Political and social events from the Maghreb. The program is recorded under live conditions with with exclusive reports and interviews, hosted by Georja Calvin Smith. Watch the show on FRANCE 24 Saturdays at 6.40 pm Paris time.
France 24's exclusive access to documents belonging to the political party of Tunisia's ousted leader reveals some shady goings on. Also, in Libya, as the country starts rebuilding itself anew, two air force pilots who defied orders to bomb protesters during the uprising are given a heroes welcome. Finally, emotions run high in Morocco as the trial resumes and is then adjourned for those accused of killing over a dozen in a bomb attack.
In this edition: Violence looms violence in Algeria as the Presidential election campaign is about to start; Lybian leader Moammar Gaddafi on a bad start as head of the African Union; and Morocco cleans up after the floods.
In this edition: the dark legacy of Hassan II; the global economic crisis has dealt a body blow to Morocco's textiles industry; and Tunisia tunes in to new music.
This edition focuses on a documentary showing France nuclear tests performed in Algeria, asks what chance the only woman in the Algerian presidential race has and wonders if Libian leader Gaddafi is going to scrap the government.
In this week's edition of the Week in the Maghreb: twenty years after the creation of the Arab Maghreb Union, there is little to celebrate. But also: we meet victims of the recent floods in Morocco, and discover a new film on Casablanca.
In this edition : the Libyan leader Moammar Gaddafi takes charge of the African Union, the main opposition leaders in Algeria may have bowed out of the Presidential election and Spanish football clubs search for new talent in Morocco.