In this edition: violence taints Algeria's historic qualification to the football World Cup finals in South Africa; freedom of the press in Tunisia in jeopardy; and Libya's Muammar Gaddafi teaches Italian women a thing or two.
Nigerian Obafemi Martins scored twice against Kenya to qualify his country for next year's World Cup finals. After a stuttering start to their qualifying campaign Cameroon reach the finals in South Africa with a 2-0 away win
over Morocco.
As Tunisia's Zine al-Abidine Ben Ali secured a fifth term in office, the only surprise was his failure to secure 90% of the vote. FRANCE 24's special correspondent in Tunis sent us this report on a landslide victory that had never been in doubt.
Net users comment on the double Presidential and legislative elections, in Tunisia. With the approach of the Copenhagen Summit, the web rallies to face climate change. And an Influenza A prevention video causes an online buzz.
Final vote results released on Monday granted President Zine al-Abidine Ben Ali, the 73-year-old who has run Tunisia for more than two decades, a fifth term with almost 90 percent of the vote.
The Tunisian electorate turned out to vote Sunday in an election almost certain to hand a new term to President Zine al-Abidine Ben Ali, the 73-year-old who has run the North African country for more than two decades.
Some 75% of the Tunisian electorate had voted by midday in a election almost certain to hand a new term to President Zine al-Abidine Ben Ali, the 73-year-old who has run the North African country for more than two decades.
Tunisians vote on Sunday in a election almost certain to hand a new term to President Zine al-Abidine Ben Ali, the 73-year-old who has run the North African country for more than two decades.
Tunisians vote on Sunday in a election almost certain to hand a new term to President Zine al-Abidine Ben Ali, the 73-year-old who has run the North African country for more than two decades.
In this edition: Incumbent President Ben Ali won another term in office. FRANCE 24 takes a look at his legacy and what his election win means for Tunisia.
