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Die SVP ist heute erfolgreicher denn je. Doch sie hat den Kleinstaat, den Christoph Blocher ursprünglich retten wollte, für immer verändert.

Bei den heutigen Rahmenbedingungen sei die Integration der rasant wachsenden Photovoltaik ins Schweizer Stromnetz kaum machbar, hält die nationale Netzbetreiberin fest. Es brauche einen grundlegenden Umbau der Netzregelung.

ÄNDERUNGSANTRÄGE 1 - 403 - Entwurf eines Berichts Bericht 2025 der Kommission über Nordmazedonien
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Thomas Waitz

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« Le prix à la pompe est le principal responsable », a fait remarquer un analyste

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Tensions à Euronews alors que le site d’information censure un article sur des entreprises et oligarques liés au dirigeant hongrois

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“The Highly Respected President of China”? To better anticipate Trump’s China policy, it is essential to understand his rhetorical strategy.

India must redesign its structures of dependence on external sources of fertilizer in the face of the ongoing Gulf war.

Lukashenko’s visit reflects a broader evolution in North Korea’s foreign policy, which is slowly expanding in the post-COVID era and is increasingly influenced by ties with the Kremlin.

The members of the World Trade Organization (WTO) gathered for the past few days in the capital of Cameroon for their biennial ministerial conference. Before the 14th Ministerial Conference (MC14), sober pragmatism seemed possible. After four days of tense but fruitless negotiations in Yaoundé, sobering pragmatism carried the day. And both assessments still sit at the positive end of the evaluative spectrum.

ENTWURF EINES BERICHTS über den Vorschlag für eine Verordnung des Europäischen Parlaments und des Rates zur Schaffung eines Rahmens für Maßnahmen zur Erleichterung des Transports von militärischer Ausrüstung, militärischen Gütern und militärischem Personal innerhalb der Union
Ausschuss für Sicherheit und Verteidigung
Ausschuss für Verkehr und Tourismus
Roberts Zīle, Michał Szczerba

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A delegation of the Committee on Foreign Affairs (AFET) will visit Seoul and Tokyo from 31 March to 2 April, led by Committee Chair David McAllister (EPP, Germany).
During the visit, MEPs will discuss how to further strengthen the EU's strategic cooperation with South Korea and Japan, two of its key like-minded partners in the Indo-Pacific region. Discussions will focus on issues of mutual interest against the backdrop of a rapidly shifting global landscape and challenges to the rules-based international order, shaped by evolving dynamics across the Indo-Pacific region, Russia's war of aggression against Ukraine, and conflict in the Middle East.
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For the past few weeks, residents living in and around Dal Lake in Indian Kashmir have witnessed “a different phenomenon” as a green sludge has accumulated on the once pristine water. Photos circulating widely on social media triggered a public outcry. Some citizens and environmentalists warned that the transformation reflects heavy sewage pollution in this […]

It has about 226 field artillery regiments today and plans to increase that to 270 regiments.

The Strait of Hormuz is one of the world’s most critical maritime chokepoints, carrying around a quarter of global seaborne oil trade and significant volumes of liquefied natural gas and fertilizers.

By Alon Ben-Meir
NEW YORK, Mar 31 2026 (IPS)

Trump’s Iran war has left the Gulf shattered: US bases turned into targets, economies battered, and the “oasis” myth destroyed. Gulf rulers now confront a harsh reckoning over their reliance on Washington and the uncertain search for a new, fragile security order.

As Trump assembled major US naval and air assets in the eastern Mediterranean and the Gulf, Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Qatar, and others quietly urged Washington to avoid a full-scale assault on Iran, fearing a direct blowback on their territory and energy infrastructure.

Nevertheless, the US–Israeli air campaign began on February 28, 2026, without a clearly defined and publicly articulated political endgame beyond “crippling” Iran’s capabilities. This disconnect between military escalation and strategic purpose now lies at the core of Gulf leaders’ anger and sense of betrayal toward Washington.

Trump’s Strategic Miscalculation

Trump’s decision to launch joint US–Israeli strikes on Iran has produced far higher strategic costs than his administration appears to have anticipated, from energy shock and disrupted shipping to heightened regional fragmentation and anti-American sentiment.

Even if Iranian capabilities are significantly degraded, the war has exposed vulnerabilities in US power projection, unsettled allies, and invited greater Russian and Chinese diplomatic activism in the Gulf. The long-term “price” for Washington will be measured less in battlefield metrics than in diminished trust and leverage among its traditional Arab partners.

US Bases Turned to Liabilities

From a Gulf perspective, US bases in Qatar, Bahrain, Kuwait, and the UAE were meant to deter Iran and guarantee regime security; instead, they became priority targets once the war began. Iran explicitly framed its strikes on these facilities as retaliation against Washington, but their location in densely populated and economically vital areas meant that nearby civilian infrastructure also suffered severe damage.

This experience is reinforcing a view in Gulf capitals that foreign basing arrangements draw fire without delivering the reliable protection they assumed for decades.

A Nightmare Realized

Gulf leaders long warned that a war with Iran would shatter their security and economies, a nightmare that has now materialized as Iranian missiles and drones hit oil facilities, ports, power plants, and cities across the region. They blame Washington for launching the campaign and Israel for pressing to “neutralize” Iran regardless of collateral damage in neighboring Arab states.

The sense in Gulf capitals is that their caution was dismissed, while they have paid a disproportionate price in physical destruction, economic setback, disrupted exports, and heightened domestic anxiety.

Shattered Oasis Narrative

The image of Gulf hubs like Dubai, Doha, and Riyadh as insulated “oases” open to business, tourism, and investment has been badly damaged by missile alerts, strikes on ports and airports, and the closure of key sea lanes.

Restoring confidence will require visible reconstruction, enhanced civil defense, improved air and missile defenses, and credible diplomacy that lowers the perceived risk of another sudden war. Investors and tourists will demand proof that the region can manage Iran-related tensions, not just high-end events and mega-projects.

Trump’s Misreading of Iranian Escalation

Trump publicly argued that overwhelming force would quickly coerce Iran and usher in regime change while keeping fighting “over there,” yet he appears not to have anticipated the breadth of Iranian retaliation against neighboring Gulf states or a prolonged closure of the Strait of Hormuz.

The IRGC’s effective shutdown of the strait, including attacks and threats against commercial shipping, has produced global energy shocks and exposed the fragility of US planning assumptions. For Gulf leaders, this underscores how inadequate Washington’s war planning was in accounting for second- and third-order consequences.

Calculated Decision Not to Retaliate

Despite heavy damage, Gulf rulers have so far avoided direct retaliation against Iran, calculating that further escalation would expose their cities and infrastructure to even more punishing strikes. Publicly, they stress restraint and international law, but privately, officials acknowledge their enduring geographic reality: they must coexist with a powerful and proximate Iran long after this US-led campaign ends.

By holding their fire, they hope to preserve space for postwar de-escalation and avoid being locked into a permanent state of open conflict.

Recasting Security Arrangements with Washington

Given their limited strategic alternatives, Gulf monarchies are unlikely to sever ties with Washington but will seek more conditional, transactional security arrangements. They are pressing for clearer US commitments on defense of their territory, better integration of regional missile defenses, and greater say over decisions that could trigger Iranian retaliation.

At the same time, they will hedge by deepening ties with China, Russia, Europe, and Asian energy importers, thereby reducing exclusive reliance on the US while keeping the American security umbrella in place.

Gulf Options to Prevent Future Conflagration

To prevent a repeat, Gulf states are also exploring limited de-escalation channels with Tehran, tighter regional crisis hotlines, and revived maritime security arrangements that include non-Western actors such as China and India. They may push for new rules of engagement around energy infrastructure and shipping lanes, seeking informal understandings that keep these off-limits even in crises.

Internally, they are reassessing missile defense, hardening critical facilities, and considering more diversified export routes that reduce dependence on Hormuz. None of these options are fully reassuring, but together they offer partial risk reduction.

Prospects for Normalization with Iran

Speculation about full normalization, including a non-belligerency pact between Iran and Gulf states, builds on prewar trends of cautious dialogue and economic engagement. Whether this is truly “in the cards” depends on war outcomes, Iran’s internal politics, and Gulf threat perceptions: if Tehran’s regime survives but remains hostile, Gulf states will likely revert to hedging—combining deterrence, limited engagement, and outreach to outside powers.

A more pragmatic Iranian leadership could make structured security arrangements and phased confidence-building measures more plausible over time.

No Return to Status Quo Ante

The Gulf States will not return to the prewar status quo; instead, they are likely to pursue a more diversified security architecture, combining a thinner US shield with expanded ties to China, Russia, and Asian importers. This shift will gradually dilute Washington’s centrality in Gulf security, complicating US force posture and Israel’s assumption of automatic Arab backing against Iran.

For Israel, a more cautious, risk-averse Gulf may limit overt strategic alignment, while for the US, enduring mistrust will make coalition-building for future crises far more difficult.

Trump’s Iran adventure is not an isolated blunder but the latest, and perhaps most explosive, expression of his assault on an already fragile global order. By discarding restraint, sidelining allies, and weaponizing American power for short-term political gain, he has accelerated the erosion of US credibility, fractured Western alliances, and opened new strategic space for Russia and China. The Gulf States are simply the newest casualties of this disorder: their cities struck, economies shaken, and security assumptions shattered.

Whatever emerges from this war, it will not be a restored status quo, but a more fragmented, volatile Middle East in which Israel and the United States confront a diminished margin for error and a far narrower circle of willing, trusting partners.

Dr. Alon Ben-Meir is a retired professor of international relations, most recently at the Center for Global Affairs at New York University (NYU). He taught courses on international negotiation and Middle Eastern studies.

alon@alonben-meir.com

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By Jomo Kwame Sundaram and Kuhaneetha Bai Kalaicelvan
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia, Mar 31 2026 (IPS)

While media coverage of Iran’s restrictions on passage through the Hormuz Straits focuses on fuel prices, partial closure is also disrupting crucial fertiliser and other supplies, risking catastrophe for billions worldwide.

Jomo Kwame Sundaram

Hormuz chokepoint
Since the war began, only a few of the hundred or so vessels, previously passing through the narrow Straits of Hormuz daily, still do so.

Hormuz is not just a chokepoint on a shipping lane for oil and gas; it has strategic implications for fertiliser, helium, and other energy-intensive exports as well as for food and other imports to the region.

Higher energy costs affect most transportation and farming requirements, such as tilling and harvesting, as well as fertiliser supplies.

Wars, especially protracted ones, have lasting effects, including for agrifood systems. Without earlier investments, output elsewhere cannot be easily increased.

Alternative fertiliser supply sources are not readily available, especially as agro-ecological options have rarely been seriously pursued despite their proven viability.

As with renewable energy generation to reduce the need for petroleum imports, it is unclear whether the looming food crisis will accelerate the needed and feasible agro-ecological transition for enhanced food security.

Disrupted food supplies
Shipping delays and port congestion disrupt food supplies, trade and availability.

K Kuhaneetha Bai

The Gulf’s populations, augmented by millions of migrant workers, have become reliant on food imports for wheat, rice, soy, sugar, cooking oil, meat, animal feed and more.

Many states have recently tried to improve their food security, expanding strategic reserves, investing in food agriculture and alternative supply routes.

Such measures have improved resilience but cannot address a prolonged blockade of the Persian Gulf. About 70% of the food for Saudi Arabia, Iraq and the Gulf emirates passes through Hormuz.

Replacing disrupted food imports for about 100 million people would require moving almost 100 million kilograms (kg) of food into the region daily by other means.

Supplying food to the Gulf region under blockade would require an unprecedented operation, possibly through contested airspace.

In 2024, the UN World Food Programme delivered about 7 million kg of food daily to 81 million people in 71 countries.

Weather-driven food shortages and price spikes triggered political instability in 2008 and 2010-11. With food systems worldwide increasingly vulnerable to climate shocks, food insecurity threatens regimes everywhere.

Fertilisers
Farmers worldwide need stable supplies of fertilisers and fuel.

The Iran war threatens to disrupt these supplies, so crucial to agricultural production. Staple crops like wheat, rice and maize rely heavily on fertilisers.

Iran, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, the Emirates and Bahrain all ship petroleum products through Hormuz, including a fifth of the world’s liquefied natural gas (LNG).

As LNG is key to producing many fertilisers, Gulf exports have become more significant, especially after the war cut Ukraine’s exports, and China and Russia reduced theirs as well.

In 2024, the Middle East accounted for almost 30% of major fertiliser exports, including nitrogen, phosphate and potash.

The Gulf alone exported 23% of the world’s ammonia and 34% of its urea, while 30-40% of the world’s nitrogen fertiliser exports pass through Hormuz!

In mid-2025, Kpler estimated that a Hormuz closure could reduce fertiliser supplies by 33%, with sulphur-based ones falling by 44% and urea by 30%.

Reduced nitrogen-based fertiliser exports would hurt major food exporters such as Brazil, the US, Thailand, and India, all heavily reliant on fertiliser imports. However, the impact of shortages may be delayed until imported stocks run out.

As the war drags on, farmers may cut fertiliser use by planting less or switching to crops requiring less. Poorer harvests would, in turn, adversely affect later investment, planting and fertiliser use.

Who suffers most?
The economic consequences of the unprovoked US-Israeli assault on Iran and Tehran’s responses are spreading fast and catastrophically, especially for the most vulnerable.

Iran’s new leadership mistrusts Washington and will keep Hormuz closed – choking fuel, food, and fertiliser flows through it – to secure the guarantees it needs to reduce its vulnerability.

As attacks on Iran continued, Tehran stepped up targeted attacks on infrastructure in the Gulf kingdoms hosting US military facilities. US-led efforts have provided little relief to its allies.

The worldwide impact is uneven, with the poorest taking the brunt. Asia and Africa have been hard hit by heavy reliance on oil, gas, and fertiliser imports.

Rich nations’ aid cuts to increase military spending have worsened poverty and hunger for millions, many of whom are also victims of war and aggression.

Unlike the rich, many migrant workers in the Gulf who cannot leave will struggle to make ends meet and send money home to their families.

And as the world’s attention has turned to the Gulf, Israel has worsened conditions in Gaza while taking over southern Lebanon and increasing Yemen’s pain.

Concerned about retribution in November’s mid-term elections, the White House is keen on a ceasefire.

But it has not offered terms acceptable to Iran, which remains suspicious of the US commitment to its own promises, let alone the rule of law.

Hence, the Iranian leadership is unlikely to agree to a ceasefire without credible guarantees for its future security from renewed Israeli and US aggression.

The Iran war has highlighted, yet again, the collateral damage of war and the food system’s vulnerability. Meanwhile, the suffering of the more vulnerable is ignored by the greater powers, who pay little heed to their plight.

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The country of 8 million is still dealing with the impacts of a post-COVID crisis that was marked by high inflation and a collapse in the value of the kip.

Le Commissariat central de Police de la ville de Léo a mis fin aux agissements d'un groupe de malfaiteurs spécialisés dans les vols à main armée et les cambriolages, ce lundi 30 mars 2026. Ce réseau ciblait principalement les domiciles et les commerces, profitant de l'absence des occupants ou de la nuit pour y accéder à l'aide de cisailles et de barres de fer.

L'intervention des forces de l'ordre, largement facilitée par la collaboration citoyenne, a permis d'appréhender le membre le plus actif du groupe, un multirécidiviste, et de récupérer un important lot d'objets volés comprenant une moto, des bidons d'essence, des bidons d'huile, des chaises en plastique. Tout en saluant cette coopération exemplaire, la Police nationale exhorte les populations à maintenir cette vigilance en signalant tout individu suspect via les numéros verts 17, 16 et 1010.

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Le ministre des Affaires étrangères, Karamoko Jean Marie Traoré, a conduit la délégation burkinabè au 11e sommet des chefs d'État et de gouvernement de l'Organisation des États d'Afrique, des Caraïbes et du Pacifique (OEACP), du 27 au 29 mars 2026, en Guinée Équatoriale. Cette participation visait non seulement à consolider l'excellence des relations bilatérales avec le pays hôte, mais surtout à porter la voix de la Confédération AES au sein de cette organisation regroupant 79 États.

En marge des sessions plénières, les émissaires du Burkina Faso, du Mali et du Niger ont été reçus par le secrétaire général de l'OEACP, Moussa Salet Batraki, pour présenter la dynamique d'intégration sahélienne. En réaffirmant sa volonté de coopérer avec l'organisation, le Burkina Faso a également participé au forum des affaires où les panelistes ont plaidé en faveur d'une valorisation locale des ressources naturelles et d'un renforcement du capital humain, piliers essentiels du développement durable pour les peuples du Sud.

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À l'occasion de la conférence TEDx Ouagadougou tenue le samedi 28 mars 2026 à Ouagadougou, Nestlé Burkina Faso a réaffirmé son engagement en faveur de la jeunesse, en facilitant l'accès à cet événement inspirant qui s'est tenu sur le thème « Le chemin des possibles ».

La septième édition de TEDx Ouagadougou a réuni près de 500 participants autour d'un objectif commun : partager des idées, susciter des déclics et encourager l'engagement individuel et collectif. Organisée par l'association Yikré, cette rencontre s'inscrit dans la dynamique du label TED, qui promeut la diffusion d'idées à fort impact.

Partenaire de l'événement, Nestlé Burkina Faso a placé la jeunesse au cœur de son action en facilitant l'accès à la conférence pour plusieurs jeunes. À travers sa marque Nescafé et son programme Nestlé Needs YOUth, l'entreprise a offert des places gratuites, habituellement payantes, afin de permettre à des jeunes motivés de vivre cette expérience.

Des participants attentifs lors de la 7ᵉ édition de TEDx Ouagadougou, un rendez-vous dédié au partage d'idées et à l'inspiration.

Cette initiative s'inscrit dans une démarche plus large visant à créer des passerelles concrètes entre formation, inspiration et insertion professionnelle. Pour bénéficier de ces tickets, les participants ont été invités à suivre un module de formation en entrepreneuriat via la plateforme Nestlé YEP, avant de valider leurs acquis.

Pour le directeur de la communication de Nestlé Burkina Faso, cette collaboration répond à une vision claire. « Nestlé s'associe à TEDx Ouagadougou, une initiative qui vise à inspirer et à partager des messages porteurs de changement. Ces messages ont pour cœur de cible la jeunesse. C'est une belle opportunité pour nous de permettre aux jeunes de bénéficier de contenus qui créent des déclics et les encouragent à passer à l'action », a-t-il expliqué.

Omaro Kané, directeur de la communication de Nestlé Burkina Faso, a réaffirmé l'engagement de l'entreprise en faveur de la jeunesse.

Il a également souligné que plus de 25 000 jeunes sont déjà impactés par les programmes d'employabilité de Nestlé au Burkina Faso.

Porté par l'association Yikré, TEDx Ouagadougou se veut un espace d'expression accessible à des profils variés. Pour son responsable, Lionel Tientega, l'ambition est claire : « TEDx Ouagadougou est une plateforme qui permet de partager des idées locales capables d'impacter positivement notre société. Nous voulons montrer que, malgré les difficultés, chacun peut tracer son chemin et inspirer les autres ».

À travers cette initiative, l'association entend créer un cadre où les expériences individuelles deviennent des leviers d'inspiration collective.

Lionel Tientega, responsable de l'association Yikré, a souligné l'importance de valoriser les idées locales.

Sur scène, huit intervenants aux parcours divers ont partagé leurs expériences, illustrant des trajectoires marquées par l'audace, la persévérance, les remises en question et la capacité à se réinventer. À travers leurs témoignages, ils ont mis en lumière des réalités auxquelles de nombreux jeunes peuvent s'identifier.

Loin d'un modèle unique de réussite, les échanges ont insisté sur l'importance de faire des choix, d'accepter les échecs et de continuer à avancer. Un message qui résonne particulièrement dans un contexte où la jeunesse est en quête de repères et d'opportunités.

Elfried Samira Nikiema/Drabo, participante, a confié que chaque intervention lui a donné envie d'agir.

Dans la salle, les participants ont exprimé leur satisfaction face à la qualité des échanges et à la pertinence des thématiques abordées. Pour Elfried Samira Nikiema/Drabo, participante, l'expérience a été particulièrement marquante : « On se reconnaît dans les parcours présentés. Cela nous pousse à réfléchir et à croire davantage en nos propres capacités ».

Même son de cloche du côté du dramaturge Aristide Tarnagda, qui insiste sur la portée de ce type d'initiative : « Ce sont des espaces essentiels pour nourrir la réflexion et encourager chacun à prendre sa place dans la société ».

Aristide Tarnagda, dramaturge, a encouragé les participants à oser créer leur propre chemin.

Comme lui, plusieurs participants et intervenants ont salué une initiative qui leur permet non seulement de s'inspirer, mais aussi de se projeter dans l'avenir avec plus de confiance.

En s'associant à TEDx Ouagadougou, Nestlé Burkina Faso ne se limite pas à un rôle de sponsor, mais s'inscrit dans une logique d'accompagnement durable de la jeunesse. En combinant formation via Nestlé YEP et inspiration à travers TEDx, l'entreprise contribue à renforcer les capacités des jeunes et à stimuler leur envie d'agir.

Les huit speakers réunis après leurs interventions, porteurs de messages inspirants.

Ce partenariat avec l'association Yikré traduit une ambition commune : offrir aux jeunes des outils, des idées et des opportunités pour construire leur avenir.

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Après trois jours d'échanges, le 10e congrès ordinaire du Mouvement sunnite du Burkina Faso (MSBF) a refermé ses portes ce dimanche 29 mars 2026 à Ouagadougou. El Hadj Oumarou Zoungrana a été reconduit à la présidence du mouvement pour les cinq prochaines années.

Après trois jours de réflexions autour du thème « La contribution du mouvement sunnite à la consolidation de la paix dans un contexte de défis sécuritaires et sociaux », les sunnites ont sonné le glas de leur congrès dans la matinée de ce dimanche 29 mars, au sein de leur grande mosquée sise à Ouagadougou. Du 27 au 29 mars 2026, les congressistes ont mené plusieurs activités.

Ils ont notamment dressé le bilan du mandat écoulé du bureau sortant, relu les textes fondamentaux du mouvement et mis en place un nouveau bureau national.
Dans son allocution, le président du comité d'organisation, El Hadj Ousmane, s'est réjoui de la réussite de l'évènement, qui a connu la participation de Togolais, Nigériens, Maliens, et de la diaspora burkinabè. Il a aussi félicité les membres de bureau au nombre de 53.

El Hadj Oumarou Zoungrana a salué la grande mobilisation.

El Hadj Oumarou Zoungrana reconduit

Le président sortant, El Hadj Oumarou Zoungrana, a été reconduit pour un dernier mandat de cinq ans. Dans sa déclaration, il s'est dit honoré de la confiance renouvelée et a pris l'engagement d'assumer ses responsabilités « avec dignité et détermination ».
Pour les cinq années à venir, le président du MSBF a décliné ses priorités : promouvoir la paix ; renforcer la tolérance religieuse, consolider la cohésion sociale. Il a également annoncé sa volonté de renforcer la présence du mouvement sur le terrain, afin de mieux répondre aux attentes des fidèles.
Par ailleurs, le nouveau bureau entend s'investir davantage dans l'éducation, la santé, la jeunesse, la solidarité et le développement économique.

Les sunnites ont massivement répondu à cet évènement.

Pour relever ces défis, Oumarou Zoungrana a lancé un appel à l'engagement collectif. « Le chemin sera long et difficile, mais nous sommes convaincus que nous pouvons réussir ensemble », a-t-il déclaré, invitant les fidèles à la mobilisation.
Le président du MSBF a également exhorté les Burkinabè à prier pour la paix, dans un contexte national marqué par des défis sécuritaires. Il a, enfin, salué l'accompagnement des autorités nationales ainsi que la disponibilité de la chefferie coutumière et traditionnelle tout au long du congrès.

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