Nigerian Times

16 Nov 2011 11:04 Africa/Lagos CAHOSCC: “Africa should speak with one voice in articulating its demands” Ping ADDIS ABABA, November 16, 2011/location>)/ -- The African Union Commission (AUC), through the Department of Rural Economy and Agriculture, hosted the Meeting of the Committee of African Heads of State and Government on Climate Change (CAHOSCC) today Wednesday 16 November 2011, at the African Union Headquarters, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Chaired by H.E Meles Zenawi, Prime Minister of the Federal Republic of Ethiopia and the Coordinator of CAHOSCC, the meeting considered the key messages from the Special Session of the African Ministerial Council on Environment (AMCEN), held in Bamako, Mali in September 2011, in respect of Africa's effective participation at COP17/CMP7. During the opening session, Mr. Jean Ping, Chairperson of the African Union Commission reported that the interest amongst Africans on climate change deliberations as very tense. “To us all climate change is a ...

Researchers have found that the incidence of African civil war could increase roughly 55 percent by 2030, leading to 390,000 more battle deaths if future wars are as deadly as recent wars. Photo Credit: UC Berkeley News . 14 Nov 2011 12:00 Africa/Lagos Committee of African Heads of State and Government on Climate Change (CAHOSCC) meeting ADDIS ABABA, November 14, 2011/location>)/ -- The Commission of the African Union will be hosting the Meeting of the Committee of African Heads of State and Government on Climate Change (CAHOSCC) on Wednesday 16 November 2011, at the African Union Headquarters, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. As mandated by the AU Assembly of Heads of State and Government held in Malabo, Equatorial Guinea in July 2011, the CAHOSCC meeting will consider the key messages reviewed and refined by the Special Session of the African Ministerial Council on Environment (AMCEN) held in Bamako, Mali in September 2011. The meeting will also deliberate on the state of play of the globa...