Cet article analyse l’émergence et le développement du Rassemblement pour la protection des peuples et des ressources afro-caribéens (RPPRAC) en Martinique à partir de septembre 2024. Il examine la manière dont ce mouvement social 2.0 articule mobilisation numérique sur les réseaux sociaux et manifestations de rue, générant un processus paradoxal de légitimation publique d’un groupe non représentatif et hors des cadres institutionnels conventionnels.
Safu, an oleaginous fruit produced in Cameroon, is at the centre of a local, regional and, increasingly, international trade. Based on quantitative and qualitative data, collected through interviews with 40 people involved in the export of safu, this article examines their movement between Cameroon and the European Union. It provides an overview of the growth of the international trade in fresh fruit from Cameroon, starting with the steady increase in exports. This is linked to developments in the upstream and downstream parts of the sector (production, processing, distribution), as well as to institutional changes. Using the safu sector as a case study, this study contributes to a better understanding of the diversification of agricultural exports in Central Africa and the challenges involved in integrating new commercial food products into world trade.
Floods that hit the Valencia region (Spain) on 29 October 2024 took a heavy toll in terms of human lives (229 deaths) and material damage (€22 billion euros). Accumulation and intensity of rains explain the magnitude and severity of hydrological reactions. But the delay in issuing the official public alert therefore raises questions: the first message was broadcast at 8:11pm on the 29th October, while a red warning for heavy rainfall was issued at 7:36 in the morning. To determine if the alert could have been activated earlier in the day, this article replaces the chronology of events established on the basis of various scientific data (the times at which meteorological warnings were issued, rainfall intensities, flow rates measured at certain stations, reports of emergency calls). The temporality of the actions taken by various players (at both local and national level) and the content of alert messages were also studied. The cross-referencing of the data confirms that the alert could have been activated three hours earlier, as several indicators reached between 5:00 p.m. and 6:00 p.m. show that the danger was already in progress. Finally, the field experiment carried out on this dramatic event support new results with a scientific and operational point of view.
