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La crise des personnes disparues au Mexique totalise maintenant plus de 83 500 victimes. De nombreuses mères se sont organisées pour rechercher leurs proches, même dans des tombes clandestines. Cecilia Delgado a trouvé son fils dans l'un d'eux.

Vainqueurs à trois reprises de cette compétition, les Black Satellites vont, en cas de victoire, égaler l’Égypte, qui compte 4 titres à son actif, loin toutefois des 7 du Nigeria. Les Ghanéens affronteront leurs homologues de l’Ouganda, dans une finale historique, ce samedi (20h00 GMT), au stade Olympique de Nouakchott, pour clôturer la 22ème édition […]

L’article CAN U20 (2021) : Ghana / Ouganda, une finale historique est apparu en premier sur Afrik.com.

Március 5-én PCR-teszttel 2.522, antigénessel pedig 2.908 új fertőzöttet azonosítottak Szlovákiában. A tegnapi 15.721 laboratóriumi PCR-teszt 16,04 %-a lett pozitív, a 286.356 antigénes tesztnek pedig az 1,02 %-a zárult pozitív eredménnyel. A COVID-19 hazai halálos áldozatainak a száma pénteken 74-gyel 7.739-re emelkedett.

UN Women China Qinghai programme beneficiaries. Credit: UN Women

By Siddharth Chatterjee
BEIJING, Mar 6 2021 (IPS)

Today is International Women’s Day (IWD), and the theme for this year’s celebration is “Women in leadership: Achieving an equal future in a COVID-19 world.” We recognize the tremendous contribution and leadership demonstrated by women and girls around the world in shaping our recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic and a more sustainable future.

A global review of the progress achieved towards commitments made at the Fourth World Conference on Women 25 years ago in Beijing, conducted by UN Women in 2020, reveals that no country has fully delivered on the Beijing Platform for Action, nor is close to it. Globally, women currently hold just one-quarter of the seats at the tables of power across the board and are absent from some key decision-making spaces, including in peace and climate negotiations.

This reality is despite the advances that we can see globally: there are now more girls in school than ever before, fewer women are dying in childbirth, and over the past decade, 131 countries have passed laws to support women’s equality.

However, progress has been too slow and uneven.

The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic is further exacerbating pre-existing inequalities and threatening to halt or reverse the gains from decades of collective effort – with data revealing that the pandemic will push 47 million more women and girls below the poverty line globally.

We also witness new global challenges emerging from the pandemic, such as the increased reports of violence against women trapped in lockdown throughout the world, forming a Shadow Pandemic. Women with disabilities facing further obstacles in accessing essential services. Women have lost their livelihoods faster, being more exposed to hard-hit economic sectors as they make up the majority of informal sector workers. Access to technologies have become a necessity, but the gender digital divide lingers, particularly in the least developed countries.

But in responding to the COVID-19 pandemic, women have stood tall at the frontlines, serving as health workers and caregivers, where they make up 70% of the global workforce. Women also lead in their capacities throughout government and civil society to give vital assistance, bringing their irreplaceable perspectives and skills to the table.

Answering these complex global challenges while tearing down the barriers to women’s participation and leadership now requires bolder political commitment backed up by adequate resources and targeted approaches to accelerate progress towards parity through legislation, fiscal measures, programmatic change, and public-private partnerships.

China has made progress in safeguarding women’s rights and promoting gender equality. Notably, China’s poverty alleviation achievements have had a multiplier effect on advancing women’s empowerment beyond alleviating poverty among women. Advances in girl’s education, access to sexual and reproductive healthcare, social protection and assistance are admirable – and important not just for the advancement of women’s rights – but in creating a “moderately prosperous” Chinese society with a “bright shared future” for all. Yet, as in many countries, there are still challenges that persist across the course of women’s lives.

Like elsewhere, systemic issues remain in equal pay for equal work and promotion opportunities for decent work in China. Under-representation of women in senior leadership roles impacts many sectors, with less than 10% of board members of listed companies in China being women.

Disproportionate sharing of unpaid care work leaves women in China carrying 2.5 times the burden of men, all of which impacting the female labour force participation rate. The shadow pandemic of gender-based violence, like anywhere else, continues to be a concern for women and girls in China as widely reported and discussed in media already.

The newly enacted Civil Code offers opportunities to strengthen legislation, including judicial mechanisms, law enforcement and service delivery for addressing sexual harassment, sexual abuse and violence against women and girls. Robust implementation of the provisions for ending sexual harassment and abuse will be a step towards China’s demonstration of “Zero Tolerance” towards ending all forms of violence against women and girls.

The 14th Five-Year National Development Plan, 2021-2025 and the new 10-Year Plan on Development of Women and Children, 2021-2030, also present opportunities for China to ensure gender equality and women’s empowerment are at the centre of the development agenda and address the remaining gender gaps and challenges in the country. The world now looks to China for continued leadership on the SDGs and the Beijing Platform for Action.

We welcome the Government of China’s recent commitment to prioritizing women’s empowerment in its future development cooperation and global engagement. This comes at a time, when we need stronger global action and multilateralism to alleviate the long-lasting impacts of COVID-19 and accelerate actions towards the achievement of the SDGs. As we look at women’s rights issues that many countries are grappling with – poverty, maternal health, livelihood and food security, access to continued education, to name a few – are also the areas where China has seen the most progress domestically. South-South cooperation enables China to share its lessons and continue learning from others, to achieve genuine empowerment for women and girls around the world.

We recognize that gender equality and women’s empowerment are drivers for transformative change and a prerequisite for the achievement of all SDGs. The UN Sustainable Development Cooperation Framework, 2021-2025, signed between the United Nations System in China and the Government of China, is underpinned by this principle and prioritizes the advancement of women’s rights as a key programming area of its own. As the UN Country Team (UNCT), we stand ready to support and continue to work with the Government of China and all national actors for our concerted efforts towards advancing gender equality and women’s empowerment.

2021 is only the beginning of our journey on the Decade of Action for the SDGs. We have an unprecedented opportunity to do things differently for current and future generations of women and girls. On International Women’s Day, we call upon our partners and supporters to celebrate the leadership and contribution of China’s women, and become advocates, champions, and influencers that promote gender equality and women’s empowerment today, and every day.

The author is UN Resident Coordinator in China & Smriti Aryal, Head of Office, UN Women in China
On behalf of the UN Country Team in China for International Women’s Day 2021

 

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Women’s Leadership in the Global Recovery from COVID-19 Pandemic appeared first on Inter Press Service.

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The following opinion piece is part of series to mark the upcoming International Women’s Day, March 8.

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Women’s Leadership in the Global Recovery from COVID-19 Pandemic appeared first on Inter Press Service.

Március 5-én 15.721 COVID-19 PCR-tesztet végeztek Szlovákiában, amelyből 2.522 (16,04 %) zárult pozitív eredménnyel. A járvány hazai halálos áldozatainak a száma pénteken 74-gyel 7.739-re emelkedett. (NCZI)

Dans un entretien accordé à Yard, une des émissions YouTube en vogue, l’artiste congolais de Kinshasa, Fally Ipupa, a expliqué la raison qu’il utilise des mélodies américaines dans sa musique. D’ailleurs, l’« Aigle » a révélé que la musique congolaise a toujours été influencée par les chansons américaines. Fally Ipupa est aujourd’hui l’un des grands […]

L’article Fally Ipupa snobe Nicky Barcelone et évoque ses influences américaines est apparu en premier sur Afrik.com.

A világon 116.061.296 ember fertőződött meg a koronavírus-járványban, a halálos áldozatok száma 2.580.050, a gyógyultaké 65.581 301 a baltimore-i Johns Hopkins Egyetem szombat reggeli adatai szerint.

By UNESCO
Mar 6 2021 (IPS)

UNESCO will launch a campaign on online violence against women journalists this 8 March for International Women’s Day.

In a recent UNESCO-ICFJ survey, 73% of the women journalists surveyed reported having faced online violence while doing their job. They are often targeted in coordinated misogynistic attacks.

This violence harms women’s right to speak and society’s right to know. To tackle this increasing trend, we need to find collective solutions to protect women journalists from online violence. This includes strong responses from social media platforms, national authorities and media organizations.

The campaign will highlight key results from the UNESCO-ICFJ global survey on online violence against women journalists, which were published last December in the report ‘Online violence against women journalists: a global snapshot of incidence and impacts’ 

 

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Online Violence against Women Journalists Harms everyone. Let’s End It! appeared first on Inter Press Service.

The theme for International Women’s Day 2021 is Women in Leadership: Achieving an Equal Future in the COVID-19 World. A new United Nations report says progress towards gender parity in public life and decision-making has been too slow. The report encourages countries to remove the barriers that prevent women from entering public life, to help tackle the COVID-19 and climate change crises. Credit: UN Women/Yihui Yuan.

By Alison Kentish
UNITED NATIONS, Mar 6 2021 (IPS)

The theme for International Women’s Day 2021, ‘Women in Leadership: Achieving an Equal Future in the COVID-19 World,’ is grounded in the reality that this women’s day is unlike any other.

It is being observed against the devastating health, social and economic impacts of the pandemic. As vaccination campaigns bring hope for recovery, United Nations Women says that shift must include women ‘at every table where decisions are being made.’

“Women’s full and effective participation and leadership in all areas of life drives progress for everyone. Yet, women are still underrepresented in public life and decision-making,” the agency said.

According to the most recent UN Economic and Social Council’s Commission on the Status of Women, progress towards gender parity in public life and decision-making has been too slow. The report encourages countries to remove the barriers that prevent women from entering public life, to help tackle the COVID-19 and climate change crises.

It also calls for urgent action to facilitate women in the ‘political pipeline,’ noting that young women are particularly underrepresented in politics. IPS spoke to Lisa Jawahir, a young communications professional who was appointed by the Saint Lucia Labour Party to the Senate in August 2020, about her experience, goals and vision for women in politics. 

“The reality is that in Saint Lucia, young women in leadership, particularly political positions are very rare. While we had a young woman run for political office at the age of 21 in 1997, since then, there hasn’t been a bold step by administrations to have young women serve at the highest order of the land. For me, at the age of 31, being appointed as the youngest Parliamentarian in the House of Assembly means that women and young girls can believe again that anything is possible,” Jawahir told IPS.

Senator Lisa Jawahir (left) and Environmental Consultant and Youth Climate Activist Snaliah Mahal (right).

UN Women says while women have been influential in political decision-making, they often face push-back, both online and offline. It is something that Jawahir says she has experienced.

“I once participated in a political forum, representing young women interested in politics.  In an interview with a print journalist, I shared my desire to run for political office and the article made the cover page. While this felt like a remarkable step in the right direction, a few days later, I lost my biggest client who shared concerns that I was now politically affiliated.  

“Unfortunately, in my country, victimisation based on political affiliation is rampant, especially for women. It’s become a challenge to operate my small business, but I’m driven by the desire that one day I will be in a position on the governing side, to ensure that no young person, woman or vulnerable group will be unjustly treated due to their political interests,” she told IPS.

Voices like Jawahir’s, according to UN Women, must be multiplied and amplified. As the world pivots to pandemic recovery, the agency says women and girls will be key leaders and change agents, particularly in areas like climate change mitigation and adaptation.

Saint Lucia’s Snaliah Mahal is a recognised personality in sustainable living, environmental protection and climate change education. As an undergraduate student in Mexico, she interned with the UN Information Centre and volunteered in relief efforts post-flooding in Mexico and following the 2010 earthquake in Haiti. She completed a post-graduate degree in Climate Change and International Development and volunteers with the Caribbean Youth Environment Network. She also runs 7K’s, a small business that produces zero waste and eco-friendly home and personal care products.

“I believe that citizens from Small Island Developing States, because of their inherent disadvantages and vulnerabilities, must do whatever they can to ensure that our voices are heard not only internationally which sometimes is the focus, but locally and regionally and be part of the discourse no matter how small you may consider your contribution,’ she told IPS.

Mahal’s contribution is part of what UN Women describes as the critical role that women play in climate action and natural resources management. The agency says in many countries, women also serve as energy managers in the home. As entrepreneurs, they continue to offer innovative solutions to climate change impacts.

Mahal says women and girls who want to be part of the movement for a more sustainable future can start small; wherever they are, with whatever resources are available.

“Find a cause that you believe in and focus on it. It does not have to be something big. It can be as simple as deciding to share your knowledge with friends and family, or something a little more challenging such as starting a backyard garden or a compost heap. These are important first steps,” she said.

This International Women’s Day, an important message by UN Women is that ‘when women lead, we see positive results.’ As women lead campaigns for social justice, environmental justice and a sustainable future and as they seek to amplify their voices, the agency is calling for countries to make space for women and encourage their participation in public life, private sector leadership and parliaments.

As the world focuses on building back better, the role of women as caregivers, lawmakers, community organisers and innovators is being celebrated – even as calls for increased representation in decision-making continue. Mahal and Jawahir say women and girls can continue to make positive change in their communities.

“You can join an organisation that advocates climate change and other environmental issues and implements projects. Most importantly, individuals especially women already in the field, who have the knowledge and skills should not hesitate to share their experiences with other women and girls, to ensure that there is continuity in action,” Mahal says.

Jawahir’s message to young women is “if you were to remember anything after reading this article, remember that there is absolutely nothing stopping you from reaching your goals whether you decide to enter politics or become an entrepreneur. Not your age, not your gender. You decide what it is that you want. Stay focused, and go after it.”

 

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A Post-COVID World Needs Amplified Women’s Voices in Politics, Climate Change appeared first on Inter Press Service.

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The following opinion piece is part of series to mark the upcoming International Women’s Day, March 8.

 
The UN says young women remain particularly underrepresented in politics and disproportionately excluded from consultation on issues that affect them such as climate change. This IPS International Women’s Day article features 2 young Saint Lucian women; one in her first year as a senator and the other, a champion for sustainable living and environmental protection

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A Post-COVID World Needs Amplified Women’s Voices in Politics, Climate Change appeared first on Inter Press Service.

Roms, Ashkali, Égyptiens au Kosovo : nos vies comptent aussi
Festival de Douarnenez : le rromani, ou la langue comme un drapeau ?
Histoire : doit-on parler des Roms ou des Rroms ?
L'Union rromani internationale et la situation au Kosovo
Sommet européen sur les Rroms : un nouvel espoir ?
Stigmatisation des Roms, l'overdose

/ Albanie, Courrier des Balkans, Culture et éducation, Populations, minorités et migrations, Roms Balkans, roms kosovo

Roms, Ashkali, Égyptiens au Kosovo : nos vies comptent aussi
Festival de Douarnenez : le rromani, ou la langue comme un drapeau ?
Histoire : doit-on parler des Roms ou des Rroms ?
L'Union rromani internationale et la situation au Kosovo
Sommet européen sur les Rroms : un nouvel espoir ?
Stigmatisation des Roms, l'overdose

/ Albanie, Courrier des Balkans, Culture et éducation, Populations, minorités et migrations, Roms Balkans, roms kosovo

Koronavirus.gov.hu: További 7.269 magyar állampolgárnál mutatták ki az új koronavírus-fertőzést, ezzel 459.816 főre nőtt a Magyarországon beazonosított fertőzöttek száma. A kórnak pénteken 146 halálos áldozata volt, így az elhunytak száma már 15.765. A gyógyultak száma: 333.045, az aktív fertőzötté pedig 111.006 fő.

Agricultural biodiversity at the market in Western Bengal. Credit: Krishnasis Ghosh

By Haley Zaremba
ROME, Mar 6 2021 (IPS)

In times of crisis, policymakers have a tendency to prioritize economic recovery while leaving “social issues” like women’s empowerment on the backburner. During the COVID-19 pandemic, however, women’s leadership is as essential to full and meaningful recovery as it is to basic human rights. As the world mobilizes to design and build a post-COVID landscape, women’s rights, interests and priorities must not only be included in international recovery agendas but pushed to the forefront. To achieve this, women themselves must not simply be included in the discussion, but equitably represented in leadership roles.

For these reasons the theme for this year’s International Women’s Day, “Women in leadership: Achieving an equal future in a COVID-19 world” is a cause for celebration as much as a call to action. Women’s considerable achievements at the forefront of global pandemic response have been as laudable as they are essential. They also call into stark relief the disproportionate and undue labor burden that continues to fall upon women in this time of global crisis.

While there is a clear and pressing need to achieve more gender-equitable representation in leadership – just a quarter of parliamentary seats are held by women worldwide – women are already on the front lines of COVID-19 response efforts. As the United Nations has stated, women have played outsized roles in this crisis as “health care workers, caregivers, innovators, community organizers and as some of the most exemplary and effective national leaders in combating the pandemic.” At the same time, women are also among those most vulnerable to the pandemic and its devastating externalities. Among other disproportionate and gendered impacts, women’s unpaid domestic and care-based labor burdens have increased during the spread of COVID-19, as has the frequency and severity of gender-based violence in a frightening phenomenon that the UN has called the “shadow pandemic.”

This increased vulnerability is particularly relevant for rural women. Women in rural areas already stood a higher risk of disenfranchisement, and their considerable social and economic struggles have only been exacerbated by the pandemic. Already confronted with the devastating combination of climate change, decreased biodiversity, severe and worsening land degradation, and resulting food insecurity, rural women have been pushed further below the poverty line than men and into the margins by COVID-19 .

Secure land tenure, essential to the well-being and livelihoods of rural women, has increasingly come under threat with the advance of the novel coronavirus. COVID-19 widows are at a high risk for disinheritance in several countries, and many more rural women are being displaced as unemployed men return to rural communities, thereby “increasing pressure on land and resources and exacerbating gender gaps in agriculture and food security.”

Safeguarding the rights, livelihoods, empowerment and agency of rural women should be a goal unto itself, but doing so is also essential to safeguarding ecological health and food security writ large. Already, COVID-19 has not only compromised progress toward achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), but has undone some of the progress made. Rural women are central to sustainable development and post-COVID resilience as natural resource managers, land stewards, food growers, sellers, buyers and preparers. They are not merely victims of the COVID-19 pandemic, they are also essential – and all too often overlooked – agents of change. They are also part of the solution.

The restrictions brought on by the pandemic have isolated rural women and inhibited their abilities to maintain their livelihoods as well as to “fulfill their fundamental roles as farmers, social organizers, wives, and mothers.” What’s more, as women have been kept from gathering in common spaces such as marketplaces, an essential forum for communication in rural communities, misinformation has proliferated. All of these effects are exacerbated by the “digital gender divide,” which is heightened in rural areas where women are even less likely to have access to phones, computers and other technologies which would allow for innovation and resilience in isolation.

As illustrated by one case study of rural women in Burkina Faso by the Alliance of Bioversity International and CIAT, social distancing requirements keeping rural women from the marketplace, as well as keeping them from each other, has greatly compromised these women’s ability to earn a living, as well as their ability to support one another in community-led efforts and organization. Women’s stories documented in this study show that, “As pillars for their households and communities, rural women’s needs and priorities must take center-stage in efforts to rebuild a better world.”

Despite being essential to safeguarding biodiversity, combating climate change, and shoring up food security and food sovereignty, rural women’s labor is often carried out in the background, with little recognition (not to mention little compensation). This International Women’s Day, we urge that post-COVID recovery initiatives not repeat these mistakes; and that the needs and priorities of rural women are not only recognized but prioritized. As we advocate for more women in leadership in COVID-19 recovery efforts and across all spheres of social life to create more resilient societies, those calls to action must intentionally and explicitly include rural women, their rights, and their perspectives.

The author is a gender researcher at the Alliance of Bioversity International and CIAT

 

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Recognizing Rural Women as Central to Cost-COVID Recovery: An Imperative for International Women’s Day appeared first on Inter Press Service.

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The following opinion piece is part of series to mark the upcoming International Women’s Day, March 8.

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Recognizing Rural Women as Central to Cost-COVID Recovery: An Imperative for International Women’s Day appeared first on Inter Press Service.

Blog • Aferim, Radu Jude !
Le Festival de Cannes met à nouveau le cinéma roumain à l'honneur
Cinéma : Cristian Mungiu s'amuse de « l'âge d'or » du communisme roumain
Cinéma en Roumanie : « Soldats », histoire d'amours roms et masculines à Ferentari

/ Courrier des Balkans, Culture et éducation, Roumanie

The Conference on the Future of Europe gets green light from the Council.

Derűs, többnyire csapadékmentes időt jósol szombatra a Szlovák Hidrometeorológia Intézet (SHMÚ). Napközben helyenként – főleg északon és keleten – megnövekedhet a felhőzet, és elvétve hózáporok is előfordulhatnak.

Gyertyagyújtással tisztelgett a járvány áldozatainak emléke előtt pénteken este az államfő. Az egészségügyi minisztérium közleménye szerint, 7.665 halálos áldozata volt eddig Szlovákiában a járványnak. A kormány tagjai pénteken is egymást marták.

Rendszeresen bántalmazta gyermekét és saját szüleit is az a nagykanizsai nő, aki tavaly nyáron kádba fojtva meg akarta ölni a nyolcéves fiát – tájékoztatta a Zala Megyei Főügyészség szóvivője.

Pirger Csaba az előzményekről azt közölte: a jelenleg 39 éves nőnek 2017-ben megszakadt az élettársi kapcsolata közös gyermekük apjával, mert az asszony rendszeresen alkoholt fogyasztott. Előfordult, hogy az üveget az akkor még csak ötéves fia rejtette el az anyja elől, aki ezért meg is verte őt.

A bíróság fiút az előzmények miatt az apánál helyezte el, de a nő is rendszeresen láthatta a fiát, ilyenkor azonban leittasodott, a szeszt gyakran nyugtatókkal együtt fogyasztotta. A szüleivel is számtalanszor összevitatkozott, a tettlegességig fajuló veszekedések miatt több alkalommal rendőri intézkedésre is szükség volt.

A nő tavaly tavasszal is a fia jelenlétében bántalmazta az édesapját, aki néhány hónap múlva meghalt, az agresszív, erőszakos nő pár nappal a haláleset után az akkor éppen megint nála lévő nyolcéves fiút hibáztatta ezért. Az ittas, hisztérikus állapotban lévő asszony a lakásban üldözte és ütötte a gyerekét, miközben azt hajtogatta, hogy megöli, közben az ezt megakadályozni próbáló nagymama is megsérült.

A fiú az őt üldöző anyja elől a fürdőszobába menekült, ahol a nő folyamatosan tovább fenyegette a megölésével. A gyereket vízbe akarta fojtani, ezért a kád csapját megeresztette, a fiút pedig a nyakánál szorongatta, hogy a fürdőkádba lökje, a gyerek csak a nagymama érkezésével tudott kimenekülni a szorításból.

A lakásban folytatódó üldözés és bántalmazás közben a nagymamának sikerült lefognia annyi időre a lányát, hogy a gyereket az utcára küldje segítségért. A félmeztelen, nyolc napon belül gyógyuló sérüléseket szenvedett fiú végül egy járókelőt állított meg segítséget kérve.

A Zala Megyei Főügyészség emberölés előkészülete és kiskorú veszélyeztetése miatt emelt vádat a nő ellen.

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​Veuillez ne pas vous fier à ma djellaba. Simple tenue de camouflage. Voici ma carte professionnelle. Sous-lieutenant. Mes supérieurs m'ont envoyé vers vous suite à votre conversation téléphonique – vous êtes écouté – du 26 février 2021. Votre interlocuteur est connu, ses intentions sont connues. « Le pays brûle », vous a-t-il dit. Non, le Bénin ne brûle pas et ne brûlera pas ! Les quelques informations que je vous apporte ne sont pas secret-défense. Vous pouvez donc y faire allusion dans vos écrits et lors de vos sorties médiatiques.
​Les gesticulations actuelles s'alignent sur Kilibo-Tchaourou quand desdits chasseurs ont attaqué la police, sur le grand marché Tokpa en ce Vendredi-Saint que des personnalités respectées ont tenté de transformer en vendredi de chaos, et sur Cotonou en ces nuits de cauchemar les 1er et 2 mai. Les meneurs s'activent à nouveau. Le Bénin d'antan, pays livré à 278 partis politiques sangsues, pays asservi par une foule de syndicats de vacanciers et non de travailleurs, le Bénin sans perspective, servait les intérêts d'un quarteron de pilleurs qui ne se consolent pas de leur manque à piller. Et ce temps avant les prochaines élections leur paraît propice pour créer l'embrasement qui leur permettra de réinstaller le Bénin dans la chienlit où ils faisaient leur beurre. Pour la besogne, des renforts leur sont venus de l'Ouest.
​Le premier renfort tient à la lecture imposée par le principe de précaution. Il n'est pas sûr que l'Hexagone voie d'un œil favorable le Bénin des cinq années passées. Dans son pré carré néocolonial, il préfère les mares à canards boiteux, considérant comme dangereux pour ses affaires les ilots de liberté et de dignité. Il pourrait donc chercher à nous arrêter net. Pourquoi a-t-il envoyé ici, à la veille des élections, son ancien représentant dans le pays d'Ouest, et qui n'a eu qu'à traverser la frontière pour entrer dans son nouveau bureau ? Qu'a-t-il fait là-bas et que vient-il faire ici ? Il fait l'objet en tout cas de notre vigilance. Un certain Représentant de l'Union Européenne avait montré un activisme déstabilisateur. Nos fiches circonstanciées ont permis à l'Autorité politique de lui ordonner de refaire ses valises.
​Le deuxième renfort à nos pilleurs aux abois s'appelle Célimène. Elle n'a pas toujours été blanche. Elle travaillait à l'Ouest où a travaillé longtemps aussi son principal mentor sur place ici. Ce dernier l'a démarchée à coups de « tu as toujours été la candidate de mon cœur ». Attendrie, Célimène a traversé la frontière. L'insistance du mentor et des promesses alléchantes ont eu raison du leader du parti Les Indépendants, et voici Célimène hissée candidate à sa place. Mais trop tard entrée dans la course, elle n'aura pas eu assez de parrains pour valider sa candidature. Célimène sera peut-être restée prisonnière du Bénin de l'achat des consciences, du Bénin de la danse du ventre. En effet, ils ont sorti de l'argent pour tenter de vaincre la réticence des élus à cautionner l'Inattendue Venue de l'Ouest.
​Le troisième renfort est en lien avec Célimène et son entourage politique. C'est d'abord le visage d'un de nos aînés, officier supérieur à la retraite, recruté pour une vague d'attentats avec mort de personnalités en vue. Créer les conditions pour la non-tenue des élections. C'est ensuite le visage de deux voyageurs venant de l'Ouest et que, avertis, nous avons cueillis à leur entrée au Bénin, porteurs de 170,5 millions de francs CFA. Est connue la destination de ce « premier décaissement ». Je précise toutefois qu'aucun des renforts ne nous paraît engager la responsabilité personnelle des autorités politiques du pays d'Ouest.
​Lorsque Célimène veut porter plainte contre WhatsApp parce que des étrangers ont squatté son smartphone et récupéré ses messages, c'est nous qu'elle menace. Elle a oublié qu'en cette veille d'élection, l'Etat souverain doit s'autoriser toute bonne action tendant à offrir aux citoyens la sécurité nécessaire à l'exercice de leur droit à la liberté et à la dignité.