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With a rapid expansion in flights to, from, and within the region, the aviation industry is starting to reshape Central Asia.

While the U.S. reviews AUKUS, amid pessimism about its feasibility, Canberra and London are tightening their strategic partnership.

Ukraine’s civil society was well-prepared, psychologically and practically, for Russia’s invasion. Taiwan's is not.

Des bandits armés ont enlevé, vendredi, une cinquantaine de personnes, à Sabon Garin Damri, dans le nord-ouest du Nigeria, selon un rapport d'experts pour l'ONU. La région de Zamfara est en proie à des enlèvements de masse de plus en plus fréquents, indiquent ces derniers.

Valérie Bony reçoit la designeuse de mode franco- ivoirienne Maelys Plivard pour sa marque LEWA

Behind the ceremonial vocabulary used by Xi lies a system of epistemic control – one that quietly disables any version of Confucian thought that could challenge party supremacy.

The Australian Security Intelligence Organization chief said that the agency “is seeing more Australians targeted – more aggressively – than ever before.”

Il y a 50 ans étaient signés les accords d'Helsinki, marquant une étape décisive dans l'histoire de l'après-guerre en Europe. Une signature dans le cadre de la Conférence sur la Sécurité et la Coopération en Europe (CSCE). À cette occasion, Volodymyr Zelensky a appelé le monde à œuvrer pour « un changement de régime en Russie ». Cyrille Bret, géopoliticien, maître de conférences à Sciences Po Paris, chercheur associé spécialiste de la Russie et de l'Europe orientale à l'Institut Jacques Delors, est notre invité.

The images of Rom Braslavski and Evyatar David sparked global outrage, fuelling calls to free the hostages and end the humanitarian crisis in Gaza

Les histoires qu'elle conte parlent d'argent, de déclassement, de malentendus amoureux et d'obsession du statut social. Elle a l'ironie mouchetée mais ravageuse, un vif sens de la satire élégante, le goût des désordres réprimés. Longtemps « élitaire », elle est depuis quelque temps merveilleusement (...) / Littérature, Femmes - 2025/08

A la demande du Premier ministre Francois Bayrou, les agents publics devront, des le 1 er septembre, utiliser la messagerie instantanee Tchap pour leurs communications professionnelles.

Background: Amidst the COVID-19 pandemic, lockdown policies emerged as pivotal measures to contain viral transmission. Questions arose about whether their implementation challenged access to care, particularly in regions with fragile or less resilient health systems, such as sub-Saharan Africa. Robust evidence on the effect of lockdowns on healthcare access remains sparse, partly due to a lack of suitable data. We addressed this gap and assessed the effect of the COVID-19 lockdown policy on facility-based delivery during the first pandemic wave in Kenya. Methods: We triangulated findings from two independent quantitative analyses, exploiting the fact that lockdowns in Kenya were implemented only in selected counties. First, we used nationally representative repeated cross-sectional surveys from 2018 and 2020, applying a pre-post-test design with independent controls. Second, we analyzed monthly data from the Kenya Health Information System (Jan 2019–Nov 2020) using an interrupted time series (ITSA) with independent controls, with April 2020 set as the interruption point. Results: The controlled pre-post analysis found no significant effect of lockdowns on facility-based delivery in lockdown vs. non-lockdown counties. The ITSA showed an immediate increase of 4.97% (CI: 0.51%, 9.43%) in facility deliveries in lockdown counties, followed by a significant monthly decrease of 0.97% (CI: -1.60%, -0.34%) compared with non-lockdown counties. Conclusion: We found no overall effect of lockdowns on facility-based deliveries. Our results suggest that, when managed well, lockdowns do not necessarily disrupt access to maternal health services—demonstrating elements of resilience even under crisis conditions. These findings underscore the value of context-specific, adaptive strategies to ensure continuity of essential services during health emergencies. Future research should explore localized and socioeconomic factors shaping responses to public health interventions and further examine how resilience can be strengthened at all levels of the health system.

Background: Amidst the COVID-19 pandemic, lockdown policies emerged as pivotal measures to contain viral transmission. Questions arose about whether their implementation challenged access to care, particularly in regions with fragile or less resilient health systems, such as sub-Saharan Africa. Robust evidence on the effect of lockdowns on healthcare access remains sparse, partly due to a lack of suitable data. We addressed this gap and assessed the effect of the COVID-19 lockdown policy on facility-based delivery during the first pandemic wave in Kenya. Methods: We triangulated findings from two independent quantitative analyses, exploiting the fact that lockdowns in Kenya were implemented only in selected counties. First, we used nationally representative repeated cross-sectional surveys from 2018 and 2020, applying a pre-post-test design with independent controls. Second, we analyzed monthly data from the Kenya Health Information System (Jan 2019–Nov 2020) using an interrupted time series (ITSA) with independent controls, with April 2020 set as the interruption point. Results: The controlled pre-post analysis found no significant effect of lockdowns on facility-based delivery in lockdown vs. non-lockdown counties. The ITSA showed an immediate increase of 4.97% (CI: 0.51%, 9.43%) in facility deliveries in lockdown counties, followed by a significant monthly decrease of 0.97% (CI: -1.60%, -0.34%) compared with non-lockdown counties. Conclusion: We found no overall effect of lockdowns on facility-based deliveries. Our results suggest that, when managed well, lockdowns do not necessarily disrupt access to maternal health services—demonstrating elements of resilience even under crisis conditions. These findings underscore the value of context-specific, adaptive strategies to ensure continuity of essential services during health emergencies. Future research should explore localized and socioeconomic factors shaping responses to public health interventions and further examine how resilience can be strengthened at all levels of the health system.

Background: Amidst the COVID-19 pandemic, lockdown policies emerged as pivotal measures to contain viral transmission. Questions arose about whether their implementation challenged access to care, particularly in regions with fragile or less resilient health systems, such as sub-Saharan Africa. Robust evidence on the effect of lockdowns on healthcare access remains sparse, partly due to a lack of suitable data. We addressed this gap and assessed the effect of the COVID-19 lockdown policy on facility-based delivery during the first pandemic wave in Kenya. Methods: We triangulated findings from two independent quantitative analyses, exploiting the fact that lockdowns in Kenya were implemented only in selected counties. First, we used nationally representative repeated cross-sectional surveys from 2018 and 2020, applying a pre-post-test design with independent controls. Second, we analyzed monthly data from the Kenya Health Information System (Jan 2019–Nov 2020) using an interrupted time series (ITSA) with independent controls, with April 2020 set as the interruption point. Results: The controlled pre-post analysis found no significant effect of lockdowns on facility-based delivery in lockdown vs. non-lockdown counties. The ITSA showed an immediate increase of 4.97% (CI: 0.51%, 9.43%) in facility deliveries in lockdown counties, followed by a significant monthly decrease of 0.97% (CI: -1.60%, -0.34%) compared with non-lockdown counties. Conclusion: We found no overall effect of lockdowns on facility-based deliveries. Our results suggest that, when managed well, lockdowns do not necessarily disrupt access to maternal health services—demonstrating elements of resilience even under crisis conditions. These findings underscore the value of context-specific, adaptive strategies to ensure continuity of essential services during health emergencies. Future research should explore localized and socioeconomic factors shaping responses to public health interventions and further examine how resilience can be strengthened at all levels of the health system.

Le leader de l'opposition de droite aux autonomistes, Jean-Martin Mondoloni, emet de vives reserves sur le projet de loi sur la Corse valide le 30 juillet en conseil des ministres.

Voyage à reculons dans les Balkans occidentaux, Carnet de voyage, d'Ombeline Duprat, éditions Spinelle, 2025, 170 pages, 18 euros.

- Lettres de l'Est et des Balkans • Le blog de Pierre Glachant / Kosovo, Grand Bazar - Diaporama, Serbie, Bosnie-Herzégovine, Blogs - Diaporama

Voyage à reculons dans les Balkans occidentaux, Carnet de voyage, d'Ombeline Duprat, éditions Spinelle, 2025, 170 pages, 18 euros.

- Lettres de l'Est et des Balkans • Le blog de Pierre Glachant / Kosovo, Grand Bazar - Diaporama, Serbie, Bosnie-Herzégovine, Blogs - Diaporama

Voyage à reculons dans les Balkans occidentaux, Carnet de voyage, d'Ombeline Duprat, éditions Spinelle, 2025, 170 pages, 18 euros.

- Lettres de l'Est et des Balkans • Le blog de Pierre Glachant / Kosovo, Grand Bazar - Diaporama, Serbie, Bosnie-Herzégovine, Blogs - Diaporama

Le président congolais Félix Tshisekedi a appelé samedi le parlement de la République démocratique du Congo à adopter une résolution officielle sur la reconnaissance du génocide des Congolais commis dans l'est de la RD Congo. Cette région riche en ressources naturelles, notamment en minerais, à la frontière du Rwanda est déchirée par les conflits depuis 30 ans. Les violences se sont intensifiées début 2025.