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Europe: Economic Crisis Fuels Rise in Anti-Immigration Politics

Democratic Republic of Congo: Clandestine Abortions on the Rise in Goma

Illegal abortion is a common practice in several provinces of the Democratic Republic of Congo, particularly in Goma, Nord-Kivu. Congolese law prohibits abortion in all parts of the country. The situation in Goma is becoming increasingly worrisome.

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Martinique: “Think Like A Man”, Just Not in France

The cancellation of the release of American movie “Think Like A Man” in movie theaters is being discussed by French of African descent. Read on to find out how an American movie finds a place in the French social debate.

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Switzerland: An Initiative to Establish Basic Income for All 7 May 2012
Best of the Blogs 2012: Winners Announced 5 May 2012
Africa: Calls for Transparency Over Marked Increase in Land Deals 2 May 2012
Martinique, Guadeloupe, French Guiana: Is “Miss Black France” Acceptable? 30 April 2012
Tunisia: Clashes Over Future of State Television 29 April 2012

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12 May 2012

Algeria: Low Turnout in Legislative Elections

Written by Ahmed Medien · Middle East & North Africa

On May 10, Algeria's first legislative elections since the start of the Arab uprisings were held. Many people expressed their disillusionment with the current political system by not voting.

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7 May 2012

Tunisia: Campaign for Freedom of Expression Launched

Written by Afef Abrougui · Middle East & North Africa

The collective blog Nawaat, and the Tunisia Monitoring Group of the International Freedom of Expression Exchange have launched a campaign for freedom of speech in Tunisia, which remains under threat despite gains made during the last year.

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6 May 2012

France: Reactions to Presidential Election Results in Photos

Written by Lova · Translated by Negarra Akili Kudumu · Western Europe

The 2012 French presidential election delivered its verdict on May 6, 2012. Francois Hollande collected 51.90% of the votes against 48.10% for incumbent President Nicolas Sarkozy. Both happiness and sorrow is on display in online photos.

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3 May 2012

Tunisia: TV Station Chief Sued for Broadcasting ‘Persepolis'

Written by Salah Almhamdi · Middle East & North Africa

On May 3 Tunisian courts will announce the verdict in the trial of Nabil Karoui, owner of the private channel Nessma TV, who has been prosecuted for broadcasting the animated film Persepolis by Marjane Satrapi.

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30 April 2012

Côte d'Ivoire: Reopening of Parliament Sparks Buzz Across Web

Written by Kanigui · Translated by Victoria Warren · Sub-Saharan Africa

The second parliamentary term of the second republic of the Côte d'Ivoire opened on Wednesday 25 April, in Yamoussoukro. Through this event, Guillaume Soro, former prime minister and president of the Côte d'Ivoire National Assembly since 12 March, wanted to highlight a break with the past.

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27 April 2012

Tunisia: Uproar at Kiss of President's Hand

Written by Afef Abrougui · Middle East & North Africa

On April 26 a video featuring two men kissing the hand of interim Tunisian President Moncef Marzouki made a buzz on the web. Kissing the hand of the president is seen as a relic of the rule of Zine El Abidine Ben Ali, and against the values of post-uprising Tunisia.

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26 April 2012

France: The Presidential Election Through Foreign Eyes

Written by Lova · Translated by Jenny Sin · Sub-Saharan Africa, Western Europe

While the French are preparing to choose a president in the upcoming weeks, French voters overseas and foreign media have reacted as the first round poll came to an end.

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24 April 2012

Italy: Tragic Death of Piermario Morosini Shocks the Soccer World

Written by Abdoulaye Bah · Translated by Sara Gold · Western Europe

Since April 14, Italian radio stations, Twitter, Facebook, as well as blogs from across the world have been discussing the sudden, on-field death Piermario Morosini, a 25-year-old soccer player, who was playing for a Serie B team of the Italian football league system.

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22 April 2012

France: #RadioLondres, Election Day Fun and Dissidence on Twitter

Written by Claire Ulrich · Western Europe

After a gloomy presidential election campaign, French voters are finally having fun on voting day, with hashtag #RadioLondres, to oppose the ban on publication of early results.

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21 April 2012

Tunisia: Police Clash with Jobless Protestors in Radès

Written by Salah Almhamdi · Middle East & North Africa

On April 13 police clashed with a group of young protestors from Cité El Mallaha in the port of Radès, just south of the capital Tunis. The protesters were staging a sit-in, demanding a share of some jobs which had been recently created in Radès port.

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Updates about French

14 May 2012

France

Website citizen-nantes.com reported that [fr]: “On the evening of Saturday March 24, 2012, the ‘Collectif du 10 Mai', a group of Afro-Caribbean associations from Nantes, invited the people of Nantes to a ‘Gathering in honour of the victims, the abolitionists and those who fought against slavery' in the little-known Square Toussaint Louverture. The memorial is so little-known in fact that even its location at the foot of the Pont de Cheviré is unfamiliar to most. In fact,do not even try to find it with your GPS as this square does not show up on there!”

• Abdoulaye Bah

11 May 2012

Mali

Marcus Boni Teiga explains why he thinks we should not hold our collective breath for a resolution in the Malian crisis [fr]. While rumors of Captain Sanogo vying to be promoted General circulated in Bamako, reports indicate that the military coup leaders aim to seize back control of the country after the term of the caretaker president comes to an end.

• Lova Rakotomalala

10 May 2012

Madagascar

The teachers association in Madagascar has been on strike for a week [fr] over disagreement regarding their monthly wages. The protests have been repressed by tear gas launched by the armed forces [fr]. Students have also joined in the protests [mg] (via Jentilisa's photoblog).

• Lova Rakotomalala

9 May 2012

Cote d'Ivoire

Honoré Kouassi wrote [fr] on the webpage of L'intelligent d'Abidjan: “African countries, particularly those of Sub-Saharan African, are not shielded from the financial crime that has developed over the past ten years in various forms. This crime is a danger, not only for the economic and financial system, but for political and social stability in the states as well.”

• Abdoulaye Bah

Mali

Aissata Ahmadou wrote [fr] on Maliweb.net: “The students remaining at Gao will not lose their school year. The Ansar Dine Islamists, in collaboration with a few important figures and teachers on site, have decided to organize the end-of-year exams and allow various students preparing for their Fundamental Studies Diploma and those preparing for the Baccalaureat to avoid losing a whole year.”

• Abdoulaye Bah

7 May 2012

Belgium

The Impossible texting and driving test is part of a campaign to raise awareness to the dangers of texting using mobile devices while driving in Belgium. Several young people doing their behind the wheel driving test were surprised to know there was a new test section requiring them to text while driving. The dashboard cam tells the story of how these young people faced this new part of the test.

• Juliana Rincón Parra

3 May 2012

Madagascar

Lalatiana Rakotondrazafy et Fidèle Razarapiera, two radio journalists of Free FM Radio in Madagascar are held at the police station [fr] of Betongolo, Antananarivo for libel and diffusing political news [fr] that do not conform with the original radio programming agreement. Blogger Teraka Randriatsoa explains the context of the conflict [fr] between Free FM Radio station, the CEO of Sodiat Group M. Ravatomanga and the ministry of communication.

• Lova Rakotomalala

2 May 2012

Mali

In Bamako, Bruce Whitehouse's time-stamped diary reveals heavy gun fights between the military junta and loyalist soldiers on May 2. Reports confirm that administrative buildings were being evacuated because of the shooting. 22 were killed and a dozen injured (fr) (mostly soldiers but a few civilians as well) since the fighting started two days ago.

• Lova Rakotomalala

30 April 2012

Haiti

The award-winning Haitian movie director and once Haitian Minister of Culture, Raoul Peck [Fr], has been chosen to be a member of the jury of the world-famous Cannes International Film Festival, according to hpnhaiti [Fr].

• Fabienne Flessel

Martinique

On Martinican collective blog Montray Kreyol, a recent post [Fr/Fr Cr] wonders why Martinique 1ère [Fr], which is the local relay of the French National Broadcast Network, Fance Television [En], has almost no Creole language spoken on air.

• Fabienne Flessel

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