for technical superiority, can then provide further unforeseen external commercial benefits to our customers.”

The raw material and component testing was carried out in this case by the Institute of Industrial Certification for Mechanics (ICIM). While the period of testing was controlled by the extent and depth of the investigation into each element of the supply chain, the qualification for the premium is effective immediately.

Back to CNPV’s COO & CTO; “The successes CNPV continues to yield in both emerging and established global solar markets are the results of our ongoing commitment to meeting the varying needs of regional customers. Achieving ‘Made in EU’ status is an additional vital component to earning the lasting trust of customers in Italy and throughout Europe, as well as supporting European suppliers who provide the technical superiority that we encompass. Utilising this approach, our customers can have it all; techno-commercial advantages, support of local industry and the luxury of a premium payment on higher harvest numbers.”

About CNPV

CNPV Solar Power SA (NYSE Euronext: ALCNP), through its wholly-owned subsidiary, CNPV Dongying Solar Power Company Limited, is a leading integrated manufacturer of solar photovoltaic products from the production of ingots, wafers and cells to the assembly of PV modules. CNPV designs, manufactures and supplies highly efficient and cost effective crystalline solar photovoltaic modules. Please visit CNPV’s website at http://www.cnpv-power.com

For more information, please contact:

CNPV Solar Power SA

Bypina Veerraju Chaudary, Chief Operating Officer

Phone: +86-13656-473355,

Email: chaudary@cnpv-power.com

Phone: +86-546-779-5555

E-mail: ir@cnpv-power.com

Source: CNPV Solar Power SA

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CNPV Solar Power SA

CNPV One of the Lowest Product Carbon Footprints Within Solar PV Suppliers

LUXEMBOURG and DONGYING, China, January 30, 2012/PRNewswire via African Press Organization (APO)/ — CNPV Solar Power SA, a public limited liability company organized under the laws of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg and a leading integrated manufacturer of solar photovoltaic products, today confirmed TUV Rheinland verified their Mono and Polycrystalline modules meet ISO CD14067. The specific data accrued during assessment places CNPV as one of the leading Companies controlling their impact on the environment and natural resources.

(Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20081103/CNM010LOGO )

“We champion green energy conversion daily, as we demonstrate our real value features and initiatives within our products,” iterated Mr. Bypina Veerraju Chaudary, CNPV’s COO. “Historically, we initiated our corporate policies to first and foremost satisfy the ethical requirement that we share with our customer base. This alignment of principles is fundamental to our customer satisfaction and covers all elements of interaction, morally, ethically, technically and commercially. With recent conclusive data provided by TUV Rheinland demonstrating our results to date, we can continue to develop further initiatives to continually reduce our environmental impact from both sides of the equation; further reduction in carbon consumption during the products life cycle, and increased photon conversion with products in use.”

The ISO CD14067 standard incorporates ISO 14040:2006, ISO 14044:2006, and PAS2050:2011. It delivers a numerical CO2 value generated from both manufacture and through the life cycle of the product over a period of 100 years. The evaluation process includes raw materials evaluation, conversion processes, manufacturing burdens, in use variations of the product and final degradation.

For a Company involved intensively in promoting green energy conversion, the only way to know that they truly believe what they are promoting is when they are able to supply their independently assessed “Carbon Footprint Calculated” logo with their products.

About CNPV

CNPV Solar Power SA (NYSE Euronext: ALCNP), through its wholly-owned subsidiary, CNPV Dongying Solar Power Company Limited, is a leading integrated manufacturer of solar photovoltaic products from the production of ingots, wafers and cells to the assembly of PV modules. CNPV designs, manufactures and supplies highly efficient and cost effective crystalline solar photovoltaic modules. Reliability & longevity are built into our world-class crystalline solar photovoltaic modules, which undergo rigorous internal tests and external certifications (IEC61215, IEC61730, UL, and CE) to ensure peak performance and safety. For further information, please visit CNPV’s website at http://www.cnpv-power.com

For more information, please contact:

CNPV Solar Power SA

Bypina Veerraju Chaudary, Chief Operating Officer

Phone: +86-13656-473355,

Email: chaudary@cnpv-power.com

Phone: +86-546-779-5555

E-mail: ir@cnpv-power.com

Source: CNPV Solar Power SA

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CNPV Solar Power SA

More can be done to achieve justice, reconciliation in Darfur: UN Assistant Secretary General

EL FASHER (DARFUR), Sudan, January 30, 2012/African Press Organization (APO)/ — Reviewing UNAMID’s activities in the area of justice and security, and discussing the implementation of the Doha Document for Peace in Darfur (DDPD), were among the priorities of the UN Assistant Secretary-General (ASG) of the Department of Peacekeeping Operations for the Rule of Law and Security Institutions, Dmitry Titov, who began his six day visit to Sudan on 24 January.

“We are here to understand the current needs and priorities of the Mission, and provide support and guidance,” said Mr. Titov. The ASG encouraged all to continue to work toward implementing UNAMID’s mandate in Darfur, especially in light of the political progress on the ground.

In discussions in Khartoum with the Under-Secretary of the Sudanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs Rahmatalla Mohamad Osman, the head of the newly established Darfur Regional Authority, El Tigani Seisi, and the Director-General of Prisons and Reform, Maj-General Abu Obeida Sulaiman, the ASG stressed that it is a time of change.

He noted that the Doha Document for Peace in Darfur represents a new stage for the people of Darfur and the Government of the Sudan (GoS). Moreover, the Document’s legal nature incorporates international humanitarian and human rights standards, providing a strong basis for UNAMID to continue working together with the authorities to strengthen the rule of law.

Mr. Titov said that while important operational steps have been made in the implementation of the DDPD, more remains to be done, particularly in bringing non-signatory parties into the peace process. He indicated that there will need to be a strong political will, adequate financial resources from the Government of Sudan and international partners, together with strengthened UNAMID operations geared towards the normalization of the situation of the vulnerable populations and return of IDPs to their places of origin.

Citing changing attitudes in the Government’s cooperation with UNAMID, Mr. Titov discussed with interlocutors the need for additional advocacy, awareness raising, training, capacity building and other forms of support in the areas of rule of law and security institutions. Regarding the ongoing discussions between UNAMID and the GoS on ordinance disposal activities, it was agreed that those activities will continue while discussions proceed on expanded cooperation in this vital area

ASG Titov met a number of local officials in North Darfur, including the Minister of Urban Planning, the Chief Justice, the Chief Prosecutor, the President of the Bar Association and the State Director of the Police. The ASG emphasized the need to strengthen cooperation between UN Police and local law enforcement agencies; enhance the capacity of the local judiciary and prosecution service to deliver justice, including transitional justice; and, improve prison conditions to be in line with international standards. In this context, the United Nations will be prepared to consider other forms of capacity building assistance, including direct support to those Darfur bodies which are engaged in the implementation of the Doha Document.

He stated that UNAMID requires freedom of access to all areas concerned, as well as the lifting of restrictions on the movement of UN staff. In this context, he stressed that the AU and the UN are here to assist the authorities of Darfur to establish peace.

ASG Titov also held a meeting with the State Director of Prisons of North Darfur, visited KheirKanaga Women’s prison, Shallah Federal Prison, and the juvenile home in El Fasher. He noted the efforts of the prison authorities to improve the system, and the cooperation between UNAMID and the UN Country team.

The ASG also visited Abu Shouk Community Policing Centre and Tawila IPD camps where he met with IDP representatives and registered their concerns for safety and security at their places of origin and the level of humanitarian support. The ASG will conclude today his visit in Khartoum.

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United Nations – African Union Mission in Darfur (UNAMID)

سامسونج تلهم المشجعين حتى “يظهروا حماسهم” لأكبر مسابقة كرة قدم في أفريقيا

JOHANNESBURG, South-Africa, January 30, 2012/African Press Organization (APO)/ – الشركة توفر أماكن للمشجعين للاستمتاع بالمباريات ومشاركة شغفهم باللعبة

- تقوم شركة سامسونج المحدودة للإلكترونيات، الشركة الرائدة على مستوى العالم في صناعة الإلكترونيات الاستهلاكية والمشجع الدائم لكرة القدم الأفريقية – بجمع المشجعين من جميع أنحاء القارة لعرض شغفهم باللعبة، كما أطلقت للمشجعين سلسلة تفاعلية من الأحداث سواء مباشرة أو عبر الإنترنت بغرض تجمعهم ومشاركة إثارة كأس أمم أفريقيا بالجابون وغينيا الاستوائية لعام 2012 برعاية شركة Orange.

هذا وقد أطلقت سامسونج، الراعي الرسمي للمسابقة، صفحة المشجعين الرسمية الخاصة بها لكأس الأمم الأفريقية 2012، www.getintothespirit.com، كما توفر كذلك “ملعب سامسونج المنبثق” في مراكز التسوق التجارية في أنجولا، وغانا والسنغال. كل ذلك بغرض توفير مساحة لمشجعي كرة القدم للاستمتاع بالمباريات – داخل وخارج الملاعب – ومشاركة تجربتهم مع نظرائهم من المشجعين.

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وفي هذا الصدد صرح السيد هنري هوانج، نائب الرئيس ورئيس قسم التسويق الرياضي العالمي بشركة سامسونج بقوله “نشارك عملائنا في أفريقيا شغفهم بكرة القدم، ولذا فإننا نبحث دائما عن كيفية دمج التكنولوجيا المبتكرة لدينا وتسخيرها لضمان حصول المشجعين على أفضل متعة ممكنة خلال متابعتهم لكأس الأمم الأفريقية. نأمل في أن تكون هذه فرصة للمشجعين الأفارقة في عرض شغفهم بكرة القدم ومشاركة تجاربهم معًا”.

نحب روحك، يا أفريقيا

سيتمكن المشجعون الذين زاروا موقع www.getintothespirit.com من مشاهدة أحدث جدول لمباريات ونتائج اللعبة، كما يمكنهم تحميل الصور التي التقطوها أثناء الدورة، وتنزيل الخلفيات الرسمية والنغمات من الموقع www.Getintothespirit.com وكذلك مشاركة كل ذلك مع المشجعين الآخرين في القارة.

كما سيكون لدى المشجعين أيضًا فرصة الدخول للفوز بجوائز أسبوعية، تضم بعضًا من أشهر منتجات سامسونج – مثل هاتف Samsung Galaxy Note، وهاتف Samsung Galaxy SII وتليفزيون سامسونج الذكي والعديد من الجوائز الأخرى.

كما ستقدم سامسونج جائزة كبرى في نهاية المسابقة في التاسع والعشرين من شهر فبراير، باسم حياة ذكية مع سامسونج! وسيفوز مشجع واحد سعيد الحظ بمجموعة حياة ذكية مع سامسونج الكل في واحد، والتي تشمل مجموعة منتجات سامسونج الرائعة المصممة خصيصا للمستهلكين الأفارقة. ستشمل الجائزة على سبيل المثال، ثلاجة سامسونج للتبريد المستمر، التي تحافظ على تبريد الطعام عند انقطاع الطاقة؛ وتكييف هواء سامسونج الواقي الثلاثي، تكييف الهواء الوحيد المصمم لأفريقيا ليتحمل الظروف الجوية الأفريقية؛ وتلفزيون سامسونج SurgeSafe، الذي يتضمن حماية مدمجة من شدة التيار لضمان مشاهدة سلسة عند حدوث شدة للتيار. تتضمن الجوائز الأخرى في مجموعة الكل في واحد غسالة سامسونج DeepFoam، ولوح كمبيوتر سامسونج الشمسي، ونظام المسرح المنزلي من سامسونج، ومشغل أقراص البلو راي من سامسونج، وجهاز سامسونج اللوحي Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1، وهاتف سامسونج الجوال Samsung Galaxy Note.

سجل حضورك في “ملعب سامسونج المنبثق”

سيتم إنشاء “ملعب سامسونج المنبثق” – مناطق العرض مزودة بشاشات كبيرة ومقاعد منظمة – في المراكز التجارية في أنجولا، وغانا والسنغال وسوف تبدأ من 20 يناير – وحتى 27 فبراير. وستقدم للمشجعين وسائل الترفيه والمشاركة طوال اليوم. سيتم عرض كل مباراة مباشرة، وبين الشوطين ستقام مسابقات في الرقص ستكون بمثابة “معركة رقص حرة ” بين المشجعين الذين يتنافسون على أفضل حركات بهلوانية – بالإضافة إلى لقطات مسجلة حول فنيات كرة القدم، وألعاب كرة القدم.

سيكون لدى المشجعين أيضًا فرصة تجربة أحدث منتجات سامسونج واستخدام التكنولوجيا المبتكرة لتحسين مستوى إثارة كرة القدم الأفريقية.

يأتي “الملعب المنبثق” كإضافة إلى برامج تنشيط المشجعين التي سوف تديرها سامسونج في الجابون، الدولة مستضيفة الدورة، حيث سيتم الاحتفال “بمهرجان سامسونج لكرة القدم”. سيتضمن المهرجان عرض المباريات على شاشات كبيرة للجميع، بالإضافة إلى وسائل الترفيه، ومباريات كرة قدم مصغرة وعرض لمنتجات سامسونج يصحبها هدايا مجانية للمشجعين.

وفي هذا السياق صرح السيد صني هوانج بقوله “إنها إثارة وشغف المشجعين التي ستجعل “الملعب المنبثق” أفضل شريك في كأس الأمم الأفريقية لعام 2012 برعاية شركة Orange. وسوف نعرض أحدث تكنولوجيا لدينا لتقديم تجربة رائعة لهؤلاء المشجعين. “سامسونج متحمسة لتكون جزءا من حماسة كرة القدم الأفريقية واحتفالاتها.”

Distributed by the African Press Organization for Samsung.

تفاصيل البرنامج

ساعات العمل

مفتوح من الساعة 10 صباحًا حتى آخر مباراة في اليوم

المكان

مركز أكرا التجاري

الموقع

أكرا، غانا

ساعات العمل

مفتوح من الساعة 10 صباحًا حتى آخر مباراة في اليوم

المكان

مركز سي بلازا التجاري

الموقع

داكار، السنغال

ساعات العمل

مفتوح من الساعة 10 صباحًا حتى آخر مباراة في اليوم

المكان

مركز تسوق بيلاس التجاري

الموقع

لواندا، أنجولا

نبذة عن شركة سامسونج المحدودة للإلكترونيات

تعتبر شركة سامسونج المحدودة للإلكترونيات من الشركات الرائدة عالميا في إنتاج شبه الموصلات، والاتصالات عن بُعد، والوسائط الرقمية وتكنولوجيات التجميع تعززها مبيعات عام 2010 بقيمة 135.8 مليار دولار أمريكي. ويصل عدد موظفي الشركة إلى نحو 190.500 شخص في 206 مكتب في 68 دولة، وتدير الشركة منظمتين منفصلتين لتنسيق وحدات أعمالها التسعة المستقلة: الوسائط الرقمية والاتصالات، والعرض المرئي الشامل، واتصالات الهاتف الجوال، وأنظمة الاتصال عن بُعد، والأجهزة الرقمية، وحلول تكنولوجيا المعلومات، والتصوير الرقمي؛ وحلول الأجهزة، وتكوين الذاكرة، ونظام LSI وLCD. فهي شركة معروفة بأدائها الرائد في الصناعة من خلال مجموعة من المعايير الاقتصادية، والبيئية والاجتماعية، ولهذا اختار مؤشر داو جونز للاستدامة شركة سامسونج للإلكترونيات بوصفها أكثر شركات العالم في التكنولوجيا المستدامة لعام 2011. لمزيد من المعلومات يُرجى زيارة الموقع www.samsung.com

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Samsung

Campeonato Africano das Nações / A Samsung inspira os fãs a “mostrarem o seu espírito” no maior torneio de futebol de África

JOHANNESBURG, South-Africa, January 30, 2012/African Press Organization (APO)/ – A empresa cria espaços para os adeptos assistirem aos jogos e partilharem a sua paixão pelo desporto rei

A Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. (http://www.samsung.com), líder global no Mercado de eletrónica de consume – e apoiante de longa data do futebol em África – está a apelar aos fãs de todo o continente para que mostrem a sua paixão pelo jogo e lançou uma série de eventos interativos ao vivo e online para que os fãs se possam reunir e partilhar a emoção do Campeonato Africano das Nações Gabão-Guiné Equatorial 2012.

A Samsung, patrocinadora oficial da competição, lançou a sua página de fãs oficial para o torneio de 2012, http://www.getintothespirit.com, e está a montar um “Estádio Samsung” em centros comerciais em Angola, Gana e Senegal. Cada um dos eventos destina-se a fornecer um espaço para que os adeptos do futebol possa assistir aos jogos – dentro e fora dos estádios – e partilharem as suas experiências e entusiasmo com outros adeptos da modalidade.

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“O futebol é uma paixão que partilhamos com os nossos clientes em África e, por isso, estamos a encontrar formas de maximizarmos a nossa tecnologia inovadora de modo a garantirmos que os fãs desfrutam do torneio tanto quanto possível. Esperamos que esta seja uma oportunidade para que os fãs africanos mostrem e partilhem a sua paixão pelo futebol”, afirmou o Sr. Sunny Hwang, Vice-presidente e Director de Marketing Desportivo Global da Samsung.

Adoramos o teu espírito, África

Os fãs que visitem http://www.getintothespirit.com poderão ver o mais recente calendário de jogos e resultados, carregar as fotografias da sua experiência do torneio, transferir padrões de fundo e toques para telemóveis www.Getintothespirit.com oficiais e colaborarem com outros fãs em todo o continente.

Os adeptos também terão a oportunidade de participarem em concursos semanais para ganharem prémios, que incluem alguns dos produtos mais populares da Samsung – tais como o Samsung Galaxy Note, o Samsung Galaxy SII, a Samsung SmartTV, entre muitos outros prémios.

A Samsung também irá oferecer um grande prémio no fim da competição, a 29 de Fevereiro, chamado Samsung SmartLife! Um feliz contemplado ganhará um pacote Samsung SmartLife com tudo incluído, que incluirá um pacote de extraordinários produtos da linha Built for Africa da Samsung concebidos para os consumidores africanos. O prémio inclui um frigorífico Samsung duracool por exemplo, que mantém os alimentos refrigerados mesmo quando falha a eletricidade; um sistema de ar condicionado Samsung Triple Protector, o único sistema de ar condicionado construído especificamente para resistir às condições climatéricas africanas e o televisor Samsung SurgeSafe, que inclui uma proteção contra picos de corrente para garantir uma visualização sem problemas em todas as ocasiões. Os outros prémios neste pacote incluem uma máquina de lavar roupa Samsung DeepFoam, um Samsung Solar Panel Netbook, um sistema de cinema em casa Samsung, um leitor de Blu-ray disc Samsung, um Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 e um telemóvel Samsung Galaxy Note.

Entre num “Estádio Pop-up” da Samsung

Os “Estádios Pop-up Samsung” – áreas para telespectadores com ecrãs de grandes dimensões e bancadas – serão montados em centros comerciais em Angola, Gana e Senegal durante o período de 20 de Janeiro a 27 de fevereiro. Irão oferecer aos fãs entretenimento e atividades durante todo o dia. Cada jogo será transmitido ao vivo e, entre cada jogo, decorrerão concursos de dança – uma “batalha de dança” de estilo livre com os fãs a competir pelos movimentos mais acrobáticos – serão apresentadas gravações de técnicas de futebol e jogos de tabuleiro de futebol.

Os fãs terão também a oportunidade de experimentarem os produtos mais recentes da Samsung e interagir com tecnologia inovadora para intensificar a emoção do futebol africano.

O “Estádio Pop-Up” é uma adição aos programas de envolvimento dos adeptos que a Samsung irá pôr em prática no país de acolhimento do torneio, o Gabão, onde será realizada a “Festa do Futebol da Samsung”. A “Festa do Futebol da Samsung” irá incluir a transmissão pública dos jogos em ecrãs de grandes dimensões, entretenimento, mini-futebol e uma exposição de produtos Samsung com ofertas para os fãs.

“É a emoção e a paixão dos fãs que transformam o “Estádio Pop-up” na melhor festa do torneio do Campeonato Africano das Nações de 2012. Iremos contribuir com a nossa tecnologia de vanguarda para oferecermos uma experiência extraordinária a esses fãs”, declarou o Sr. Sunny Hwang. “É com muita emoção que a Samsung faz parte da energia e da celebração do futebol africano.”

Distributed by the African Press Organization for Samsung.

Detalhes do programa

Local :    Accra, Gana

Recinto : Accra Mall

Horário : Abertura: 10:00 h. / Fecho: último jogo do dia

Local :    Dacar, Senegal

Recinto : Sea Plaza Mall

Horário : Abertura: 10:00 h. / Fecho: último jogo do dia

Local :    Luanda, Angola

Recinto : Belas Shopping Mall

Horário : Abertura: 10:00 h. / Fecho: último jogo do dia

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Private and Public Partners Unite to Combat 10 Neglected Tropical Diseases by 2020

LONDON, Jan. 30, 2012 /PRNewswire via African Press Organization (APO)/ — Partners pledge innovative, coordinated action aimed at new World Health Organisation goals

Today, 13 pharmaceutical companies, the U.S., U.K. and U.A.E governments, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, the World Bank and other global health organisations announced a new, coordinated push to accelerate progress toward eliminating or controlling 10 neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) by the end of the decade.

Uniting efforts with NTD-endemic countries, partners pledged to bring a unique focus to defeating these diseases and to work together to improve the lives of the 1.4 billion people worldwide affected by NTDs, most of whom are among the world’s poorest.

In the largest coordinated effort to date to combat NTDs, the group announced at an event at the Royal College of Physicians that they would: sustain or expand existing drug donation programs to meet demand through 2020; share expertise and compounds to accelerate research and development of new drugs; and provide more than US$785 million to support R&D efforts and strengthen drug distribution and implementation programmes. Partners also endorsed the “London Declaration on Neglected Tropical Diseases,” in which they pledged new levels of collaborative effort and tracking of progress.

“Today, we have joined together to increase the impact of our investments and build on the tremendous progress made to date,” said Bill Gates, co-chair of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. “This innovative approach must serve as a model for solving other global development challenges and will help millions of people build self-sufficiency and overcome the need for aid.” The Gates Foundation announced a five-year, US$363 million commitment to support NTD product and operational research.

To guide the effort against NTDs, the World Health Organisation (WHO) this week unveiled a new strategy, Accelerating work to overcome the global impact of neglected tropical diseases-A roadmap for implementation [http://whqlibdoc.who.int/hq/2012/WHO_HTM_NTD_2012.1_eng.pdf ], that sets targets for what can be achieved by the end of the decade.

“The efforts of WHO, researchers, partners, and the contributions of industry have changed the face of NTDs. These ancient diseases are now being brought to their knees with stunning speed,” said Dr. Margaret Chan, Director-General of the WHO. “With the boost to this momentum being made today, I am confident almost all of these diseases can be eliminated or controlled by the end of this decade.”

New commitments from partners will close the funding gap to eradicate Guinea worm disease and expedite progress toward the 2020 goals of elimination for lymphatic filariasis, blinding trachoma, sleeping sickness and leprosy, and control of soil-transmitted helminthes, schistosomiasis, river blindness, Chagas disease and visceral leishmaniasis.

Speaking on behalf of the CEOs of the 13 pharmaceutical companies involved, Sir Andrew Witty, CEO of GlaxoSmithKline, said, “Many companies and organisations have worked for decades to fight these horrific diseases. But no one company or organisation can do it alone. Today, we pledge to work hand-in-hand to revolutionize the way we fight these diseases now and in the future.”

With new and existing pledges totaled, companies will donate an average of 1.4 billion treatments each year to those in need, according to the International Federation of Pharmaceutical Manufacturers & Associations (IFPMA). In addition, new research and development collaborative efforts and access agreements with 11 companies and the R&D organisation Drugs for Neglected Diseases initiative (DNDi) are providing unprecedented access to compound libraries that could lead to new treatments. These commitments will work in parallel with other efforts to speed the development of critical NTD treatments, including WIPO Re:Search, a database of research compounds, knowledge and expertise.

To close the funding gap for Guinea worm eradication, His Highness Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, President of the United Arab Emirates, the Gates Foundation, and the Children’s Investment Fund Foundation, will donate US$40 million to The Carter Center. These commitments complement an October pledge from the U.K. Department for International Development (DFID) that it would contribute pounds 20 million if others come forward-part of a four-year, pounds 195 million commitment to NTDs announced by DFID last week.

The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) also announced an $89 million appropriation by the U.S. Congress to strengthen drug delivery and distribution programmes, building on its US$212 million investment since 2006. In addition, the World Bank will extend its financing and technical support to help African countries build stronger community health systems that will integrate NTD elimination and control, as well as work with other partners to expand a trust fund to combat river blindness to other preventable NTDs in Africa.

“The world has come together to end the neglect of these horrific diseases which needlessly disable, blind and kill millions of the world’s poorest,” said Stephen O’Brien, U.K. Minister for International Development. “Britain and other partners are leading the way to provide critical treatments to millions of people, which allow children to attend school and parents to provide for their families so that they can help themselves out of poverty and eventually no longer rely on aid.”

Today’s pledges and Declaration come in response to WHO’s 2010 report, Working to overcome the global impact of neglected tropical diseases [http://whqlibdoc.who.int/publications/2010/9789241564090_eng.pdf ], which called for new resources to overcome NTDs. Representatives from the pharmaceutical industry, the Gates Foundation and other partners worked during the past year to develop this expanded, coordinated effort.

The governments of Bangladesh, Brazil, Mozambique and Tanzania, where NTDs are endemic, announced that they would implement integrated plans to defeat NTDs and devote political and financial resources to combat these diseases. All partners pledged accountability by exploring mechanisms to regularly track progress toward the 2020 goals.

“From the moment the evidence of the very heavy burden of NTDs in Mozambique was understood, the government of Mozambique has taken action and continuously increased its commitment and investment to control or eliminate these diseases,” said Dr. Alexandre Manguele, Minister of Health of Mozambique. “With the resources pledged today in the context of this partnership the government of Mozambique feels ever more assured that the mission can be accomplished.”

SPECIFIC PARTNER COMMITMENTS ANNOUNCED TODAY INCLUDE:

Sustaining, Expanding and Extending Drug Supply:

– All companies with NTD drug donation programs pledged to sustain

or extend their programs to the end of the decade, and some

pledged to increase their commitments. These commitments include

the following:

– Sanofi, Eisai and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation will

work together to provide 120 million DEC tablets to the WHO

for their Global Lymphatic Filariasis Elimination programme.

Combined with Eisai’s donation commitment that will start in

2014, these new tablets will ensure a sufficient supply of

DEC from 2012 through 2020.

– Bayer will double its existing donation of nifurtimox to

treat Chagas disease.

– Eisai will extend its existing donation of 2.2 billion

tablets of DEC for LF to 2020.

– Gilead, which announced a donation of AmBisome for visceral

Leishmaniasis in 2011, will continue its program to offer VL

at cost and commit to investigate and invest in technologies

and processes that could reduce that cost in resource-

limited countries.

– GlaxoSmithKline will extend its existing donation of

albendazole to treat soil-transmitted helminthes by

providing 400 million tablets per year for an additional

five years to 2020, as well as continuing its donation of

600 million tablets per year to combat lymphatic filariasis.

– Johnson & Johnson will extend its existing donation of

mebendazole for soil-transmitted helminthes by providing 200

million tablets per year to 2020.

– MSD will continue its unlimited donation of ivermectin to

combat river blindness and lymphatic filariasis (where

co-endemic with river blindness), as well as discuss the use

of ivermectin to combat other diseases.

– Merck KGaA will significantly increase its annual donation

of praziquantel tablets from 25 million to 250 million

tablets per year, extending the program indefinitely.

– Novartis will extend its commitment to provide multi-drug

Therapy (rifampicin, clofazimine and dapsone) to leprosy

patients worldwide in a final push against the disease.

– Pfizer will continue its donation of azithromycin for

blinding trachoma until at least 2020, as well as donate the

drug and placebo to a study on the reduction in mortality of

children treated with azithromycin.

– Sanofi will extend its existing donation of eflornithine,

melarsoprol and pentamidine for sleeping sickness to 2020,

as well as logistical support to ensure that the drugs

continue to reach patients at the point of care cost-free.

Accelerating R&D for New Treatments:

– Product development partnerships under the coordination of DNDi

with Abbott, Johnson & Johnson and Pfizer are underway to develop

new drugs to treat helminth infections, notably a

macrofilaricide, which kills adult worms that cause river

blindness and lymphatic filariasis.

– Abbott is conducting initial drug reformulation studies and

providing scientific expertise for preclinical development,

with technical and supply assistance from Johnson & Johnson.

– If pre-clinical development is successful, Johnson & Johnson

will co-fund clinical development, and collaborate with

other partners, including technical support from Pfizer’s

staff scientists. J&J would obtain regulatory approval.

– Innovative licensing or collaboration agreements with DNDi by 11

companies-Abbott, AstraZeneca, Bayer, Bristol-Myers Squibb,

Eisai, GlaxoSmithKline, Johnson & Johnson, MSD, Novartis, Pfizer

and Sanofi-are in negotiation or underway for the sharing of

compounds and knowledge in order to generate new drugs for

diseases including river blindness, lymphatic filariasis,

sleeping sickness, Chagas disease and visceral leishmaniasis.

– DNDi and Sanofi announced a product development collaboration to

co-develop a new drug candidate for sleeping sickness,

oxaborole/SCYX-7158, in addition to fexinidazole, which is

already in clinical development.

Increasing funding to improve drug product and operational research, delivery and implementation programmes, including prevention, monitoring and education:

– Several partners announced US$40 million in new funding to The

Carter Center that will close the gap to eradicate Guinea worm.

The Gates Foundation will contribute US$23.3 million, His

Highness Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, President of the

United Arab Emirates, will contribute US$10 million and the

Children’s Investment Fund Foundation will contribute US$6.7

million.

– This funding complements pounds 20 million in funding from DFID,

Announced last week as part of a pounds 195 million commitment

through 2015, targeted at Guinea worm disease, lymphatic

filariasis, river blindness and schistosomiasis, as well as

developing new programmes for blinding trachoma, visceral

leishmaniasis, research and integrated country approaches.

– The Gates Foundation announced a 5-year, US$363 million

commitment to overcome barriers to success and address critical

gaps to achieve the control and elimination of targeted NTDs by

2020.

– USAID will continue support to over 20 countries to introduce

and/or scale up integrated NTD programs, including three new

countries: Mozambique, Senegal and Cambodia. The U.S. Congress

appropriated $89 million to USAID for NTD control in FY2012.

– At the country level, the World Bank will extend its financing

and technical support to help countries build stronger community

health systems that will integrate NTD elimination and control.

At the regional level, the World Bank will continue fiduciary

oversight of the existing trust fund that supports the fight

against river blindness in Africa, and will also work with other

partners to expand the trust fund to eliminate or control

preventable NTDs on the continent.

– Mundo Sano contributed US$5 million to expand work in NTD control

and program enhancement for selected sites in the Americas and

Africa.

– The Government of Mozambique announced specific goals for NTD

control and elimination in endemic areas of the country,

including:

– Reaching full geographic coverage of all endemic areas for

lymphatic filariasis, soil-transmitted helminthes and

schistosomiasis

– Completely mapping and reaching full geographic coverage of

trachoma by 2018

– Building capacity for surveillance and action to sustain

gains from mass drug administration programs

– The Governments of Brazil, Tanzania, Bangladesh and other NTD-

Endemic countries announced implementation of fully integrated or

coordinated plans to control and eliminate NTDs in their

countries.

– Three pharmaceutical companies-Merck KGaA, Novartis and Sanofi-

will organize and provide funding to support prevention,

monitoring, education and intensified disease control efforts.

– Lions Clubs International announced US$6.9 million in funding to

support the Government of China in efforts to eliminate blinding

trachoma by 2017.

Coordinating and measuring NTD commitments: Industry partners pledged to work together toward the achievement of the 2020 goals. Based on the WHO roadmap, partners will follow collective progress through a scorecard that will regularly and formally track progress including whether participating organisations are meeting their supply, research, funding and implementation commitments to work toward the 2020 goals. This process will ensure accountability and transparency and identify remaining gaps.

Speakers at today’s event at the Royal College of Physicians include:

– Dr. Margaret Chan, Director-General, World Health Organisation

– Bill Gates, Co-Chair, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation

– Stephen O’Brien, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, UK

Department for International Development

– Dr. Ariel Pablos-Mendez, Assistant Administrator for Global

Health, US Agency for International Development

– Dr. Jorg Reinhardt, Chairman of the Board of Management, Bayer

HealthCare AG

– Lamberto Andreotti, Chief Executive Officer, Bristol-Myers Squibb

– Haruo Naito, President and CEO, Eisai

– Sir Andrew Witty, Chief Executive Officer, GlaxoSmithKline

– William Weldon, Chairman, Board of Directors and Chief Executive

Officer, Chairman, Executive Committee, Johnson & Johnson

– Kenneth Frazier, Chairman of the Board, President and Chief

Executive Officer, MSD

– Dr. Stefan Oschmann, Executive Board member, Merck KGaA, with

Responsibility for the Pharmaceuticals business sector

– Joseph Jimenez, Chief Executive Officer, Novartis

– Christopher A. Viehbacher, Chief Executive Officer, Sanofi

– Paul Carter, Senior Vice-President, International Commercial

Operations, Gilead

– Dr. Bernard Pecoul, Executive Director, Drugs for Neglected

Diseases initiative

– Dr. Caroline Anstey, Managing Director, World Bank

– Dr. AFM Ruhal Haque, Minister of Health and Family Welfare,

Bangladesh

– Jarbas Barbosa da Silva, Jr., Vice Minister for Health

Surveillance, Ministry of Health, Brazil

– Dr. Alexandre Lourenco Jaime Manguele, Minister of Health,

Mozambique

– Dr. Donan Mmbando, Director of Preventive Services, Ministry of

Health and Social Welfare, Tanzania

A webcast of this event can be viewed at http://www.UnitingToCombatNTDs.org

For supplemental materials and information about the foundation’s work, please visit: http://www.thenewsmarket.com/gatesfoundation

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