Libya is still facing violence as tribal clashes undermine the country’s fledgling democracy. In Morocco, women's rights activists continue to pile pressure on the government to do away with laws that led to the suicide of a teen forced to marry her rapist. And hundreds of Moroccans working onboard an impounded ship in France anxiously await their fate.
Al Qaeda's North African wing posted photos on an Islamist website Tuesday of five Europeans kidnapped from Mali in November. The group has claimed responsibility for the kidnapping of two Frenchmen (pictured) and three other Europeans a day later.
"Carthage must be destroyed!" These famous words from the Roman statesman Cato the Elder ring with irony in modern day Tunisia. Former President Ben Ali delisted the UNESCO heritage site so that his relatives could build plush properties on the site of the Roman ruins. Tunisia's new government has promised action to preserve them, but reconciling developers and archeologists is proving difficult.
On Friday, Moroccans go the polls to elect a new lower house of parliament. The nationwide vote is the first of its kind since the King announced reforms paving the way to a constitutional monarchy. But do youngsters really believe elections will solve their economic woes?
As Libya's new leaders look forward to rewriting the country's future, an exclusive France 24 report looks back on the day Tripoli fell. Also, Algeria angers Libya’s National Transitional Council by taking in Muammar Gaddafi’s fleeing family. Finally, the Toubou, a Libyan minority community who fought in the civil conflict, now hope democracy will bring them a fairer deal.
A trial involving Tunisia's former President Zine al-Abidine Ben Ali affords a tantalising glimpse into his private life. Also, in the wake of sex allegations surrounding a former French minister, Morocco's apparent popularity with paedophiles comes to light. Finally, we discover the transformation of a remote town in Algeria into haven for jazz and funk enthusiasts.
Over the course of two days, Tunisian authorities battled to save more than 700 illegal immigrants fleeing the war in Tunisia. Their overloaded boat had left Tripoli five days prior to the engine breaking. Immigration is the issue this week and trying to make a living in North Africa isn't easy for Sub-Saharan Africans. And a new TV station has begun broadcasting: Libya Al Hurra or Free Libya TV.
The conflict in Libya is spilling over into the everyday lives of Tunisians. In Algeria, the Protestant community has vowed to fight government attempts to close down several of its churches. And singers have been rocking it out in Rabat at the tenth World Music Festival.
On April 28th, an attack claimed 17 victims in Marrakesh, a Moroccan city highly popular with tourists. Is it still safe to go on holiday to the country? Markus Karlsson asks Yassir Zenagui, Moroccan tourism minister.
It may not be a revolution - but change is in the air in Morocco. We find out how ordinary Moroccans are trying to have their say in their new constitution. Thousands of Tunisians make their way to Europe, but will their hopes of a better life be fulfilled? And back in Tunisia, freedom and beauty are the themes at this year's Tunis fashion week, with hopes of putting North Africa on the fashion map.
