Following World Health Organization declaring Covid-19 a pandemic and the different measures taken by European and African governments, the joint IRD-CNRS-Cirad office in Southern Africa require all researchers to postpone their missions and to avoid travelling as much as possible. All short-term missions are banned and all events are postponed until further notice. We call for everyone’s responsibility and exemplarity!
Here are a few links that you should visit regularly as they are updated in real time:
For everyone, the French government website: https://www.gouvernement.fr/info-coronavirus
For everyone, the South African government website: https://sacoronavirus.co.za/
For IRD staff: https://intranet.ird.fr/
For CNRS staff: https://intranet.cnrs.fr/
For those who do not have access to CNRS intranet, follow the Twitter account: https://twitter.com/CNRS
In Southern Africa:
- South African Government: website and Twitter
- National Institute for Communicable Diseases: website
- French Embassy in South Africa and Lesotho: website and Twitter
- French Embassy in Zimbabwe and Malawi: website and Facebook
- French Embassy in Mozambique and Eswatini: website and Twitter
- French Embassy in Namibia: website and Facebook
- French Embassy in Madagascar: website and Twitter
- French Embassy in Botswana: website and Facebook
- French Embassy in Zambia: website and Facebook
- French Embassy in Angola: website and Twitter
- French Embassy in Comoros: website and Twitter
- French Embassy in Mauritius: website and Facebook
The office is still operational. You can contact us for any question: jean-pascal.torreton@ird.fr or +27 82 600 5682.