Morocco: call centres on the spot

In this edition: it was a daring voyage that never quite got there - a Libyan aid ship, the Amalthea, tried to breech the naval blockade of Gaza, but changed course to finally dock in Egypt; in Morocco, French-owned call centres are ten-a-penny, but for how much longer? and in a country where abortion is stigmatized, we meet the Moroccan women fighting to bring terminations out of the backstreet.

Programme prepared by Stephanie Cheval and Gregory White

06/02/2010 - THE WEEK IN MAGHREB

Goodbye, Mr. Gaddafi!

In this edition: African Union leaders breathe a sigh of relief as Muammar Gaddafi hands the presidency of the bloc over to Malawi; negotiations are set to get under way over the status of Western Sahara; and the plight of a jailed Franco-Moroccan air force colonel: the government claims he revealed military secrets, but his family says he just wrote a letter to the king.

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30/01/2010 - THE WEEK IN MAGHREB

End of the adventure for Algeria in the Africa Cup of Nations

In this edition: we look at one possible solution in the battle for control of the Western Sahara, claimed by both Morocco and independence activists; we meet Tunisian jewellery makers who say they can't keep up with rocketing gold prices; and Algeria say goodbye to their Africa Cup of Nations dreams.

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23/01/2010 - THE WEEK IN MAGHREB

Algeria-France: a troubled friendship

Coming up this week: relations between France and its former colony Algeria take turn for the worse. Talking to terrorists, Mauritania opens dialogue with members of Al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb, held in Nouakchott prison. And Algerian football fans sing their national team, the desert foxes, to victory in the Africa cup of nations.

09/01/2010 - THE WEEK IN MAGHREB

The Algerian legacy of Albert Camus

In this week's edition: The legacy of French writer Albert Camus in his birth country Algeria, where he remains a divisive figure; Tangiers' second live as a new Moroccan business hub, and Libyan capital Tripoli treats itself to a face-lift.

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Portait of Moroccan militant Nadia Yassine

Portrait of Moroccan militant Nadia Yassine, who makes the case for an Islamic republic to replace the longstanding monarchy. In Algeria and Morocco, authorities belatedly launch a campaign against Swine Flu. Meanwhile, Tunisia tries out new technologies to boost its olive oil exports.

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