Pharmaceutical products foreigners: The German chemical lobby is deeply concerned about Trump's announcement to impose tariffs

The German Chemical Industry Association (VCI) expressed its “deep concern” on Friday after the announcement of the US President Donald Trump, who plans to impose tariffs of 100% on pharmaceutical products from October.

“It's another slap in the face. And a new low point for trade relationships with the United States,” Wolfgang said Grosse Entrup, executive director of the VCI.

Wolfgang Grosse Entrup added that the Commission European Union should now require that the United States and the European Union respect the agreement reached in August, which provided for a customs duty of 15% on goods from the European Union.

Indian rupee bonds: The BRICS NDB plans to issue its first issue by March 2026

The New Development Bank (NDB), supported by the BRICS countries, plans to issue its first bond denominated in Indian rupees on the domestic market before the end of March 2026, according to three sources close to the case.

The bank aims to raise between 400 million and 500 million million dollars via bonds of 3 to 5 years during this first slice, according to one of the sources.

This project comes at a time when China and India both seek to strengthen the international acceptance of their currencies, in a context where investors want to diversify their active beyond developed markets.

Digital ID: One new system will be deployed across the UK

A new digital identification system will contribute to the fight against illegal work while facilitating access to essential government services for the vast majority of citizens. Digital identification will be mandatory for law checks work by the end of the legislature.

Prime Minister announces a project of free digital identification that will reduce job prospects for illegal migrants, an important factor at the origin of small crossings

This program will be available to all citizens and legal residents of the United Kingdom, which will save time by putting end to the need for complex identity checks that often rely on copies of paper files.

Guinea: the UN calls for the lifting of political restrictions and the release of arbitrary detainees

UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Turk calls on the authorities of Guinea. In a press release made public Thursday September 25, he calls for the release of detained persons arbitrarily and to shed light on cases of enforced disappearances. So that Guineans will be called to the polls in the presidential elections and legislative elections in December, after the constitutional referendum, the upper UN official also calls for the “lifting of prohibitions” aimed at” the parties and the media” in the country.

In his statement, the UN High Commissioner for human rights was also concerned about arbitrary arrests and enforced disappearances which, he points out, seem to be on the rise in the country. He specifies that he is aware of at least 10 people whose fate remains unknown since their arrest, including the writer Oumar Sylla, said Foniké Mengué, and the journalist Habib Marouane Camara.

Volker Turk calls on the transitional authorities in Guinea to release all persons arbitrarily detained and those subjected to enforced disappearance. And to ensure independent investigations and impartial in all cases suspected of arbitrary arrest and enforced disappearance.

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In Madagascar, the protests against cuts of water and electricity and for the defense of fundamental freedoms have made at least five died on Thursday September 25 in Antananarivo, according to RFI. The First Minister Christian Ntsay also confirmed the establishment of a curfew from 19:00 to 05:00 in the morning.

At the beginning of the week, some forty civilians were killed in Niger by an air raid in a village in the town of Kourfeye, in Filingué, in the Tillabéri region. The first elements suggest That it was a blunder by the Nigerien army that targeted terrorists in the village's weekly market. The junta has still not reacted.

To defuse tensions between Benin and Gabon, On September 24, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Gabon convened the honorary consul of Benin in Libreville. In question, the remarks made on the social networks against his country and its president. Faced with this escalation Verbal, the Beninese authorities play by appeasement and invite restraint on digital platforms.

PSG and Morocco defender Achraf Hakimi, accused of rape by a woman and against whom a trial was required, reported a “lie” and said to have “peace of mind.” “I know that what I have been given Accused is a lie,” said the Moroccan international during a interview for the program “Clique” on Canal+, an excerpt of which was broadcast on Wednesday evening.