Agrégateur de flux

The dawn of a strange new European consensus.

Pope Leo takes the Vatican where Francis could not.

The new prime minister pressed for a bigger role in Europe’s defence industry while calling for diplomacy on Ukraine

Der Asylbereich ist der Hebel, um eine Mehrheit für eine restriktivere Zuwanderungspolitik zu gewinnen. Bei einer Annahme der SVP-Initiative wird die Vermischung mit der Arbeitsmigration riskant.

Am Montag haben Schweizer Soldaten in Glarus erstmals Drohnenangriffe auf Panzer simuliert. Die Armee träumt bereits von einem Schweizer «Drohnen-Ökosystem».

The country occupies a uniquely strategic position due to its proven ability to balance competing geopolitical and economic forces.

Whatever the trial's outcome, the political war between Duterte and President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. is unlikely to come to a conclusive end.

An agreement to share the waters of the Teesta River will not go down well in northern West Bengal.

Historian Rana Mitter on the new balance of power between Washington and Beijing.

Après des années de bras de fer, Kiev et Budapest tiendront des discussions cette semaine concernant les droits de la minorité ethnique hongroise en Ukraine, ont annoncé lundi les ministres des Affaires étrangères des deux pays. Le dossier empoisonne les relations entre les deux voisins depuis des années. L'élection d'un nouveau Premier ministre en Hongrie change la donne. 

Rising oil prices and growing bond market volatility have raised fears of a global recession.

Soldiers claim 19 rebel deaths in “legitimate encounter” last month, but questions linger over the killings in Negros, which included a student leader, a journalist, a local farmer, and others.

Disinformation experts need a new framework in the era of AI slop.

Quelle : © Europäische Union, 2026 - EP

A year ago, the Ukrainian government decided to take the fight directly to Russia. It hasn’t looked back since.

La grande famille Dakouo et alliés à mandiankuy au Mali , à Ouagadougou, Bobo Dioulasso, Dedougou, Nouna et Doumbala ont le regret de vous faire part du décès de DAKiO Toubè Clément Richard, survenu ce jour 18 mai 2026 a Doumbala de suite de maladie.

L'enterrement est prévu demain mardi 19 mai 2026 à Doumbala.

Pour toute information, contactez le 70 70 98 53/ 67 69 38 00.

Union de prière

« …Moi Je suis la résurrection. Qui croit en moi, même s'il meurt, vivra ;… » Jn ; 25,11

Naba Saaga, Chef coutumier de Gandado ;
Le Responsable Coutumier de Gandado ;
Sa Majesté Naba Boulga de Batono ;
La grande famille VALEA à Gandado, Tindila, Yako, Ouagadougou, Bobo-Dioulasso, Koudougou, Ouahigouya, Kaya, Dori, Léo, Fada N'Gourma, en Côte d'Ivoire, au Sénégal, en Algérie, en France, aux Etats Unis et au Canada ;
André VALEA à Gandado, ses frères et sœurs ; Jean Marie à Yako, Thérèse à Gobila/Yako ; Bernard à Abengourou (RCI) ;

La veuve Maman Anasthasie VALIA née OUEDRAOGO ;
Docteur Dieudonné Eric VALEA ;
Professeur Georges Anicet OUEDRAOGO ;

Les enfants : Diane Célestine, Martin, Roger, Georges, Justin, Florent, Denis, Eliane, Pélagie, Théophile, Clémence ;
Les petits enfants, Maxim, Marielle, Aurélien, Ophélie, Rodrigue, Romaine, Gloria, Andréa, Léandre, Ghislaine, Mattis, Gériane, Armel, Daryl, Axelle, Yannis et Roxane, les neveux et arrières petitsenfants ;
Les familles alliées, OUEDRAOGO à Kibou/Yako, Rouamba à Bissinga/Yako ;

Les familles alliées ; OUEDRAOGO à Tikaré, YAMEOGO à Koudougou et Yakouiyiri, KABORE à Sabou, NIGNAN à Brindoukro/Abengourou-RCI-, COMPAORE à Kombissiri, NANA à Lougsi, DJOLOMPO à Hello/Gauoa, KIENTEGA à Latodin, KOUADIO à Bongouanou/Abengourou-RCI-, SANOU à Baré/Bobo-Dioulasso
Les familles ZOUNGRANA, KONKOBO, OUMTOUGDO à Gandado ;
La Communauté Catholique de Base (CCB) Saint Paul du secteur 8 quartier Burkina /Paroisse Notre Dame de la Réconciliation du Burkina
L'Association des Ressortissants de la Province du Passoré au Boulkiemdé (ARPPB)

Ont la profonde douleur de vous annoncer le rappel à Dieu de leur bien-aimé, frère, époux, père, grand père et arrière-grand-père, Barthélémy VALIA, à Koudougou, le Samedi 16 Mai 2026 dans sa 88ème année.
Ils vous informent que les célébrations funéraires auront lieu à Koudougou résidence du défunt et à Gandado, à 15 Km de Yako selon le programme suivant :

Mercredi 20 Mai :
• 20h00, Veillée de prière au domicile du regretté au quartier Burkina de Koudougou, près de l'Université Norbert ZONGO ; Jeudi 21 Mai :
• 6h30, Levée de corps à la morgue de l'Hôpital de l'Amitié à Koudougou suivi du recueillement au domicile du défunt ;
• 9h00, Messe en l'église paroissiale Notre Dame de la Réconciliation de Burkina/Koudougou suivi du transfert du corps au village Gandado/Yako ;
• 20h00, Veillée de prière dans la cour familiale au village ; Vendredi 22 Mai :
• 9h00, Messe de requiem et absoute en la chapelle Saint Mathieu de Gandado/Yako suivie de l'inhumation au cimetière Catholique du village.
Paix à son âme et union de prières !

Prashanth Parameswaran joins the Asia Geopolitics podcast to explain how multialignment shapes Southeast Asia’s foreign policy and the region’s strategic importance.

Le Directeur Général de Jackson Assurances a le profond regret de vous annoncer le décès de Monsieur Wilfried Alain BAMOGO,
Précédemment Agent Général Jackson Assurances et promoteur de l'Agence Tissongo.

Le décès est survenu le jeudi 14 mai 2026 à la clinique Notre Dame de la Paix des suites d'une courte maladie.
L'inhumation a eu lieu le samedi 16 mai 2026 au cimetière de TOUDBWEOGO à OUAGADOUGOU.

Aux noms du Président du Conseil d'Administration, de l'ensemble du personnel et en mon nom propre, je présente les condoléances les plus attristées à sa famille biologique, à sa famille professionnelle, à ses partenaires ainsi qu'à ses proches.

Que la terre du BURKINA FASO lui soit légère.
Union de Prières.

Le Directeur Général

Mamadou ZERBO
Chevalier de l'Ordre de l'Etalon

Credit: Emmanuel Herman/Reuters via Gallo Images

By Hannah Wheatley, Joanna Makhlouf and Taís Siqueira
BAGAMOYO, Tanzania / BEIRUT, Lebanon / WASHINGTON D.C., May 18 2026 (IPS)

In an era when civil society funding is in decline, it’s time to rebel against a broken system.

Today, too much is being asked from the people already doing the most. In a time of multiple and connected global crises – of climate, conflict, democracy, disinformation, global governance, human rights and inclusion – and in a context of intensifying civic space restrictions and collapsing funding, funders and the intermediary organisations that distribute resources somehow expect frontline organisations to transform systemic injustices that have built up over centuries. At the same time, these groups are expected to keep meeting inflexible targets, writing flawless reports and keeping their teams emotionally and physically afloat.

As governments, international organisations, investors, philanthropists, civil society and business leaders meet at the Global Partnerships Conference on the future of international development, it’s time to do things differently.

Let’s stop asking local leaders to transform their communities before they’ve had space to heal. Let’s stop training grassroots organisations to become international clones. Let’s stop intermediaries replicating burnout culture.

No single organisation can undo the long legacy of colonialism or the systemic problems of global capitalism. And they shouldn’t have to. The role of the civil society ecosystem must be to build and protect space, redistribute power and resources and, most of all, stop transferring institutional pressure downwards. If we truly trust local civil society, we must also trust its limits. That means intermediaries must stand their ground with funders, set realistic expectations and champion the right to do less when circumstances demand it.

At CIVICUS’s Local Leadership Labs – an initiative to tackle the barriers that get in the way of local leadership of development – partners often report feeling compelled to deliver ambitious workplans that involve them reaching every district, leading multiple initiatives and facilitating extensive community engagements, even as civic space is closing around them. Driven by passion and the need to prove their worth in a competitive ecosystem, many have overextended without realising the toll on their wellbeing and sustainability.

Burnout is not just about long hours. It stems from impossible expectations in unsafe, high-pressure contexts. Civil society is striving to stretch every grant dollar, prove its worth at every reporting cycle and ensure the survival of communities. In restrictive civic space conditions, these pressures are compounded by harassment, intimidation, surveillance and violence.

The result is a constant feeling of not doing enough, even when the demands are structurally impossible. Over time, this erodes morale, health and leadership sustainability.

During the COVID-19 pandemic, funders proved that another way was possible. They provided unrestricted funding and offered flexibility and simplified reporting. Trust was extended. Partnerships were strengthened. But that willingness to experiment has not lasted.

What must change

It must be recognised that in these conditions, scaling back is not failure. It is how movements endure.

We have seen that investing in healing and reflection is not a luxury. It is what sustains movements. At Local Leadership Labs, partners working with survivors of state violence realised they could not move forward without first addressing exhaustion and trauma. Their care-centred approach showed that the process itself can be the outcome. Taking time for healing and thoughtful collaboration produces more sustainable, transformational results.

This is what the civil society ecosystem should support: not chasing impossible targets, but creating conditions for dignity, reflection and resilience.

Addressing burnout requires more than acknowledgement. It calls for rethinking about how support is structured and how expectations are set. Funders and intermediaries can help break the cycle by:

1. Budgeting time and priority for healing
Leaders are often asked to deliver systemic change while carrying unaddressed trauma. Without space for healing, burnout is inevitable. Intermediaries can normalise pacing, integrate healing into workplans and advocate with funders for timelines that reflect reality.

2. Showing funders the way
Funders need guidance on becoming more adaptable to intensifying civic space conditions and contexts of high volatility. Intermediaries can convene learning spaces where funders reflect on how flexibility and responsiveness protect communities and sustain movements. They can also challenge extractive, funder-driven processes and advocate for spaces where local civil society can lead and influence on its own terms.

3. Bridging, connecting and humanising
Behind funders, intermediaries and frontline civil society are people, all under institutional pressure. Intermediaries can help in both directions, by shielding local partners from unrealistic demands while working with funders to develop an understanding of what’s achievable. By cultivating empathy, they can replace transactional directives with reciprocal accountability, unlocking collaborations that go beyond the extractive.

In many contexts, civil society is holding the line in the face of authoritarianism, even worse attacks on human rights and still stronger repression. The enemies of democracy and human rights thrive when those defending freedoms and demanding social justice burn out. When forced to compete for scarce resources, organisations try to over-deliver to prove their worth, further deepening stress and accelerating exhaustion.

In this context, supporting the wellbeing of local civil society is not optional. It is central to protecting the energy that drives activism. Funders and intermediaries must pause, reflect and reset expectations. If we create space for healing, rest and resilience, movements will survive the current storm, and emerge equipped to resist, transform and win.

Taís Siqueira is Local Leadership Labs Coordinator at CIVICUS: World Alliance for Citizen Participation. Hannah Wheatley is CIVICUS’s former Data Analyst and Joanna Makhlouf is a former member of the Local Leadership Labs implementation team.

 

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