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Ramaphosa keeps cool during Trump's choreographed onslaught

BBC Africa - Thu, 22/05/2025 - 03:48
The BBC's Gary O'Donoghue analyses how the South African president reacted in an extraordinary Oval Office meeting.
Categories: Africa

Electrifying industry, Europe’s utilities plot a way towards 2050 [Advocacy Lab Content]

Euractiv.com - Thu, 22/05/2025 - 03:47
Sector-specific considerations will be needed to successfully electrify industry, experts say, and Europe’s climate goals will be impossible without them.
Categories: European Union

How Trump-Ramaphosa confrontation went down in South Africa

BBC Africa - Thu, 22/05/2025 - 03:42
Right-wing Afrikaners groups celebrated the ambush but others in the Rainbow Nation found it "uncomfortable" to watch.
Categories: Africa

How Trump-Ramaphosa confrontation went down in South Africa

BBC Africa - Thu, 22/05/2025 - 03:42
Right-wing Afrikaners groups celebrated the ambush but others in the Rainbow Nation found it "uncomfortable" to watch.
Categories: Africa

Minilateral Mechanisms for Peacemaking in a Multipolar World: Friends, Contact Groups, Troikas, Quads, and Quints

European Peace Institute / News - Thu, 22/05/2025 - 03:41

Informal “minilateral” coalitions of the willing and interested have long been a feature of peacemaking. Groups of states identified as “friends” of the mediator or a particular peace process and contact groups bringing together interested powers date back to concert diplomacy traditions and proliferated at the end of the Cold War as conflict resolution activity surged. The incidence of such informal mechanisms grew exponentially between 1990 and 2009.

This report assesses how these mechanisms have evolved in the years since 2010 and investigates their place in parallel to the UN’s efforts to mediate internationalized internal conflicts in Libya, Syria, and Yemen; peace processes in the Philippines, Colombia, and Mozambique taking place in relatively benign regional settings, as well as the anomalous case of Venezuela, where efforts toward a peaceful resolution of the political crisis were mired in international divisions; the geopolitically contested contexts of Myanmar and Afghanistan; and the democratic transition and descent into war in Sudan.

The report concludes that groups have the potential to build internal coherence among their members, as well as to elevate public messaging and facilitate information sharing, but they can also become a forum for competition between their members. In this context, the report offers lessons to help those considering whether a group is appropriate. The “right” group structure will depend on the context, and the adage of “form follows function” is critically important. It is key to set realistic expectations and, in some cases, accept that the “right” structure will be no group at all. Successful groups and partnerships all point to the importance of skilled individual mediators committed to working with each other, whether within a group or without an established mechanism. Finally, some contexts may defy attempts to design or deliver a coherent international peace architecture. In these cases, more modest goals related to specific or localized gains and incremental support to conflict parties and other affected communities should be pursued.

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Scientists propose novel way of treating mosquitoes for malaria

BBC Africa - Thu, 22/05/2025 - 01:10
Normally the insects are targeted with insecticide, but US researchers say anti-malaria drugs absorbed through their legs can stop them spreading disease.
Categories: Africa

Immunités de Joseph Kabila : le Sénat rend sa décision ce jeudi

Radio Okapi / RD Congo - Wed, 21/05/2025 - 23:55


Le Sénat va se prononcer jeudi 22 mai à Kinshasa sur la levée ou pas des immunités du président de la République honoraire et sénateur à vie, Joseph Kabila, poursuivi pour crime de guerre et complicité avec l’AFC/M23. 

Categories: Afrique

Press release - Deal on patent rules exception to ensure the supply of critical products

Európa Parlament hírei - Wed, 21/05/2025 - 23:43
The new rules will ensure that the EU will be able to secure the necessary supply of crisis-relevant products and technologies that are otherwise protected by patents.
Committee on Legal Affairs

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Press release - Deal on patent rules exception to ensure the supply of critical products

Europäisches Parlament (Nachrichten) - Wed, 21/05/2025 - 23:43
The new rules will ensure that the EU will be able to secure the necessary supply of crisis-relevant products and technologies that are otherwise protected by patents.
Committee on Legal Affairs

Source : © European Union, 2025 - EP
Categories: Europäische Union

Press release - Deal on patent rules exception to ensure the supply of critical products

European Parliament - Wed, 21/05/2025 - 23:43
The new rules will ensure that the EU will be able to secure the necessary supply of crisis-relevant products and technologies that are otherwise protected by patents.
Committee on Legal Affairs

Source : © European Union, 2025 - EP
Categories: European Union

Press release - Deal on patent rules exception to ensure the supply of critical products

European Parliament (News) - Wed, 21/05/2025 - 23:43
The new rules will ensure that the EU will be able to secure the necessary supply of crisis-relevant products and technologies that are otherwise protected by patents.
Committee on Legal Affairs

Source : © European Union, 2025 - EP
Categories: European Union

Rencontre Trump-Ramaphosa : Trump dit avoir des preuves d'un "génocide" des Afrikaners

France24 / Afrique - Wed, 21/05/2025 - 23:38
Le président américain Donald Trump a réitéré mercredi devant son homologue sud-africain Cyril Ramaphosa, reçu à la Maison blanche, des accusations de persécution et de massacres de Blancs en Afrique du Sud, l'un des principaux points de contentieux entre leurs deux pays. Pretoria rejette les accusations selon lesquelles les Blancs sont spécifiquement visés de manière disproportionnée par des crimes. Le taux d'homicide reste élevé en Afrique du Sud, la grande majorité des victimes sont noires.
Categories: Afrique

Pakistan’s Generals Get a Reputational Boost

Foreign Policy - Wed, 21/05/2025 - 23:28
The country’s powerful military emerges as a winner from the latest conflict with India.

Trump, Ramaphosa Debate ‘White Genocide’ Allegations at White House

Foreign Policy - Wed, 21/05/2025 - 23:11
Pretoria maintains that there is no evidence of widespread persecution of white farmers.

Trump Ambushes Ramaphosa With ‘White Genocide’ Video

Foreign Policy - Wed, 21/05/2025 - 23:11
Pretoria maintains that there is no evidence of widespread persecution of white farmers.

Beyond Geopolitics: The Domestic Drivers of China-Iran Cooperation on the Belt and Road Initiative

TheDiplomat - Wed, 21/05/2025 - 22:19
The alignment of domestic socioeconomic interests is a key driver for continued Sino-Iranian cooperation, despite U.S.-led sanctions.

Canal+ franchit une étape majeure pour mettre la main sur le groupe sud-africain MultiChoice

LeMonde / Afrique - Wed, 21/05/2025 - 21:59
L’autorité de la concurrence en Afrique du Sud a annoncé, mercredi, recommander à son tribunal de valider le rachat du géant sud-africain de la télévision et du streaming, présent dans une cinquantaine de pays du continent, par le groupe français, dont le premier actionnaire est Vincent Bolloré.
Categories: Afrique

Présidentielle 2027 : pour Wauquiez, Bertrand et Lisnard, la question du candidat de la droite n’est pas tranchée

Le Figaro / Politique - Wed, 21/05/2025 - 21:51
RÉCIT -  Pour les trois présidentiables potentiels des Républicains, les bons sondages saluant l’élection de Bruno Retailleau à leur tête ne déterminent pas l’affiche du scrutin de 2027.
Categories: France

MDBs at FfD4: more attention, few breakthroughs?

Multilateral Development Banks (MDBs) have played a central role in financing sustainable development for over eight decades. Their growing prominence in international development cooperation is evident in the First Draft of the 4th International Conference on Financing for Development (FfD4) Outcome Document, where they are mentioned over 40 times—a fourfold increase from the Addis Ababa Action Agenda adopted at FfD3 a decade ago. The wide range of issues they are now expected to address further highlights this heightened focus...

MDBs at FfD4: more attention, few breakthroughs?

Multilateral Development Banks (MDBs) have played a central role in financing sustainable development for over eight decades. Their growing prominence in international development cooperation is evident in the First Draft of the 4th International Conference on Financing for Development (FfD4) Outcome Document, where they are mentioned over 40 times—a fourfold increase from the Addis Ababa Action Agenda adopted at FfD3 a decade ago. The wide range of issues they are now expected to address further highlights this heightened focus...

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