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Libya: The ghost town of Tawergha

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We take a look at why residents of one Libyan town abandoned their homes and are still too scared to return. Meanwhile, is it a new dawn for Tunisian diplomacy? The country's newly elected president is keen to distance himself from the former regime and make his presence known on the international stage. Finally, we meet the 61-year-old Moroccan woman who went from being illiterate to the queen of slam poetry.

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