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Morocco elections: a new constitution, a new start?

Morocco has held its first parliamentary elections since a new constitution was approved by a referendum in July. Meanwhile, in Libya, Misrata remembers its dead with the opening of a new museum to highlight the brutality of Muammar Gaddafi. Finally, we head to Ouarzazate in Morocco where we discover North Africa’s answer to Hollywood.

07/03/2009 - THE WEEK IN THE MAGHREB

Moroccan textiles take a knock

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.
01/03/2009 - THE WEEK IN MAGHREB

Documentary uncovers French nuclear legacy in Algeria

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.
22/02/2009 - THE WEEK IN THE MAGHREB

Little to celebrate after twenty years of the Arab Maghreb Union

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.
08/02/2009 - THE WEEK IN THE MAGHREB

Algerian opposition splits on Presidential election

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.
03/02/2009 - THE WEEK IN THE MAGHREB

Illegal migrants protest in the streets of Lampedusa

In this edition: the detention centre on the Italian island Lampedusa is bulging at the seams with illegal immigrants; Moroccan doctors arrive on the war torn strip to help with relief efforts and fifty years on film buffs in Algeria.

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