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Apple a exhorté la Commission européenne à abroger le règlement de l’UE sur les marchés numériques (DMA), dans des remarques soumises jeudi 25 septembre dans le cadre du premier examen public de la législation.

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Le gouvernement béninois réagit face à la multiplication des insultes et des propos excessifs échangés en ligne entre citoyens béninois et gabonais. A travers un communiqué publié ce mercredi 24 septembre 2025, le gouvernement annonce que des poursuites judiciaires seront engagées à l'encontre de toute personne proférant des invectives ou des propos outrageants envers les autorités, ou incitant à la haine.

Le ministre du Tourisme, de la Culture et des Arts, Jean-Michel Abimbola a reçu, mercredi 24 septembre 2025, les deux nouvelles unités spéciales de la Police républicaine dédiées à la protection du patrimoine culturel et des sites balnéaires.‎

‎Le Directeur Général de la Police républicaine, les commandants de l'Unité spéciale de protection des biens culturels et de l'Unité spéciale de protection des sites balnéaires - zones côtières ont rencontré, mercredi 24 septembre 2025, le ministre du Tourisme, de la Culture et des Arts en compagnie des directeurs techniques du Ministère.

‎Face à ses hôtes, le ministre Jean-Michel Abimbola a souligné l'importance des investissements consentis pour faire du Bénin une destination sûre et prisée. Le Bénin investit près de 2 000 milliards de FCFA en quinze ans pour faire du pays une destination culturelle et touristique de référence en Afrique. « Ce niveau d'investissement public est inédit sur notre continent », a affirmé le ministre du Tourisme, de la culture et des arts.

‎D'ici 2030, le Bénin vise 4 millions de visiteurs par an. « Un seul visiteur déçu, c'est peut-être cinq ans de travail ruinés », a averti Jean-Michel Abimbola, soulignant l'importance de l'Unité spéciale de protection des biens culturels et de l'Unité spéciale de protection des sites balnéaires - zones côtières. Il a rappelé que la loi de 2021 sur la protection du patrimoine culturel prévoyait la création de ces unités. « À travers ces deux unités, nous allons avoir des protocoles de sécurité et sûreté des musées et des sites patrimoniaux », a expliqué le ministre. Pour Jean-Michel Abimbola, le tourisme est « un indicateur de développement ».
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‎Le directeur général de la Police républicaine, Kokou Brice Allowanou, a présenté officiellement les deux commandants désignés à la suite de l'appropriation des textes réglementaires portant création desdites Unités. « Depuis 2016, le volet tourisme et culture a connu des réformes majeures… Il fallait que le volet sécurité accompagne », a-t-il expliqué.

‎Le commissaire Richard Akodandé, enseignant d'histoire et désormais commandant de l'unité spéciale de protection des biens culturels, a détaillé les premières actions menées depuis mars 2025. À ses côtés, le commissaire Rock Eriola a présenté les interventions de l'unité chargée de la surveillance des zones balnéaires.

‎La rencontre, suivie en visioconférence par Alain Godonou, chargé de mission du président aux patrimoines et aux musées, s'est achevée par une séance de travail.
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Le député Olivier Serva a obtenu la nationalité béninoise.
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‎Le choix de Olivier Serva est symbolique. Il veut dénoncer la montée du racisme en France.

Le Bénin a adopté en 2024 une loi permettant aux descendants d'esclaves d'obtenir la nationalité. Serva, 51 ans, a saisi cette opportunité après un voyage au Bénin, terre d'origine de ses ancêtres. Grâce à des recherches généalogiques et un test ADN, ses racines au Dahomey ont été confirmées.
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‎Lors de sa visite, le député découvre un pays en plein développement, tourné vers l'avenir. Il est particulièrement marqué par la statue monumentale d'une guerrière amazone, érigée à Cotonou. Mais c'est en marchant sur la route des esclaves, à Ouidah, qu'il vit un moment bouleversant. « Penser que mes aïeux ont traversé cela… », confie-t-il.
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‎Face à la xénophobie en France
‎De retour en métropole, Serva s'alarme du climat actuel. Il dénonce les discours stigmatisants, les termes comme « Français de papiers » ou « submersion migratoire ». Il accuse certains responsables politiques, dont Bruno Retailleau, d'attiser la peur de l'autre.
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‎Revendiquer son identité africaine‎
‎Olivier Serva siège aujourd'hui au groupe Liot et a cofondé le parti Utiles. Pour lui, assumer ses origines africaines est aussi une manière de rappeler que l'histoire de France est indissociable de celle de l'Afrique. « Ce n'est pas l'Afrique qui affaiblit la France, c'est l'oubli de son passé », a-t-il indiqué.

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Le gouvernement a donné, ce mercredi 24 septembre 2025 en Conseil des ministres, son feu vert à la contractualisation pour la réhabilitation des infrastructures dans plusieurs universités publiques du Bénin.

L'Université d'Abomey-Calavi (UAC), l'Université de Parakou, l'Université nationale des Sciences, Technologies, Ingénierie et Mathématiques (UNSTIM) notamment le campus de Lokossa, ainsi que l'Université nationale d'Agriculture seront réhabilitées bientôt.

Des travaux sont également prévus à l'École normale supérieure (ENS) de Porto-Novo, l'ENS de Natitingou et à la Faculté des Sciences de la Santé (FSS).

L'annonce a été faite, le 24 septembre 2025 en Conseil des ministres.

Selon le compte rendu du Conseil, « des dégradations ont été enregistrées sur des infrastructures administratives, pédagogiques et connexes » sur l'ensemble de ces sites.

Le gouvernement justifie cette décision par la nécessité d'« améliorer à terme, les capacités d'accueil » d'offrir aux étudiants « un bon cadre de travail, toutes choses contribuant à améliorer leurs performances ».

Pour garantir une exécution rapide et conforme des travaux, « le Conseil a autorisé la contractualisation avec diverses entreprises, à charge pour les ministres concernés de veiller au respect de leurs cahiers des charges ».

Le Bénin et le Tchad franchissent un nouveau cap dans leur coopération. En marge de la 80ᵉ Assemblée générale des Nations unies à New York, les deux pays ont signé, mercredi 24 septembre 2025, un accord d'exemption de visa.

Grâce à un accord d'exemption de visa, les ressortissants du Bénin et du Tchad peuvent circuler librement entre les deux territoires. L'accord a été conclu entre le Ministre d'Etat tchadien en charge des Affaires étrangères, Dr Abdoulaye Sabre Fadoul, et le chef de la diplomatie béninoise, Olushegun Adjadi Bakari. Cet engagement marque une étape majeure dans le rapprochement entre les deux nations.

Au-delà de cette mesure facilitant la mobilité, les discussions entre les deux ministres ont porté sur des sujets d'intérêt commun pour le renforcement de la coopération bilatérale.

Dans cette dynamique, le Tchad a annoncé l'ouverture prochaine d'une ambassade au Bénin, qui viendra remplacer le Consulat général. De son côté, le Bénin prévoit installer une représentation diplomatique à N'Djaména.

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Paris pourrait construire seule l’avion de combat de nouvelle génération développé dans le cadre du projet de système de combat aérien du futur (SCAF), réalisé en collaboration avec l’Allemagne et l’Espagne, si les désaccords sur la répartition des tâches persistent, a déclaré un responsable du gouvernement français mercredi 24 septembre.

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Des ressortissants moldaves auraient été formés en Serbie à la « déstabilisation » par des instructeurs russes, en prévision des élections du 28 septembre. Belgrade n'a pas réagi aux accusations de Chișinău.

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Des ressortissants moldaves auraient été formés en Serbie à la « déstabilisation » par des instructeurs russes, en prévision des élections du 28 septembre. Belgrade n'a pas réagi aux accusations de Chișinău.

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ÄNDERUNGSANTRÄGE 1 - 212 - Entwurf eines Berichts Beziehungen zwischen der EU und Saudi-Arabien
Ausschuss für auswärtige Angelegenheiten
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NADA Austria and Others
Principles of Community law
Advocate General Spielmann: the publication on the internet of the name of any professional athlete who has infringed the anti-doping rules is contrary to EU law

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Principes du droit communautaire
Avocat général Spielmann : la publication sur Internet du nom de tout sportif professionnel ayant violé les règles antidopage est contraire au droit de l’Union

NADA Austria és társai
Közösségi jogi elvek
Spielmann főtanácsnok: a doppingellenes szabályokat megsértő hivatásos sportolók nevének az interneten történő közzététele ellentétes az uniós joggal

Pressemitteilung der Projektgruppe Gemeinschaftsdiagnose: Deutsches Institut für Wirtschaftsforschung (DIW Berlin), ifo Institut – Leibniz-Institut für Wirtschaftsforschung an der Universität München e. V. in Kooperation mit dem Österreichischen Institut für Wirt­schaftsforschung (WIFO), Kiel ...

En Catalogne, le parti d’extrême droite Aliança Catalana bouleverse la politique locale, les derniers sondages montrant que son ascension menace le parti séparatiste Ensemble pour la Catalogne (JxCAT), qui soutient la fragile coalition du Premier ministre Pedro Sánchez à Madrid.

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Delegates at a Ministerial event on climate and health organised by the CSO Climate and Health Cluster under the ACS2 organizing committee. Credit: Friday Phiri/Amref

By Friday Phiri
ADDIS ABABA, Sep 25 2025 (IPS)

At the Second Africa Climate Summit (ACS2) held in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, from 8-10 September, African leaders committed to the climate and health nexus and their desire to advance climate-resilient and adaptive health systems on the continent.

According to available evidence , climate-induced extreme weather events—cyclones, droughts, floods and heatwaves, are leading to a surge in malaria cases including in regions previously unaffected as warming conditions provide conducive breeding ground for malaria carrying mosquitoes; overwhelming sanitation systems, creating a perfect storm for diarrheal diseases such as cholera; while climate-induced food shortages are driving malnutrition to dangerous levels, as droughts and floods disrupt agricultural productivity and production.

“We reaffirm our collective commitment to advancing Africa-led climate solutions that prioritise human health, environmental sustainability, and equitable development, as guided by the African Union’s Agenda 2063 and the principles of multilateralism, recognise the urgent need to address the intertwined crises of climate change and public health across the continent, and call for dedicated financial mechanisms for climate-related health and the resilience of African health systems, in particular, we highlight the growing threats of heatwaves and water scarcity, which severely affect public health, and call for early-warning systems linked to health services,” reads part of the ACS2 leaders’ declaration adopted at the close of the summit.

Amref Health Africa hosted delegates at the launch of the Climate and Health curriculum for African negotiators. Credit: Friday Phiri/Amref

The leaders thus committed to advancing climate-resilient and adaptive health systems across the continent and recognised the Belém Health Action Plan as a pivotal global framework that aligns with Africa’s aspirations for equitable, sustainable, and climate-smart healthcare.

Held under the theme, “Accelerating Global Climate Solutions: Financing for Africa’s resilient and green development,” the summit brought together African leaders, policymakers, youth, civil society, development partners, and the private sector to shape a unified African stance on the global climate agenda.

The summit served as a catalyst for bold commitments, transformative partnerships, and innovative solutions that address the continent’s most pressing climate challenges.

During the three-day summit, and at the 13th Conference on Climate Change and Development in Africa (CCDA XIII), which served as a pre-session meeting to feed into the summit outcomes, experts discussed the clear linkages and the growing evidence of climate impacts on Africa’s health systems and delivery.

With limited, and in most cases, complete lack of climate-resilient infrastructure and well-trained health personnel to manage climate shocks affecting the sector, the discussions underscored that “health has become the human face of the climate crisis on the continent”, a reality that demands bold action from leaders.

“Health is the human face of climate change. Yet when you search for images of climate change, you only see the human face after page six. We must change that narrative,” remarked Naveen Rao, Senior Vice President of the Health Initiative at The Rockefeller Foundation, during the closing session of the launch of a Climate Change and Health Negotiators’ Curriculum by Amref Health Africa, a first-of-its-kind initiative to strengthen Africa’s voice in global climate negotiations.

A roundtable at the launch of the Climate and Health curriculum for African negotiators hosted by Amref Health Africa. Credit: Friday Phiri/Amref

With support from the Wellcome Trust, Amref Health Africa, working with its subsidiary, Amref International University (AMIU), and the African Group of Negotiators Expert Support (AGNES), has developed a curriculum which aims to equip African negotiators with the technical expertise, advocacy tools, and evidence to place health at the centre of climate negotiations and financing frameworks.

Dr Modi Mwatsama, Head of Capacity and Field Development for Climate and Health at Wellcome Trust, underscored the urgency of catalytic climate and health action, grounded in science.

“This is the moment to roll out training sessions, strengthen AGN’s leadership on climate and health, and ground Africa’s climate diplomacy in science and sustainability.”

In welcoming the curriculum, Dr Ama Essel, AGN Lead Coordinator on Climate and Health, who spoke on behalf of AGN Chair, Dr Richard Muyungi, emphasised the importance of unity and right framing.

“The science is there, but how we frame and communicate it is the value proposition. This curriculum is right on time, it will help Africa negotiate with a strong, common position,” said Dr. Essel, pointing out that the group is ready to support Africa’s agenda on climate and health, which should be rooted in the continent’s long-held priority of adaptation.

Dr Jeremiah Mushosho, WHO AFRO Regional Team Lead for Climate Change, emphasised the importance of aligning efforts with the Global Plan of Action on climate and health, while civil society voices, including the Pan-African Climate Justice Alliance, reinforced the need for advocacy “soldiers” to sustain pressure for health in climate talks, highlighting the Nairobi Summer School on Climate Justice as an important platform from which enthusiastic advocates could be recruited.

In summing up, Desta Lakew, Group Director of Partnerships and External Affairs at Amref Health Africa, refocused the discussions on the communities, emphasising their involvement at all stages of planning and implementation of climate action.

“Communities are the true front line of the climate crisis, as the health impacts of climate change are felt first in villages, towns, and cities. They are the first responders to shocks, witnessing floods, droughts, and outbreaks before national systems react. Resilience demands co-creation with communities at every stage, from surveillance and data generation to response. Leadership and coordinated action are critical to scaling an inclusive, African-led climate and health ecosystem. Climate resilience cannot be achieved from the top down. It must be built with and through communities, backed by integrated data systems, strong governance, and sustained investment. Thus, for Africa to build resilience, negotiators, governments, civil society, and scientists must work together to ensure health is firmly embedded in the UNFCCC processes and agendas.”

Other key climate and health sessions focused on the need to enhance climate information services for health resilience; pathways for integrating health into Africa’s climate change and adaption, mitigation and resilience strategies; unlocking climate and health financing; and ministerial dialogue on shaping a cohesive narrative for Africa’s climate and health agenda, among others.

• At the sessions, experts highlighted capacity building and training; research and evidence; and cross-sectoral partnerships, as key adaptation measures to support health sector’s resilience in the face of the climate crisis.
• The author is the Climate Change Health Advocacy Lead at Amref Health Africa.

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Varsovie s’apprête à donner à son armée l’autorisation d’abattre des drones russes au-dessus de l’Ukraine sans attendre l’approbation de l’OTAN ou de l’UE.

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There is a modest global decline in hunger since 2022. While progress is seen in Asia and South America, hunger is rising in Africa and Western Asia. Credit: Joyce Chimbi/IPS

By Joyce Chimbi
NAIROBI, Sep 25 2025 (IPS)

The 2025 State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World (SOFI) report shows a modest global decline in hunger since 2022, with 673 million people facing hunger in 2024, indicating a decrease of 22 million compared to 2022. While progress is seen in Asia and South America, hunger is rising in Africa and Western Asia.

This progress is nonetheless undermined by persistent food price inflation, particularly in low-income countries who were hit hardest by rising food prices, threatening vulnerable populations. The report emphasizes the need for stable markets, open trade and stronger policy coordination to secure healthy diets and reach the UN’s 2030 goals.

Isabel de la Peña, the country director for Cuba, Guatemala and the Dominican Republic for the UN’s International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) spoke to IPS about the 2025 report and, the agriculture sector, rural populations, food and nutrition security in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) region and the complex interplay of milestones and setbacks.

“The Latin America and the Caribbean region has reduced the incidence of hunger and food insecurity in the past four consecutive years and this is an important achievement. Hunger fell to 5.1 percent of the population in 2024, down from 6.1 percent in 2020,” she explained.

“And if you look at the past 20 years,” she continued, “Hunger had been steadily declining in LAC from 2005 to 2019. Then it peaked in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Since then, hunger has been steadily declining and now it’s below pre-pandemic levels. Also, if you look at food insecurity, globally, LAC has experienced the greatest reduction in the prevalence of food insecurity in recent years.”

In 2024, hunger affected about 307 million people in Africa, 323 million in Asia and 34 million in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC)—20.2, 6.7, and 5.1 percent of the population, respectively. Food insecurity has remained consistently higher in rural areas than in urban areas since 2022, with notable improvements in urban areas in Asia and across urban, peri-urban and rural areas in LAC.

Although the gender gap narrowed at the global level from 2021 to 2023, it increased slightly in 2024, with the prevalence of food insecurity remaining consistently higher among women than men, globally and across all regions. “LAC has the largest gender gap in prevalence of food insecurity as food insecurity among women is 5.3 percentage points higher than among men,” Peña said.

Further speaking about the paradox of food insecurity in rural areas where it is produced as food insecurity affects 28 percent in rural areas versus 23 percent in urban settings. IFAD invests in rural people to enable them to overcome poverty and achieve food security. Peña said approximately 33.6 million people suffer from hunger in LAC and that rural populations, rural areas and women are still the furthest left behind.

“This is an unacceptable reality,” she continued. “LAC has enormous agricultural production potential, and it’s also a net exporter of food. Even though the number of people affected by food insecurity this region fell by 9 million between 2023 and 2024, one in four people in the region is still affected by food insecurity.”

Globally, LAC has the highest cost of a healthy diet and approximately 182 million people in LAC cannot afford a healthy diet. In designing sustainable solutions, she emphasized the need to be alive to the disparities in the region.

She said the Dominican Republic faces a significant double burden of malnutrition as undernutrition coexists with high rates of overweight and obesity and, over 63 percent of the adult population is overweight or obese.

Cuba has traditionally maintained low levels of undernourishment of below 2.5 percent and, a low prevalence of stunting or chronic child malnutrition. Peña attributes the milestone to “universal social protection and food distribution systems. But in the last five years, there’s been a drastic reduction in the production of staple foods, and also a decreased availability and resources to import food. Families are now receiving fewer state rations.”

“Guatemala is one of the countries in the region with the worst food security and nutrition situation as one in two people are food insecure, and chronic child malnutrition or stunting affects 44.6 percent of children under five. This is the highest rate in the region and one of the highest in the world and it’s even higher when we look at indigenous peoples and rural populations,” she said.

Cautioning that chronic child malnutrition or stunting has long-lasting lifelong consequences as it can impair brain development, reduce school performance, productive capacity and ability to earn an income and ultimately limit a child’s future contribution to the social and economic development of their country.

“The Dominican Republic is a success story in terms of reducing hunger, as prevalence has fallen below 3.6 percent. It used to be almost 22 percent 20 years ago. Still, 18 percent of the population is food insecure, and 23 percent cannot afford a healthy diet,” she emphasized.

All the same, agricultural challenges in the Dominican Republic include a lack of proper irrigation due to poorly maintained irrigation systems, blocked waterways and declining groundwater levels. Further afield in the Island nation of Cuba, there is an over-dependence on imports, as the country imports 60 to 70 percent of its food requirements.

Overall, she stated that climate change is an increasing threat, disrupting food systems, agricultural productivity, and supply chains, further exacerbating “food insecurity and malnutrition as LAC is the second most exposed region in the world to climate change.”

“These extreme weather events and climate variability really reduce agricultural productivity. They affect yields, they damage crops, they can also disrupt supply chains, leading to food prices rise and healthy diets becoming less accessible,” she said.

Further highlighting the urgent need to invest in climate change adaptation, she spoke of the droughts induced by La Niña in between 2020 and 2023 in Argentina that resulted in a 35 percent drop in wheat production and a dramatic fall in exports leading to international wheat price spikes as Argentina is a major wheat exporter.

Peña emphasised that this backdrop is particularly concerning for IFAD and heightens the need to work with “small-scale farmers and poor households, because those are the ones that are more vulnerable to high food prices. And, poor households spend a larger share of the income on food, so they are more vulnerable to these fluctuations.”

Stressing that for small-scale producers, any kind of rise in food prices outweigh the potential gains that that they can obtain from selling their produce. Overall, other prevailing challenges in LAC are linked to low agricultural productivity, limited access to financial services, low technology adoption and the aging of rural populations as the youth migrate to urban settings.

“We need to redouble our efforts and focus on investments in the populations that are being left behind such as rural areas and women and this is really at the core of what IFAD does in LAC. We have over 26 projects in the region with an investment of USD2.5 billion between IFAD resources and co-financing,” she emphasised.

These projects aim at promoting food and agricultural production and tackling climate change with a special focus on rural populations, small-scale producers, women, and indigenous communities who are still the furthest left behind in the journey towards zero hunger.

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