The cultural institution aims at showcasing contemporary African and Afro-diasporic cultures, and hopes to become the African equivalent of the Arab World Institute, l'Institut du Monde Arabe.
It first - free - exhibition, Noires, is curated by artist Roxane Mbanga.
European governments are committed to massive rearmament. France's and the UK government are leading parts of it.
European anti-war campaigners are gearing up to respond with an international peace conference in Paris on 4-5 October.
On 4 October there will be an activist conference, with 5 October being the main conference. Over 2,000 have already registered to attend the main conference.
Avaaz
* Two consecutive RSF attacks on El Fasher kill 22 civilians in 48 hours *
* Reports indicate RSF shelling of the city is ongoing right now *
THU, 2 OCT -- 100 civil society organisations and humanitarian actors have called for urgent civilian protection in El Fasher, the besieged capital of North Darfur. Time is running out for the estimated 260,000 civilians, including 130,000 children, trapped in Darfur’s final battleground between the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF).
The call comes as conditions for people in El Fasher continue to deteriorate, with reports indicating the RSF is shelling the city right now. This follows a spate of recent attacks. On Wednesday, the Sudan Doctors Network reported that 16 civilians, including three women, were killed and 21 others injured, among them five children, in a deliberate drone attack on residential neighborhoods. El Fasher resistance committees coordination identified the location of the attack as a civilian gathering in Daraja Awlaa neighbourhood. Just a day earlier, at least six civilians were killed and dozens injured, when the RSF shelled one of El Fasher’s largest displacement shelters, striking as families gathered for breakfast.
These recent attacks are just the latest in a siege of the city by the RSF, which has now lasted over 500 days. The RSF has repeatedly used starvation as a weapon of war, by blocking food and lifesaving humanitarian assistance from entering. Meanwhile, the UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights reports that there are no safe exit routes from El Fasher.
Given the critical situation, a statement coordinated by PAEMA and Avaaz, and signed by 100 groups including Refugees International, The Sentry and the Global Centre for the Responsibility to Protect, urgently calls for safe humanitarian access, including voluntary safe passages for civilians trapped in El Fasher.
"Evacuation routes need to be secured without delay to provide civilians in El Fasher safe, voluntary, and dignified passage," the statement says. "The greatest solution to address civilian protection threats in Sudan is a comprehensive nationwide ceasefire.
Jamal, who helps run a local soup kitchen, told Avaaz on Wednesday: “The RSF targeted innocent displaced people inside the Abu Bakr Al-Siddiq shelter. Entire residential blocks were set ablaze. Two young children lost their mother in the attack. No one has yet identified them or found their families. They remain alone in the shelter. The humanitarian situation is catastrophic—famine, shelling, killing. Even the centers meant for safety are not spared.
"We beg for the siege of El Fasher to be broken and for humanitarian assistance to reach us. Civilians are starving, children are dying, and every day brings new massacres. Life here has become unbearable."
Over 470,000 people have been displaced from El Fasher and surrounding areas since the start of the siege in May 2024. In the past four weeks, the violence has sharply escalated, along with attacks on civilians. Men of fighting age are killed on the road. Leaving El Fasher is now more dangerous than staying despite the daily shelling and frequent drone attacks.
The joint statement lays out four core measures in order to avoid mass civilian casualties in El Fasher:
Many in El Fasher are not able to safely evacuate the city because they are starving, weak, sick, elderly, disabled, or injured. Humanitarian aid must include water, food, medicine and other essential supplies. Aid access is also urgent to counter confirmed famine and the worst cholera outbreak Sudan has seen in years, having already caused at least 350 deaths in Darfur.
“With famine spreading and daily bombardments killing civilians, the international community cannot sit by and watch another Rwanda or Srebrenica unfold." said Andrew Legon, Avaaz Campaign Director
Lundi soir des avions au départ de Gaza transportant 15 enfants palestiniens malades et 66 membres de leur famille ont atterri en Italie.
Mais en France, toute évacuation de Gaza est suspendue depuis le 1er août, même dans le cadre du programme PAUSE qui depuis 2017 offre des visas temporaires pour des artistes et scientifiques en danger.
Certains député.es, dont Marie Pochon, Pouria Amirshahi, Karim Ben Cheikh, réclament la reprise des évacuations pour les lauréats de PAUSE.
Marie Pochon, députée EELV de la Drôme, se rend avec d'autres élu.es cet après-midi devant le Ministère des Affaires étrangères.
Il s'agit de soutenir Mathieu Yon, un citoyen français qui depuis mercredi dernier a pris place sur un banc en face du ministère pour demander la reprise des évacuations. Et notamment pour son amie Alaa al-Qatrawi qui a perdu ses 4 enfants lors d'un bombardement de Gaza.
Voici le communiqué de la députée :
Depuis une semaine, un agriculteur drômois originaire de Dieulefit, Mathieu Yon, est assis
tous les jours sur un banc devant l'Assemblée nationale.
Il le fait pour alerter sur la situation d'une poétesse gazaouie, Alaa Al-Qatrawi, qui est en attente de la validation par le MAE de son dossier "PAUSE" (Programme national d'Accueil en Urgence des Scientifiques et des artistes en Exil) pour pouvoir se réfugier à Dieulefit.
Le collectif qui s'est formé pour l'accueillir lui a trouvé un logement, a élaboré un projet artistique et professionnel (editions, performances, lectures et post doctorat) et prévu un salaire pour garantir la subsistance de cette poétesse au cours de sa première année en France.
La somme d'argent nécessaire à financer ce projet a deja été réunie.
Mais ce programme a été interrompu brutalement cet été, suite à la décision des Ministères
des affaires étrangères et de l'Intérieur de couper, suite à un cas isolé, toute évacuation des
Gazaouis, niant le droit international et le droit d'asile par la punition collective.
Aujourd'hui le Ministère ne les a toujours pas reçus. Et aucune réponse n'est apportée aux
nombreux collectifs, partout en France, qui attendent la levée de ce gel injuste.
Pour venir en soutien de Mathieu Yon, plusieurs député-es iront à sa rencontre ce jeudi 2 octobre de 13h a 13130, a son banc, situe au niveau du pont de la Concorde, a droite
La presse est conviée à cette rencontre. Merci d'indiquer si vous souhaitez y participer.
>> Contact presse - Clothilde Baudouin : 06 59 46 66 31
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Demonstrators march towards South Africa's parliament during a protest to show support to Palestinians in the Gaza Strip, in Cape Town, South Africa, September 27, 2025. REUTERS/Esa Alexander
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