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Press release - Press briefing on next week’s plenary session

Európa Parlament hírei - Thu, 09/10/2026 - 15:03
Spokespersons for Parliament and for the political groups will hold a briefing on the 14 – 17 September plenary session, on Friday at 11.00 in Parliament’s Anna Politkovskaya press room.

Source : © European Union, 2026 - EP

Russia to open more cultural centres in Africa as it seeks to broaden influence

BBC Africa - Thu, 09/10/2026 - 14:46
These centres will promote the Russian language, education, science and culture.
Categories: Africa, Swiss News

Décès du roi Oyo d'Ouganda : la famille royale rejette Edward Rukidi Kijanangoma comme successeur.

BBC Afrique - Thu, 09/10/2026 - 14:36
La famille du roi d'Oyo affirme qu'il a laissé un testament désignant son jeune fils comme héritier du royaume de Tooro.
Categories: Afrique

Sovereign trust funds for planned climate relocations

Climate-induced planned relocation is becoming an unavoidable policy issue for some highly exposed communities. Although relocation should remain a last resort after other realistic options for adaptation in place have been assessed, ensuring that the money is available when needed to support relocation is critical. The challenge is that funding is insufficient, drawn from diverse sources and often arrives too late and in fragmented forms: for example, one project for housing, another for infrastructure, and little predictable support for consultation, land negotiations, safeguards, livelihoods, host communities or long-term maintenance. The financing problem is therefore not only the scale of the costs, but the difficulty of organising money over time and across institutions and safeguards. This can leave governments reacting after crises rather than planning before risks become unmanageable.
Sovereign trust funds offer one practical way to address this gap. They do not create finance by themselves, but they can provide a country-owned platform for receiving, sequencing and reporting domestic revenue, bilateral support, multilateral development bank (MDB) finance, climate funds, disaster risk finance, and loss and damage resources. They present an alternative to predominantly loan- and grant-based financing for planned relocation. Fiji’s Climate Relocation of
Communities Trust Fund shows both the promise and limits of this approach: It provides a legal and institutional basis for relocation finance within government and links international funding to procedures, but it still requires capitalisation, administrative capacity and long-term technical support. The model presents an opportunity to support sovereign, rights-based financing systems rather than relying solely on donor-funded, often piecemeal relocation projects. It can also make funding available at the appropriate time and without undue time pressure.
Key policy messages:
• Finance planned relocation before a crisis, especially assessment, consent, land, safeguards and project preparation.
• Treat relocation as a long-term investment in the collective good, rather than solely as a construction or emergency response measure.
• Support sovereign trust funds where they are legally mandated at the national level, budget-linked, transparent and capitalised.
• Use finance to uphold quality and rights, including community-led processes, support for host communities and support for long-term livelihoods.

Sovereign trust funds for planned climate relocations

Climate-induced planned relocation is becoming an unavoidable policy issue for some highly exposed communities. Although relocation should remain a last resort after other realistic options for adaptation in place have been assessed, ensuring that the money is available when needed to support relocation is critical. The challenge is that funding is insufficient, drawn from diverse sources and often arrives too late and in fragmented forms: for example, one project for housing, another for infrastructure, and little predictable support for consultation, land negotiations, safeguards, livelihoods, host communities or long-term maintenance. The financing problem is therefore not only the scale of the costs, but the difficulty of organising money over time and across institutions and safeguards. This can leave governments reacting after crises rather than planning before risks become unmanageable.
Sovereign trust funds offer one practical way to address this gap. They do not create finance by themselves, but they can provide a country-owned platform for receiving, sequencing and reporting domestic revenue, bilateral support, multilateral development bank (MDB) finance, climate funds, disaster risk finance, and loss and damage resources. They present an alternative to predominantly loan- and grant-based financing for planned relocation. Fiji’s Climate Relocation of
Communities Trust Fund shows both the promise and limits of this approach: It provides a legal and institutional basis for relocation finance within government and links international funding to procedures, but it still requires capitalisation, administrative capacity and long-term technical support. The model presents an opportunity to support sovereign, rights-based financing systems rather than relying solely on donor-funded, often piecemeal relocation projects. It can also make funding available at the appropriate time and without undue time pressure.
Key policy messages:
• Finance planned relocation before a crisis, especially assessment, consent, land, safeguards and project preparation.
• Treat relocation as a long-term investment in the collective good, rather than solely as a construction or emergency response measure.
• Support sovereign trust funds where they are legally mandated at the national level, budget-linked, transparent and capitalised.
• Use finance to uphold quality and rights, including community-led processes, support for host communities and support for long-term livelihoods.

Sovereign trust funds for planned climate relocations

Climate-induced planned relocation is becoming an unavoidable policy issue for some highly exposed communities. Although relocation should remain a last resort after other realistic options for adaptation in place have been assessed, ensuring that the money is available when needed to support relocation is critical. The challenge is that funding is insufficient, drawn from diverse sources and often arrives too late and in fragmented forms: for example, one project for housing, another for infrastructure, and little predictable support for consultation, land negotiations, safeguards, livelihoods, host communities or long-term maintenance. The financing problem is therefore not only the scale of the costs, but the difficulty of organising money over time and across institutions and safeguards. This can leave governments reacting after crises rather than planning before risks become unmanageable.
Sovereign trust funds offer one practical way to address this gap. They do not create finance by themselves, but they can provide a country-owned platform for receiving, sequencing and reporting domestic revenue, bilateral support, multilateral development bank (MDB) finance, climate funds, disaster risk finance, and loss and damage resources. They present an alternative to predominantly loan- and grant-based financing for planned relocation. Fiji’s Climate Relocation of
Communities Trust Fund shows both the promise and limits of this approach: It provides a legal and institutional basis for relocation finance within government and links international funding to procedures, but it still requires capitalisation, administrative capacity and long-term technical support. The model presents an opportunity to support sovereign, rights-based financing systems rather than relying solely on donor-funded, often piecemeal relocation projects. It can also make funding available at the appropriate time and without undue time pressure.
Key policy messages:
• Finance planned relocation before a crisis, especially assessment, consent, land, safeguards and project preparation.
• Treat relocation as a long-term investment in the collective good, rather than solely as a construction or emergency response measure.
• Support sovereign trust funds where they are legally mandated at the national level, budget-linked, transparent and capitalised.
• Use finance to uphold quality and rights, including community-led processes, support for host communities and support for long-term livelihoods.

Liste définitive des 150 fonctionnaires de douanes retenus

24 Heures au Bénin - Thu, 09/10/2026 - 13:21

La direction générale des douanes a publié, ce jeudi 10 septembre 2026, la liste des 150 candidats retenus au terme de la visite médicale organisée après la délibération des épreuves écrites par la Commission nationale d'organisation du recrutement par concours direct.
Les candidats aux postes des contrôleurs et préposés des douanes sont invités à se présenter au centre de formation militaire de Bembèrèkè, vendredi 11 septembre 2026 à 7h, pour la formation militaire commune de base.
Liste des 150 nouveaux fonctionnaires des douanes

Categories: Afrique

Agree to disagree: why the AU and the EU should engage in pragmatic partnerships

The AU–EU partnership should embrace the plurality within both unions, make interests transparent, and enable pragmatic cooperation between coalitions of willing countries, helping to bring proclaimed ambitions closer to actual practice, explain Benedikt Erforth and Lena Gutheil.

Agree to disagree: why the AU and the EU should engage in pragmatic partnerships

The AU–EU partnership should embrace the plurality within both unions, make interests transparent, and enable pragmatic cooperation between coalitions of willing countries, helping to bring proclaimed ambitions closer to actual practice, explain Benedikt Erforth and Lena Gutheil.

Agree to disagree: why the AU and the EU should engage in pragmatic partnerships

The AU–EU partnership should embrace the plurality within both unions, make interests transparent, and enable pragmatic cooperation between coalitions of willing countries, helping to bring proclaimed ambitions closer to actual practice, explain Benedikt Erforth and Lena Gutheil.

Press release - MEPs upgrade EU energy infrastructure rules to lower energy prices

European Parliament - Thu, 09/10/2026 - 12:43
The update of the TEN-E regulation aims to boost security of energy supply, help lower prices for households and businesses, and contribute to the EU’s climate neutrality goals.
Committee on Industry, Research and Energy

Source : © European Union, 2026 - EP

Press release - MEPs upgrade EU energy infrastructure rules to lower energy prices

European Parliament (News) - Thu, 09/10/2026 - 12:43
The update of the TEN-E regulation aims to boost security of energy supply, help lower prices for households and businesses, and contribute to the EU’s climate neutrality goals.
Committee on Industry, Research and Energy

Source : © European Union, 2026 - EP
Categories: Afrique, European Union

Press release - MEPs upgrade EU energy infrastructure rules to lower energy prices

Europäisches Parlament (Nachrichten) - Thu, 09/10/2026 - 12:43
The update of the TEN-E regulation aims to boost security of energy supply, help lower prices for households and businesses, and contribute to the EU’s climate neutrality goals.
Committee on Industry, Research and Energy

Source : © European Union, 2026 - EP

Press release - MEPs upgrade EU energy infrastructure rules to lower energy prices

Európa Parlament hírei - Thu, 09/10/2026 - 12:43
The update of the TEN-E regulation aims to boost security of energy supply, help lower prices for households and businesses, and contribute to the EU’s climate neutrality goals.
Committee on Industry, Research and Energy

Source : © European Union, 2026 - EP

Le Bénin décroche l'or et l'argent en U18

24 Heures au Bénin - Thu, 09/10/2026 - 12:23

Le triathlon béninois s'est une nouvelle fois distingué sur la scène internationale. À l'occasion du Mondial de Développement de Triathlon, organisé au Mozambique en 2026, les représentantes béninoises ont réalisé une performance remarquée dans la catégorie U18, avec deux médailles remportées ; l'une en or et l'autre en argent.

Un doublé béninois en U18

Engagée dans la catégorie U18, Conforte HOUNGA Mahounan a dominé la compétition pour s'adjuger la médaille d'or. Cette victoire lui permet de décrocher le titre dans sa catégorie et confirme les progrès réalisés par le triathlon béninois dans les compétitions internationales.

De son côté, Étoile Vignon AGBODJOGBE a également livré une prestation convaincante. Elle a terminé à la deuxième place et remporté la médaille d'argent. Les deux jeunes athlètes permettent ainsi au Bénin de réaliser un doublé sur le podium de la catégorie U18.
Ces résultats mettent en évidence le potentiel de la nouvelle génération de triathlètes béninois et contribuent à renforcer la visibilité du pays sur la scène internationale.

F. A. A.

Categories: Afrique

Newsletter - 14-17 September 2026 - Strasbourg plenary session

European Parliament - Thu, 09/10/2026 - 12:23
Newsletter - 14-17 September 2026 - Strasbourg plenary session

Source : © European Union, 2026 - EP

Le Bénin participe au Championnat du monde de gymnastique

24 Heures au Bénin - Thu, 09/10/2026 - 12:20

L'Équipe nationale senior du Bénin sera au Championnat du monde de gymnastique aérobic, prévu pour se dérouler du 11 au 13 septembre 2026 à Pampelune (Pamplona), en Espagne. L'annonce a été faite par Fédération béninoise de gymnastique (FEBEGYM).

Le Bénin écrit une nouvelle page de l'histoire de sa gymnastique. Le pays participe pour la première fois au Championnat du monde de gymnastique aérobic, grand rendez-vous mondial de cette discipline qui aura lieu du 11 au 13 septembre 2026 à Pampelune (Pamplona), en Espagne.

Dans ce cadre, la délégation béninoise a quitté Cotonou le 6 septembre dernier. Cette présence sur la scène mondiale vient récompenser les efforts consentis par l'ensemble des acteurs engagés dans le développement de la gymnastique béninoise. Elle traduit également la volonté de la fédération de renforcer progressivement la présence du Bénin dans les grandes compétitions internationales.

Avant le Championnat du monde de gymnastique aérobic, le Bénin avait participé au Championnat du monde de Parkour à Hiroshima, au Japon, en avril 2018, puis à la Coupe du monde de Parkour à Montpellier, en France, en 2024.

La délégation béninoise était également présente au 2ᵉ Championnat du monde de Parkour, organisé à Kitakyushu, au Japon, du 15 au 17 novembre 2024. Plus récemment, le pays a marqué sa présence à la 16ᵉ Plovdiv Cup Aerobics Open, en Bulgarie, du 8 au 13 octobre 2025. Une expérience qui a contribué à préparer le terrain pour cette nouvelle aventure mondiale.

F. A. A.

Categories: Afrique

Les résultats du tirage DIGITAL 08 H

24 Heures au Bénin - Thu, 09/10/2026 - 12:20

DIGITAL 08H : Avez-vous tenté votre chance ?

Le tirage DIGITAL 08H N°163 a livré son verdict !

Jeudi 10 Septembre 2026

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La croix du jeudi 10 septembre 2026

Categories: Afrique

Video einer Ausschusssitzung - Donnerstag, 10. September 2026 - 09:00 - Ausschuss für auswärtige Angelegenheiten

Dauer des Videos : 30'

Haftungsausschluss : Die Verdolmetschung der Debatten soll die Kommunikation erleichtern, sie stellt jedoch keine authentische Aufzeichnung der Debatten dar. Authentisch sind nur die Originalfassungen der Reden bzw. ihre überprüften schriftlichen Übersetzungen.
Quelle : © Europäische Union, 2026 - EP

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