Launch of the Memorial Agenda 2026: "Culture is the Spine of Society"

Last month, author Didier Sooben launched his new cultural project, the Memorial Agenda 2026, at the Nelson Mandela Centre in La Tour Koenig. This public work aims to popularize the Code Noir, a text that has long been overlooked yet is central to the history of slavery and the construction of Mauritian identity, as well as the broader Indian Ocean region. Reflecting on the significance of this text, he noted: "The Code Noir, enacted under Louis XIV, served as a..."