Le Fonds International pour le Développement Agricole (FIDA) renouvelle son engagement aux côtés du Bénin.
La représentante du Fonds international pour le développement agricole (FIDA), Mme Claudia Savarese, a présenté ce lundi 10 novembre 2025, ses lettres de cabinet au ministre béninois des Affaires étrangères, Olushegun Adjadi Bakari.
Au cours de cette rencontre, les deux parties ont échangé sur la mise en œuvre des projets soutenus par le FIDA au Bénin.
Mme Savarese a salué les efforts du gouvernement béninois en matière de développement rural et réaffirmé l'engagement de son institution à accompagner les politiques nationales en faveur des populations agricoles.
Le ministre béninois des affaires étrangères a, de son côté, exprimé la reconnaissance du Bénin pour le partenariat fructueux avec le FIDA, dont les interventions contribuent à l'amélioration des conditions de vie dans plusieurs régions du pays.
Cette audience confirme la solidité du partenariat entre le Bénin et le FIDA, centré sur la lutte contre la pauvreté rurale et la promotion d'une agriculture durable.
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Les députés invités à Porto-Novo pour examiner la proposition de révision de la Constitution et deux lois organiques.
L'Assemblée nationale se réunira en séance plénière, vendredi 14 novembre 2025, à 10 heures, au Palais des Gouverneurs à Porto-Novo.
L'annonce a été faite par le Président de l'institution, Louis Gbéhounou Vlavonou, à travers un communiqué.
Trois dossiers d'envergure sont au menu de la session. Le premier point concerne l'examen de la proposition de loi portant révision de la Constitution du 11 décembre 1990, déjà modifiée en 2019.
Les députés auront ensuite à examiner un projet de loi modifiant la loi organique sur le Conseil économique et social (CES), avant de se pencher sur la révision de la loi organique relative à la Cour constitutionnelle, modifiée en 2022.
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Le ministre béninois des Affaires étrangères, Olushegun Adjadi Bakari, a reçu, lundi 10 novembre 2025, les copies figurées des lettres de créance du nouvel ambassadeur du Ghana près le Bénin, S. E. M. Mohammed Abubakari Manaf.
Nouvelle étape dans la coopération entre Cotonou et Accra. Mohammed Abubakari Manaf, nouvel ambassadeur a présenté, lundi 10 novembre 2025, les copies figurées de créance au ministre béninois des Affaires étrangères, Olushegun Adjadi Bakari.
Les deux personnalités ont échangé sur les moyens de renforcer les liens d'amitié et de partenariat entre les deux pays, notamment dans les domaines économique, sécuritaire et culturel.
Le ministre Adjadi Bakari a salué la qualité des relations bilatérales et exprimé la disponibilité du Bénin à travailler avec le Ghana pour consolider les acquis communs. Le diplomate ghanéen a réaffirmé la volonté de son pays de poursuivre la dynamique de coopération déjà existante entre les deux nations voisines.
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Indigenous leaders at COP30 in Belem. They are demanding active participation in the negotiation process. Credit: Tanka Dhakal/IPS
By Tanka Dhakal
BELÉM, Brazil, Nov 11 2025 (IPS)
Indigenous leaders from across the Amazon region are calling on climate negotiators to base climate initiatives on the recognition of the land rights of affected Indigenous communities. From the COP30 venue in Belém, these leaders are demanding full participation in the design and implementation of proposed projects.
The Indigenous leaders presented evidence that reforestation initiatives, carbon market schemes, and renewable energy projects could displace Indigenous and local communities and harm ecosystems if they are developed without community involvement and respect for their rights. According to the UNFCCC assessment report, active participation of Indigenous and local communities is key to the success of climate change-related initiatives, whether funded by public or private sources.
In this context, IPS spoke with Elcio Severino da Silva Manchineri (also known as Toya Manchineri), an Indigenous leader from the Manchineri people of Brazil. Manchineri is the General Coordinator of the Coordination of Indigenous Organizations of the Brazilian Amazon (COIAB).
Elcio Severino da Silva Manchineri at COP30. Credit: Tanka Dhakal/IPS
IPS: COP30 is happening on the land of Indigenous people here in Belém. What is the call from the Indigenous community to the negotiators?
Toya: Our main request to negotiators is to include Indigenous land demarcation as a climate solution—recognizing Indigenous lands as a climate response strategy.
IPS: Why is the recognition of land rights for Indigenous communities in climate negotiations so important?
Toya: It’s important because 80 percent of biodiversity is found in Indigenous territories, which means we conserve life. Land titling here and in other countries is crucial. If countries want to meet their targets for zero deforestation, they need to title Indigenous lands.
IPS: What is your view on reforestation efforts that happen without negotiation with Indigenous communities?
Toya: Reforestation is one of the key issues. But really—who is going to take care of those forests? We are the ones who care for them. We will be responsible for those forests. It’s been proven that 98 percent of our territories are well preserved. So, the real issue behind reforestation is guaranteeing the rights of Indigenous peoples to ensure our survival as well.
IPS: My follow-up question is: how can Indigenous communities and climate finance or climate progress come together? Is there a way?
Toya: We are working on climate hack finance and direct access to climate finance. Only direct access will strengthen what people are already doing in their territories. At the heart of it is the question: how can climate finance support what we’re already doing? That’s the important part.
IPS: To gain direct access to finance, you might need a place at the negotiation table. Do you think there is space for Indigenous leaders like you?
Toya: No, I don’t have a place—and that’s the problem. We need countries to consider us as negotiators, as part of official delegations, because we are the ones who know how to care for the forest and the environment.
IPS: Since you don’t have a place at the negotiation table, but Indigenous people have the knowledge to mitigate and adapt to climate change, how can climate projects or negotiations integrate Indigenous knowledge? Is there a way for Indigenous communities, their knowledge, and the negotiation process to come together?
Toya: It’s not only our traditional knowledge that can help mitigate climate change—we can also influence scientific knowledge. Sometimes scientists think they’re the only ones who can speak, but we can too. Our lands capture large amounts of carbon, which helps clear the air and reduce emissions. That’s the knowledge and practice we bring.
IPS: Finally, is there anything you want to see come out of the Belém climate conference? What is your top agenda?
Toya: What we really want to see in the final document is countries recognizing land titling for Indigenous peoples as a climate strategy—as a climate mitigation strategy. The just transition needs clear timelines to be effective. It must be just, but we also need to know by when.
Note: This feature is published with the support of Open Society Foundations.
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