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Chemical weapons attack in Douma, Syria: investigation and retaliation

On April 7, 2018 reports began emerging of alleged chemical attacks on the city of Douma, the last rebel-held town in Syria’s Eastern Ghouta. Rescuers and medics say that more than 80 people have died. Two weeks after the suspected chemical attack, the United States, France and...

#WeAreCongo: The Conference to bring attention to a mega crisis unfolding in Congo (DRC)

Last week, OCHA, the Kingdom of the Netherlands and the European Union hosted a Humanitarian Conference on the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) on 13 April 2018. OCHA published on their website the details regarding the humanitarian conference, attended by 54 countries in addition to...

Honoring Martin Luther King Jr., 50 years after his death

In 2013 we celebrated the 50th Anniversary of the March on Washington and we had a great online discussion on this occasion. Today marks the 50th anniversary of Martin Luther King‘s assassination, commemoration events are taking place across the United States, and organizers expect...

Journée internationale de la Francophonie et Semaine de la langue française et de la Francophonie

Nous sommes le 20 mars 2018 et nous célébrons aujourd’hui la Journée internationale de la Francophonie à travers tout le monde francophone et même au-delà. Nous avons à cette occasion publié un tweet afin d’y associer tous nos amis, partenaires, membres, lecteurs et...

International Women’s Day 2018: ‘Time is Now: Rural and urban activists transforming women’s lives’

Today is International Women’s Day, it started on February 28, 1909 in  New York, and it’s celebrated in many countries around the world. This special day is a global day celebrating women’s rights and womanhood, and the social, economic, cultural and political...

Sudanese refugees facing deportation amid excessive use of force on peaceful demonstrators in Sudan

Earlier this month, we posted an article about the Belgian government at risk of collapse over Sudan migrants scandal, deportations and torture. French newspaper Le Monde broke the story last year (read our post here) reporting that officials from Khartoum handpicked political opponents...

‘There was nobody to help us’ – HART visit to Blue Nile, January 2018

People in Blue Nile, Sudan are suffering. They face many challenges and HART (Humanitarian Aid Relief Trust) visited the region earlier this month, meeting community leaders, activists and Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs). Earlier this month HART visited #BlueNile in #Sudan. Crowds of...

Tunisie : Quand la crise économique et sociale pousse les tunisiens dans la rue

Depuis plusieurs jours, les tunisiens sont dans la rue. La situation économique et sociale est difficile, et la Tunisie doit encore faire face à de nombreux problèmes dans un pays où 30 % des jeunes sont sans emploi. Dans un tweet envoyé en début de semaine par Max Dana qui...

Belgian government at risk of collapse over Sudan migrants scandal, deportations and torture

Every year, hundred of thousands of refugees and migrants are willing to risk their lives in Mediterranean or Sahara, or risk freezing to death in snowy Alps to reach France (read our post in French: Situation des migrants en France : les actions de La Cimade et les mots de Raphaël...

Anti-government protests in Iran: at least a dozen people dead

On Tuesday, in our post about the child rapes and murders in Kavumu (RDC) we mentioned a tweet by Max Dana from Januray 1st saying she was concerned by the dire and preoccupying situation in Iran. The biggest unrest to strike the country in almost a decade since post-election unrest in...