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When racism becomes uninhibited : between bewilderment and disgust

A couple of days ago, a French newspaper (Midi Libre) published a video that is at the same time frightening and indicative: a group of French policemen is patrolling in the streets of Carcassonne, a medium-sized town that is located in the South of France. They are talking freely, between uninhibited racism towards the people they come across, misogyny and dream of a coup to … Continue reading When racism becomes uninhibited : between bewilderment and disgust

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Art, welcome

Vlisco is 180 years old : the textile company collaborates with 6 contemporary African artists for the occasion

180 years of existence is worth celebrating the event, and this is exactly what Vlisco did. The Dutch textile company that was founded in 1846 is famous worldwide for its typical printed fabrics worn in Africa and all over the world. The firm is using traditional and ancestral techniques with a great attention to detail and the quality of materials. The cultural link between Holland … Continue reading Vlisco is 180 years old : the textile company collaborates with 6 contemporary African artists for the occasion

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Oumou Kalsoum Touré: From Lionne to President of Jeanne d’Arc Dakar Basketball club

Dakar’s historic club Jeanne d’Arc gets a new leader, and she knows the house well. When Oumou Kalsoum Touré steps onto the court at Jeanne d’Arc today, it’s not in a jersey. It’s as President. Last week, the Dakar basketball institution announced the appointment of the former Senegalese international as the new President of its basketball section. For Touré, it’s a full-circle moment. This is … Continue reading Oumou Kalsoum Touré: From Lionne to President of Jeanne d’Arc Dakar Basketball club

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When it comes to practice : the right to disconnection in holidays

Between words and real life, there is sometimes a gap, especially when we talk about work. The right to disconnection aims at protecting the workers and their private life from any potential link with work when they are actually not working. In practice, this right is not always respected still. What is the right to disconnection? It is a right that enables the articulation between … Continue reading When it comes to practice : the right to disconnection in holidays

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Lifestyle & Travel, welcome

What are your favorite activities when at the beach?

Enjoying some free time at the beach is not only a matter of sunbeds and beach umbrellas.  If you take the time to look around you, you will see that spending hours in the water is just one activity among others in the bunch of possibilities that stand before you. What beach fellow are you? Half past 2. You booked your sunbed and sunshade. You … Continue reading What are your favorite activities when at the beach?

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A summer workbook for your children during the holidays?

While on holidays, 2 categories of parents usually coexist: first, the parents who consider that holidays only rhyme with fun, leisure, and everything but work. Second, the parents who will compel their children to do a little bit of work from time to time in order to get prepared for the next start of the school year. What category are you part of? The summer … Continue reading A summer workbook for your children during the holidays?

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Sangalkam Institute: When School Becomes a Land to Cultivate in Sangalkam, ID+EA Architecture plants a new idea of education

What if learning began with inhabiting the land? Thirty minutes from Dakar, on a 4-hectare site in Sangalkam, architect Fatiya Mazza and her office ID+EA Architecture are drawing a school like no other. Here, classrooms spill into gardens. Agriculture becomes a subject. Sun, rain, and raw earth brick teach alongside teachers. Welcome to Sangalkam Institute: a pro bono campus for gifted children from disadvantaged backgrounds, … Continue reading Sangalkam Institute: When School Becomes a Land to Cultivate in Sangalkam, ID+EA Architecture plants a new idea of education

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Fashion, welcome

The Quiet Power of Bridget Awosika

How Lagos’ minimalist master built a label on clean lines, fluid draping, and global intent. Forget “African print” clichés. Bridget Awosika’s namesake womenswear label is a study in restraint — modern shapes, asymmetry, and considered detail that travels from Lagos to London without translation. If you’ve followed Nigerian fashion over the last decade, you’ve seen her work, even if you didn’t know the name. Bridget … Continue reading The Quiet Power of Bridget Awosika

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In Congo-Brazzaville, Denis Sassou Nguesso declares himself ready for a fifth term

While DR Congo is struggling against M23 soldiers to preserve the independence of the Eastern region, the tiny neighbor Republic of the Congo is preparing himself for the upcoming presidential elections. Planned in March, the ballot could result in a fifth term for the current president of the country, Denis Sassou Nguesso. After more than forty years of reign, Denis Sassou Nguesso is not tired … Continue reading In Congo-Brazzaville, Denis Sassou Nguesso declares himself ready for a fifth term

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How do you handle management and working as part of a team ?

If you are working in a company as a salaryman, you probably have to follow the rules and instructions of a manager. Perhaps you are part of a big team too. Working in a firm and abiding by the law of one’s hierarchy is a concept that is not always easy to cope with, especially if you value independence and freedom. How do you handle … Continue reading How do you handle management and working as part of a team ?

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