Stories about French from June, 2011
Burkina Faso: Bobo Dioulasso Under Curfew
Jonas, on Fasopresse, gives his account of the lootings and unrest [fr] in Bobo Dioulasso, the economic capital of Burkina Faso. The city is now also affected by the ongoing conflict between the government and mutinous militaries that begun back in February.
Morocco: Pro-Democracy Movement Faces State Repression
When earlier this year a small group of Moroccan activists launched a Facebook campaign asking people to demonstrate in the streets, no one could predict that the call would drive a nationwide movement for change. Three months and a dozen marches, sit-ins and rallies later, the Moroccan blogosphere is asking where should the movement go from here and what new strategies to adopt in face of the mounting police repression.
Tunisia: Inevitable Postponement of the July 24 Elections
Tunisians are due to elect a national constituent assembly on July 24. Recently, however, news started to spread about postponing the elections to October 16. Tunisian bloggers did not welcome the news and some of them have even called for fresh protests.
France : Two Moroccan Actresses Turned Away
Two Moroccan actresses, invited to the Cannes Film Festival for Leila Kilani's movie “Sur la planche” [On a Plank]” were turned away at Nice airport on Thursday, May 19. They were authorized to return afterwards. In Morocco, blogger kechmania commented [fr] : “In a perfect world, official apologies would have...
