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The Week in the Maghreb
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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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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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.
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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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Moroccan women challenge male domination in adrenaline sports
Decades after a host of nuclear tests in its former colonies France agrees to compensate those suffering the ill effects. Also in this edition : brave Moroccan women challenge male domination in adrenaline sports and the annual date harvest means big bucks in Tunisia.
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The Tunisian TV channel looking to go international
In this edition of The Week in Maghreb: Nessma, a TV channel in Tunisia with big ambitions; hunger striker Aminatou Haidar returns home to Western Sahara; and movies filmed on mobile phones in Morocco.
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Hunger for justice in Western Sahara
In this edition: Aminatou Haidar’s hunger strike continues into a third week; Al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb claim responsibility for the recent kidnappings of four more foreigners in Mauritania and Mali; and The Marrakesh Film festival takes place in Morocco.
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The 'modern day Gandhi' for Western Sahara
This week in Maghreb focuses on the hunger strike of Aminatou Haidar, the "modern day Gandhi" who fights for Western Sahara's independance, explains who are the Guantanamo detainee of Mauritania.
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No taboo for this radio in Morocco
This week in the Maghreb: a radio station in Morocco puts freedom of before all else; Algeria still expecting an apology from France for its colonial past; and taking a close look at Algeria's new economic laws.
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