2023-05-18 21:43:29
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Tunisian journalists demonstrated on Thursday to denounce the government’s “repressive” policy. The latter uses justice, according to them, to intimidate and submit the media. At the call of the National Union of Tunisian Journalists, the demonstrators also protested against the five-year prison sentence on appeal of a journalist from the private radio station Mosaïque FM, Khalifa Guesmi, for having disclosed information on the security services. .
Kaïs Saïed received Jewish, Muslim and Christian dignitaries. The Tunisian president received them at the Carthage Palace, nine days after the deadly shooting that occurred on the island of Djerba. It occurred near a synagogue, killing five people. Four suspects were arrested Thursday as part of the investigation. So far, Kaïs Saïed refuses to consider this act as terrorist or anti-Semitic. He wanted to be reassuring towards the three communities, and in particular the Jewish community in mourning after the death of two faithful on 9 May.
In Niger, an agreement could move the lines. It was concluded a few days ago by the various communities of the department of Bani Bangou, in the region of Tillabéri. An area where rivalries could sometimes lead to violence. Great progress has been made since the signing of the agreement. A report by our correspondent in Niger, Harold Girard.
The presidential election in Somaliland was due to take place last November, it has been postponed, like all the elections that have been held in this territory since it declared its independence, in 1991. Somaliland wants at all costs to be recognized as a country by the international community. And this postponement does not play in his favor. This time, the president’s term has been extended for a maximum of two years by the Upper House of Parliament. A report by our special correspondent in Hargeisa, Bastien Renouil.
Do you know sand hockey? In Morocco, it is called “le Mok7acha”. It is an ancestral discipline practiced by nomadic tribes of the Sahara. This sport is threatened with extinction in the region, and competitions are becoming increasingly rare. Carolyn Lamboley’s story.
Editor: Célia Caracena.
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