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Burkina Faso scolds France24 for referring to jihadists as “Islamist rebels”

Burkina Faso’s media watchdog Conseil Supérieur de la Communication (CSC) has given a notice to French media France24 for unprofessionalism after the outlet allegedly reported that government source referred to terrorists who abducted last month dozens of women as “Islamist rebels”. The warning came Tuesday following a hearing which took place last January 24. The […]

Commemorating Holocaust: Tunisia to Boost its ‘Tolerance Credentials’

Tunisia has recently commemorated the deportation of 5,000 Jews from the country during the Second World War between 1942 and 1943 – an act that astonished many Tunisians. According to the general societal feeling though, the commemoration of the Holocaust – among Jews known as “shoah” – is an interesting step that comes at a […]

United States delivers advanced reconnaissance aircraft to Tunisian Air Force

On September 9, the U.S. Government donated four Textron C-208EX aircraft to the Tunisian Air Force during a ceremony at Al Aouina Air Base in Tunis. The event was attended by high-ranking officials from both countries, including Tunisian Minister of Defense Khaled Sehili, U.S. Ambassador Joey Hood, Chief of Staff of the Tunisian Air Force […]