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Shortly before the parliamentary elections in Denmark on 24 March, the leader of the centre-right Liberal Alliance, Alex Vanopslagh (34), has caused a stir by confessing that he has used cocaine at parties. He added, however, that his life was different now and that the Danish people should judge him on that basis. Commentators are nonetheless critical.

In the first round of municipal elections on Sunday, the left-wing populist La France Insoumise (LFI) and the far-right Rassemblement National (RN) gained ground in many areas. In the run-up to the second round on March 22, candidates are trying to form alliances in many municipalities, particularly between moderate left-wing parties and the controversial LFI.

Le Comité Intercommunal de Coordination (CIC) de l'Union Générale pour le Développement des Communes de la Vallée de l'Ouémé (UGDCVO) annonce le report de l'édition 2026 de la fête identitaire Wémèxwé.

Initialement programmée du 18 au 22 mars 2026 à Affamè dans la commune de Bonou, la fête identitaire Wémèxwé est reportée à une date ultérieure.

‎Dans un communiqué officiel signé par le Coordonnateur Général, Antoine Bonou, l'organisation informe les participants et partenaires que ce report est dû à une « difficulté majeure essentiellement d'ordre logistique ». Le communiqué précise que cette situation est survenue pour des « raisons indépendantes de sa volonté ».

‎Cette décision « vise à permettre à tous les participants de prendre pleinement part à cette grande célébration culturelle dans les meilleures conditions possibles ».
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‎Le CIC indique que « la nouvelle date sera communiquée incessamment à travers les canaux habituels de communication ».
‎M. M.

L'essor de l'IA autonome soulève des questions quant à savoir si la réglementation européenne est déjà dépassée

The post Les agents IA, prochain obstacle pour la législation européenne ? appeared first on Euractiv FR.

La FIFA inflige des amendes à la Fédération nigériane de football et à la Fédération de football de la République démocratique du Congo pour des infractions disciplinaires commises par leurs supporters.

Les étudiants en médecine ont annoncé, lundi 16 mars 2026, la levée de leur mouvement de protestation à l'issue d'une rencontre avec le président de la République.

Fin de la grève des étudiants en médecine ! Les stages hospitaliers doivent reprendre. A l'issue de leurs échanges, lundi 16 mars 2026, avec le chef de l'Etat Patrice Talon, les étudiants ont suspendu leur grève. Cette rencontre, tenue à huis clos au palais présidentiel, s'est déroulée en présence des ministres en charge de la Santé et de la Justice, ainsi que d'enseignants de la Faculté des Sciences de la Santé (FSS).

Au cœur des discussions figuraient les conditions de stage des étudiants. Dans un communiqué publié la semaine précédente, ces derniers avaient dénoncé l'absence de textes précis encadrant leurs droits, leurs missions et leurs responsabilités dans les structures sanitaires. Ils ont réitéré ces préoccupations lors de l'audience avec le chef de l'Etat.

D'après les informations, le président Patrice Talon a assuré que les revendications seront examinées, tout en rappelant le respect du cadre légal.

Le mouvement de protestation fait suite à la condamnation d'une gynécologue et deux de ses assistants à 12 mois de prison ferme pour homicide involontaire. Une femme enceinte est décédée suite à une césarienne au CHD Ouémé-Plateau, à Porto-Novo.
M. M.

Les ministres des Affaires étrangères européens ignorent l'appel de Trump en faveur d'un soutien militaire dans le détroit d'Ormuz

The post « Personne » ne souhaite s’engager dans une guerre américano-israélienne contre l’Iran, déclare Kaja Kallas appeared first on Euractiv FR.

International support has failed to keep pace with the growing numbers of refugees and internally displaced persons, thus creating a financing gap between their needs and available resources. The recent US withdrawal from funding development and humanitarian programmes has only compounded this financing gap which has existed for more than a decade.
In response to this, the international community – through Agenda 2030, the Grand Bargain, the 2016 New York Declaration, and the Comprehensive Refugee Response Framework (CRRF) – has advocated for a shift from seeing refugees as emergencies to integrating them into the host countries’ developmental agenda. In Kenya, these policy proposals are most recently being implemented through the Shirika Plan, the Differentiated Assistance (DA) model, and development plans of refugee-hosting counties such as Turkana and Garissa. First, the Shirika Plan is a government-led initiative that was proclaimed in 2023 to realise the socio-economic inclusion of refugees within the local context in line with the progressive provisions of the Refugee Act of 2021. Implementation of this policy is yet to begin as it is pegged on elusive donor funding. Second, the DA model is led by the office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) and the World Food Programme (WFP) and is aligned with the Shirika Plan. The preparatory activities for DA were undertaken throughout 2024 and implementation commenced in August 2025. DA seeks to increase refugee self-reliance through livelihood interventions and providing support based on the specific needs and capabilities of different refugee households as opposed to the previous blanket support that was based on refugee registration status. However, implementation has so far only focussed on reducing aid, without corresponding investment in self-reliance measures.
DA and the Shirika Plan are framed in government and international circles as solutions for addressing funding shortfalls and fostering refugee integration by supporting self-reliance. However, there has been little progress in enhancing refugee self-reliance. At the same time, aid cuts are implemented based on a needs-categorisation of refugee households that proceeds without adequate background information. The lack of alternative livelihoods has exacerbated vulnerabilities and has sparked protests in refugee camps. Emerging evidence points to negative coping mechanisms, including higher school drop-out rates; reported cases of youths joining criminal religious groups; increased conflicts at family level; and rising cases of women becoming sex workers. This Policy Brief highlights the emerging ramifications of implementing DA that is anchored in the provisions contained in the Shirika Plan. The Brief also goes further to suggest recommendations for action to the government of Kenya and the international community.
Key policy messages:
• There is a need to enhance synergy between UNHCR and the Kenyan government such that the state implements the Shirika Plan alongside DA without premising its implementation on donor aid.
• UNHCR needs to obtain more extensive household economic data and involve refugees in deciding who is most vulnerable to more accurately disaggregate refugee households into appropriate categories.
• The Kenyan government and international actors need to closely monitor and address potential nega-tive implications of implementing DA and the Shirika Plan.

Fred Ikanda is a Senior Lecturer in the department of Sociology and Anthropology, Maseno University, Kenya, and associated researcher at IDOS.
Michael Owiso is Director, Odera Akang’o Campus, and Dean, School of Development and Strategic Studies, Maseno University, Kenya, as well as associated researcher at IDOS.

International support has failed to keep pace with the growing numbers of refugees and internally displaced persons, thus creating a financing gap between their needs and available resources. The recent US withdrawal from funding development and humanitarian programmes has only compounded this financing gap which has existed for more than a decade.
In response to this, the international community – through Agenda 2030, the Grand Bargain, the 2016 New York Declaration, and the Comprehensive Refugee Response Framework (CRRF) – has advocated for a shift from seeing refugees as emergencies to integrating them into the host countries’ developmental agenda. In Kenya, these policy proposals are most recently being implemented through the Shirika Plan, the Differentiated Assistance (DA) model, and development plans of refugee-hosting counties such as Turkana and Garissa. First, the Shirika Plan is a government-led initiative that was proclaimed in 2023 to realise the socio-economic inclusion of refugees within the local context in line with the progressive provisions of the Refugee Act of 2021. Implementation of this policy is yet to begin as it is pegged on elusive donor funding. Second, the DA model is led by the office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) and the World Food Programme (WFP) and is aligned with the Shirika Plan. The preparatory activities for DA were undertaken throughout 2024 and implementation commenced in August 2025. DA seeks to increase refugee self-reliance through livelihood interventions and providing support based on the specific needs and capabilities of different refugee households as opposed to the previous blanket support that was based on refugee registration status. However, implementation has so far only focussed on reducing aid, without corresponding investment in self-reliance measures.
DA and the Shirika Plan are framed in government and international circles as solutions for addressing funding shortfalls and fostering refugee integration by supporting self-reliance. However, there has been little progress in enhancing refugee self-reliance. At the same time, aid cuts are implemented based on a needs-categorisation of refugee households that proceeds without adequate background information. The lack of alternative livelihoods has exacerbated vulnerabilities and has sparked protests in refugee camps. Emerging evidence points to negative coping mechanisms, including higher school drop-out rates; reported cases of youths joining criminal religious groups; increased conflicts at family level; and rising cases of women becoming sex workers. This Policy Brief highlights the emerging ramifications of implementing DA that is anchored in the provisions contained in the Shirika Plan. The Brief also goes further to suggest recommendations for action to the government of Kenya and the international community.
Key policy messages:
• There is a need to enhance synergy between UNHCR and the Kenyan government such that the state implements the Shirika Plan alongside DA without premising its implementation on donor aid.
• UNHCR needs to obtain more extensive household economic data and involve refugees in deciding who is most vulnerable to more accurately disaggregate refugee households into appropriate categories.
• The Kenyan government and international actors need to closely monitor and address potential nega-tive implications of implementing DA and the Shirika Plan.

Fred Ikanda is a Senior Lecturer in the department of Sociology and Anthropology, Maseno University, Kenya, and associated researcher at IDOS.
Michael Owiso is Director, Odera Akang’o Campus, and Dean, School of Development and Strategic Studies, Maseno University, Kenya, as well as associated researcher at IDOS.

International support has failed to keep pace with the growing numbers of refugees and internally displaced persons, thus creating a financing gap between their needs and available resources. The recent US withdrawal from funding development and humanitarian programmes has only compounded this financing gap which has existed for more than a decade.
In response to this, the international community – through Agenda 2030, the Grand Bargain, the 2016 New York Declaration, and the Comprehensive Refugee Response Framework (CRRF) – has advocated for a shift from seeing refugees as emergencies to integrating them into the host countries’ developmental agenda. In Kenya, these policy proposals are most recently being implemented through the Shirika Plan, the Differentiated Assistance (DA) model, and development plans of refugee-hosting counties such as Turkana and Garissa. First, the Shirika Plan is a government-led initiative that was proclaimed in 2023 to realise the socio-economic inclusion of refugees within the local context in line with the progressive provisions of the Refugee Act of 2021. Implementation of this policy is yet to begin as it is pegged on elusive donor funding. Second, the DA model is led by the office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) and the World Food Programme (WFP) and is aligned with the Shirika Plan. The preparatory activities for DA were undertaken throughout 2024 and implementation commenced in August 2025. DA seeks to increase refugee self-reliance through livelihood interventions and providing support based on the specific needs and capabilities of different refugee households as opposed to the previous blanket support that was based on refugee registration status. However, implementation has so far only focussed on reducing aid, without corresponding investment in self-reliance measures.
DA and the Shirika Plan are framed in government and international circles as solutions for addressing funding shortfalls and fostering refugee integration by supporting self-reliance. However, there has been little progress in enhancing refugee self-reliance. At the same time, aid cuts are implemented based on a needs-categorisation of refugee households that proceeds without adequate background information. The lack of alternative livelihoods has exacerbated vulnerabilities and has sparked protests in refugee camps. Emerging evidence points to negative coping mechanisms, including higher school drop-out rates; reported cases of youths joining criminal religious groups; increased conflicts at family level; and rising cases of women becoming sex workers. This Policy Brief highlights the emerging ramifications of implementing DA that is anchored in the provisions contained in the Shirika Plan. The Brief also goes further to suggest recommendations for action to the government of Kenya and the international community.
Key policy messages:
• There is a need to enhance synergy between UNHCR and the Kenyan government such that the state implements the Shirika Plan alongside DA without premising its implementation on donor aid.
• UNHCR needs to obtain more extensive household economic data and involve refugees in deciding who is most vulnerable to more accurately disaggregate refugee households into appropriate categories.
• The Kenyan government and international actors need to closely monitor and address potential nega-tive implications of implementing DA and the Shirika Plan.

Fred Ikanda is a Senior Lecturer in the department of Sociology and Anthropology, Maseno University, Kenya, and associated researcher at IDOS.
Michael Owiso is Director, Odera Akang’o Campus, and Dean, School of Development and Strategic Studies, Maseno University, Kenya, as well as associated researcher at IDOS.

L'Association des Créateurs de Mode du Bénin (ACMB) a ouvert une nouvelle page de son histoire à l'issue de son Assemblée générale élective, tenue dimanche 15 mars 2026, avec l'élection d'un nouveau bureau exécutif.

Le Président de l'ACMB
Jerry Sinclair Aguenoukoun

En Assemblée générale élective le 15 mars 2026, les créateurs de mode du Bénin ont décidé de la nécessité de « structurer davantage » leur profession pour mieux accompagner son développement. La rencontre a réuni membres, bureau des sages, équipe transitoire et partenaires du secteur.

Les travaux ont notamment permis de revisiter les textes de l'association. Des amendements ont été adoptés afin de mettre en place une gouvernance jugée « plus claire et plus moderne », adaptée aux réalités actuelles de la mode béninoise.

Après l'installation du présidium et l'intervention du président sortant, les membres de l'association ont procédé au renouvellement des instances dirigeantes. À l'issue du scrutin, Jerry Sinclair Aguenoukoun a été élu président de l'ACMB. Dans son allocution, il a salué « le rôle déterminant » du bureau des sages et de l'équipe transitoire, qui ont permis à l'association de « traverser une période délicate ». M. Aguenoukoun a appelé à l'unité pour « reconstruire une organisation forte, crédible et utile ».

Le nouveau président entend axer son mandat sur cinq priorités : réunifier les membres, renforcer la vie associative, développer la formation, structurer les entreprises de mode et créer davantage d'opportunités économiques.

Cette assemblée marque ainsi le début d'une nouvelle dynamique pour l'ACMB, avec l'ambition de faire de la mode un levier de développement économique et culturel au Bénin.

La rencontre s'est achevée dans une ambiance conviviale, symbolisée par une photo de famille.

Les membres du Bureau exécutif de l'ACMB

Président : Jerry Aguenoukoun
Vice-Présidente 1 : Gretta Gangbo
Vice-Présidente 2 : Florette Hedible
Secrétaire Général : Lawin Kayi de Vincent
Secrétaire Général Adjoint : Arnaud Towanou
Trésorière Générale : Muriel Accrombessi
Trésorière Générale Adjointe : Kossiwa Mawusse Wozuame
Responsable Organisation Générale : Abraham Alessou
Responsable Formation : Bio Mama Moustapha

Une polémique éclate au sujet d'une coordination présumée de l'extrême droite lors du vote sur l'immigration

The post Merz affirme que Weber « porte la responsabilité » d’un vote d’extrême droite au Parlement européen appeared first on Euractiv FR.

La Zakat al-Fitr est une aumône obligatoire que chaque musulman doit verser avant la prière de l’Aïd al-Fitr, marquant la fin du Ramadan. Elle purifie le jeûne et permet aux plus démunis de célébrer la fête dans la dignité.

Le modèle publicitaire controversé « payer ou consentir », accusé de continuer à enfreindre la législation, notamment le règlement sur les marchés numériques

The post Le modèle publicitaire de Meta enfreint toujours la réglementation européenne, selon des associations de consommateurs appeared first on Euractiv FR.

Le président de la Commission européenne demande aux dirigeants de l'UE d'envisager une « trajectoire de décarbonisation plus réaliste »

The post Von der Leyen suggère d’alléger la facture CO₂ des industriels pollueurs appeared first on Euractiv FR.

Le Parlement albanais a voté contre la levée de l'immunité de l'ancienne vice-Première ministre Belinda Balluku, accusée de corruption. La Commission et plusieurs ambassades européennes critiquent ces entraves à la justice.

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