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Das Bundesentwicklungsministerium muss sich wandeln – es hat in dieser Legislaturperiode vielleicht zum letzten Mal die Chance, seine Arbeit als zukunftsfähiges und eigenständiges Politikfeld zu erhalten.

Das Bundesentwicklungsministerium muss sich wandeln – es hat in dieser Legislaturperiode vielleicht zum letzten Mal die Chance, seine Arbeit als zukunftsfähiges und eigenständiges Politikfeld zu erhalten.

Les États-Unis ont déclaré que l'assouplissement des sanctions sur le pétrole russe n'apporterait qu'un soutien financier limité à Poutine.

Après plusieurs mois de tensions politiques au sommet de la province de la Tshopo, une issue semble enfin se dessiner. Réunis à Kinshasa du 8 au 12 mars, le gouverneur Paulin Lendogolia et le président de l’Assemblée provinciale Mattheus Kanga ont officiellement scellé leur réconciliation, mettant ainsi fin à une crise institutionnelle qui paralysait la province.

Ce lundi 16 mars 2026, deux pôles majeurs aimantent l’attention des éditorialistes de la capitale congolaise : d’une part, l’offensive judiciaire lancée par le Chef de l'État contre la délinquance financière, et d’autre part, le retour des députés et sénateurs sous le chapiteau du Palais du Peuple pour la session ordinaire de mars.

The end of an unnecessary fiction.

The Kremlin is in no hurry to save its closest partner in the Middle East.

And what others can learn from Japan's embrace of American power.

Le coût de la guerre, mesuré en termes de dommages économiques et de coûts politiques pour Trump, commence seulement à apparaître.

L’Eid al-Fitr est la fête musulmane qui marque la fin du Ramadan. Elle est célébrée après l’observation du croissant lunaire annonçant le début du mois de Shawwal. En 2026, elle devrait avoir lieu autour du 20 ou 21 mars, selon les pays. La journée débute par une prière collective, suivie d’aumônes, de repas familiaux et de célébrations culturelles différentes à travers le monde musulman.

Des femmes brésiliennes ont confié à la BBC qu'un agent de mannequins utilisait des entreprises pour recruter des jeunes filles et leur obtenir des visas américains pour rendre visite à Jeffrey Epstein.

L'arrestation en Afrique du Sud du plus jeune fils de l'ancien président zimbabwéen Robert Mugabe a ravivé l'attention portée à l'ancienne famille présidentielle et aux controverses qui l'ont marquée au fil des ans.

One of the main arguments for implementing public works programmes (PWPs) instead of other social protection schemes such as cash transfers is that the assets created through these programmes themselves can generate medium- to long-term benefits. This is particularly important as the costs for supervision and the construction materials can account for up to 70 per cent of programme budgets. Despite this, there is scarce empirical evidence on PWPs’ effects through the “asset channel”: indeed; most studies have focused solely on the traditional “wage channel”. To bridge this gap, this paper examines whether and how assets created under Malawi’s Climate-Smart Enhanced Public Works Programme (CS-EPWP) – a programme recently implemented by the government of Malawi and funded by the World Bank – strengthen the resilience of households to climate shocks such as droughts and floods. The paper relies on case study analysis using primary qualitative data based on focus group discussions and key informant interviews with different stakeholders at the national, district and community levels. Interviews were conducted during fieldwork in September 2024 in two southern districts of Malawi highly affected by climate change. The analysis is complemented by site visits and quantitative survey data on asset quality. By combining these methods, we find that the CS-EPWP generates durable, community-maintained assets, which in turn enhance households’ capacity to cope with and adapt to climate shocks. In particular, land-based assets provide multiple benefits for both households and communities, while forest-based interventions are expected to generate similar long-term gains, though further research is needed to confirm their (long-term) impacts. To maximise the impact of climate-smart public works programmes, policymakers and donors should align asset creation with climate objectives and adopt participatory approaches to ensure their relevance, maintenance and long-term sustainability.

Sophia Schubert is an independent researcher.
Dr Donald Makoka is a Senior Research Fellow at the Centre for Agricultural Research and Development (CARD) of the Lilongwe University of Agriculture and Natural Resources (LUANAR) in Malawi.

One of the main arguments for implementing public works programmes (PWPs) instead of other social protection schemes such as cash transfers is that the assets created through these programmes themselves can generate medium- to long-term benefits. This is particularly important as the costs for supervision and the construction materials can account for up to 70 per cent of programme budgets. Despite this, there is scarce empirical evidence on PWPs’ effects through the “asset channel”: indeed; most studies have focused solely on the traditional “wage channel”. To bridge this gap, this paper examines whether and how assets created under Malawi’s Climate-Smart Enhanced Public Works Programme (CS-EPWP) – a programme recently implemented by the government of Malawi and funded by the World Bank – strengthen the resilience of households to climate shocks such as droughts and floods. The paper relies on case study analysis using primary qualitative data based on focus group discussions and key informant interviews with different stakeholders at the national, district and community levels. Interviews were conducted during fieldwork in September 2024 in two southern districts of Malawi highly affected by climate change. The analysis is complemented by site visits and quantitative survey data on asset quality. By combining these methods, we find that the CS-EPWP generates durable, community-maintained assets, which in turn enhance households’ capacity to cope with and adapt to climate shocks. In particular, land-based assets provide multiple benefits for both households and communities, while forest-based interventions are expected to generate similar long-term gains, though further research is needed to confirm their (long-term) impacts. To maximise the impact of climate-smart public works programmes, policymakers and donors should align asset creation with climate objectives and adopt participatory approaches to ensure their relevance, maintenance and long-term sustainability.

Sophia Schubert is an independent researcher.
Dr Donald Makoka is a Senior Research Fellow at the Centre for Agricultural Research and Development (CARD) of the Lilongwe University of Agriculture and Natural Resources (LUANAR) in Malawi.

One of the main arguments for implementing public works programmes (PWPs) instead of other social protection schemes such as cash transfers is that the assets created through these programmes themselves can generate medium- to long-term benefits. This is particularly important as the costs for supervision and the construction materials can account for up to 70 per cent of programme budgets. Despite this, there is scarce empirical evidence on PWPs’ effects through the “asset channel”: indeed; most studies have focused solely on the traditional “wage channel”. To bridge this gap, this paper examines whether and how assets created under Malawi’s Climate-Smart Enhanced Public Works Programme (CS-EPWP) – a programme recently implemented by the government of Malawi and funded by the World Bank – strengthen the resilience of households to climate shocks such as droughts and floods. The paper relies on case study analysis using primary qualitative data based on focus group discussions and key informant interviews with different stakeholders at the national, district and community levels. Interviews were conducted during fieldwork in September 2024 in two southern districts of Malawi highly affected by climate change. The analysis is complemented by site visits and quantitative survey data on asset quality. By combining these methods, we find that the CS-EPWP generates durable, community-maintained assets, which in turn enhance households’ capacity to cope with and adapt to climate shocks. In particular, land-based assets provide multiple benefits for both households and communities, while forest-based interventions are expected to generate similar long-term gains, though further research is needed to confirm their (long-term) impacts. To maximise the impact of climate-smart public works programmes, policymakers and donors should align asset creation with climate objectives and adopt participatory approaches to ensure their relevance, maintenance and long-term sustainability.

Sophia Schubert is an independent researcher.
Dr Donald Makoka is a Senior Research Fellow at the Centre for Agricultural Research and Development (CARD) of the Lilongwe University of Agriculture and Natural Resources (LUANAR) in Malawi.

The region’s divisions helped precipitate U.S. intervention.

In the strait, Iran holds the advantage—and America has no good options.

How America and Israel solved Iran’s succession problem.

U.S. Central Command is aware of the loss of a U.S. KC-135 refueling aircraft. The incident occurred in friendly airspace during Operation Epic Fury, and rescue efforts are ongoing. Two aircraft were involved in the incident. One of the aircraft went down in western Iraq, and the…

— U.S. Central Command (@CENTCOM) March 12, 2026 God bless the crew

Ancien parachutiste formé dans l’armée, Sassou Nguesso est arrivé au pouvoir en 1979 et dirige le pays presque sans interruption depuis, à l’exception d’une période de cinq ans dans les années 1990.