{"id":11499,"date":"2025-11-20T23:17:33","date_gmt":"2025-11-20T22:17:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/africafashiontour.com\/africa-house-2025-gala-celebrating-the-continents-builders\/"},"modified":"2025-11-26T12:14:30","modified_gmt":"2025-11-26T11:14:30","slug":"africa-house-2025-gala-celebrating-the-continents-builders","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/africafashiontour.com\/en\/africa-house-2025-gala-celebrating-the-continents-builders\/","title":{"rendered":"Africa House 2025 Gala, celebrating the continent&#8217;s builders"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 data-pm-slice=\"1 1 []\">A prestigious event in the heart of Paris<\/h2>\n<p>La <strong>Maison de l&#8217;Afrique (LMDA)<\/strong> is honored to invite you to its annual Gala Dinner, on <strong>Friday December 5, 2025<\/strong>, in the sumptuous setting of the <strong>Salons de l&#8217;H\u00f4tel des Arts et M\u00e9tiers<\/strong> in Paris (9 bis avenue d&#8217;I\u00e9na).<\/p>\n<p>This not-to-be-missed event is much more than just a reception. It&#8217;s a privileged moment to bring together <strong>business leaders, institutional partners<\/strong> and influential members of the LMDA1974 circle around a common vision: Africa&#8217;s prosperous future. <\/p>\n<h3>Theme 2025: &#8220;Africa&#8217;s builders, past, present and future&#8221;.<\/h3>\n<p>Under this inspiring theme, <strong>initiated and supported by the vision of architect Am\u00e9lie Essesse<\/strong>, the evening will spotlight the women and men who are shaping the continent. We will celebrate those who, through their <strong>work, commitment and vision<\/strong>, are laying the foundations of a strong and united Africa, stone by stone, idea by idea. <\/p>\n<p>The primary aim of this theme is to <strong>support concrete projects for sustainable construction and the preservation of Africa&#8217;s architectural heritage<\/strong>, by promoting ancestral know-how.<\/p>\n<h4><strong>On the program for this exceptional evening:<\/strong><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Review and Projections:<\/strong> Discover the inspiring achievements of 2025 and the <strong>major strategic orientations for 2026<\/strong> of the Maison de l&#8217;Afrique.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Strategic Networking:<\/strong> privileged opportunities to <strong>strengthen partnerships<\/strong> between Africa and Europe, promote emerging talent and support truly shared growth.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Arts and Inspiration:<\/strong> Let yourself be carried away by captivating cultural interludes, combining <strong>music, visual arts<\/strong> and inspiring encounters. A prestigious tombola will also bring the evening to a close. <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-11508\" src=\"https:\/\/africafashiontour.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/2-6.jpg\" alt=\"Africa House 2025 Gala\" width=\"819\" height=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/africafashiontour.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/2-6.jpg 819w, https:\/\/africafashiontour.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/2-6-480x600.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) 819px, 100vw\" \/><\/h3>\n<h3>A commitment to heritage<\/h3>\n<p>The theme of this 2025 edition is solidarity. Part of the proceeds will go to support the <strong>B\u00e2tir et D\u00e9velopper<\/strong> association <strong>(Club UNESCO)<\/strong> and its magnificent &#8221; <strong>Femmes b\u00e2tisseuses d&#8217;Afrique<\/strong> &#8221; project. <\/p>\n<p>By taking part in this Gala, you are making a concrete contribution to the <strong>restoration of an earthen building<\/strong>, a powerful act that symbolizes the value of an ancestral know-how that is sustainable and at the heart of tomorrow&#8217;s innovations. This dialogue between yesterday&#8217;s buildings and modern technologies will be at the heart of the discussions, with the intervention of a key player in the sector, notably <strong>architect Am\u00e9lie Essesse, a great promoter of raw earth construction.<\/strong> <\/p>\n<h4>Practical information &amp; booking<\/h4>\n<p>Our warmest thanks to our partners and official sponsors for their vital support: <strong>Orange Money Europe, Corsair, Cofina<\/strong> and <strong>Maison Le Berre<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Date:<\/strong> Friday, December 5, 2025<\/li>\n<li><strong>Venue:<\/strong> Les Salons de l&#8217;H\u00f4tel des Arts et M\u00e9tiers, 9 bis avenue d&#8217;I\u00e9na, Paris.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Join us for an evening of prestige, sharing and inspiration &#8211; celebrating the heritage, present and future of African architecture.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Reserve your place and celebrate Africa&#8217;s future by clicking <a href=\"https:\/\/my.weezevent.com\/soiree-de-gala-de-la-maison-de-lafrique?_gl=1*hb4v3e*_gcl_au*MTkwNzIyMDA5LjE3NjA5NTA4OTYuOTA4OTU2MzAwLjE3NjIyNTQ0NDQuMTc2MjI1NDQ1Mg..*_ga*NjU0OTY5NTUxLjE3NTIxNDAwODQ.*_ga_39H9VBFX7G*czE3NjI3OTA4OTQkbzk3JGcxJHQxNzYyNzkwOTAwJGo1NCRsMCRoMTM1MjIyMzk0NA..\">HERE<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<hr>\n<p>Read also<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/africafashiontour.com\/en\/youssouf-camara-director-maison-de-lafrique\/\">Youssouf Camara, Director, Maison de l&#8217;Afrique<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/africafashiontour.com\/en\/amelie-essesse-the-voice-of-eco-responsible-architecture-and-identity-in-africa\/\">Am\u00e9lie Essesse, the voice of eco-responsible architecture and identity in Africa<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/africafashiontour.com\/en\/afrominimalism-according-to-tosin-oshinowo\/\">Afrominimalism according to Tosin Oshinowo<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Maison de l&#8217;Afrique invites you to its most prestigious event of the year. On Friday, December 5, 2025, the Salons de l&#8217;H\u00f4tel des Arts et M\u00e9tiers in Paris will host the annual Gala Dinner, on the theme of &#8220;Africa&#8217;s Builders, Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow&#8221;. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":11513,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[150],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-11499","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-business-en"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/africafashiontour.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11499","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/africafashiontour.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/africafashiontour.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/africafashiontour.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/africafashiontour.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=11499"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/africafashiontour.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11499\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":11520,"href":"https:\/\/africafashiontour.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11499\/revisions\/11520"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/africafashiontour.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/11513"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/africafashiontour.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=11499"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/africafashiontour.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=11499"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/africafashiontour.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=11499"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}