Latest update: 24/02/2010 

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Sonatrach scandal makes waves in Algeria

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In this edition: a financial scandal tarnishes Algeria's largest energy company - Sonatrach ranks seventh worldwide but its chief executives are being investigated for embezzlement; Moroccan fishermen struggle to make a living as European trawlers sweep the coastal waters of western Sahara; and Moroccan tribal women stand up for their rights.

THE WEEK IN THE MAGHREB

Programme prepared by Stephanie Cheval and Gregory White

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