Marrakech International Film Festival: Promised Sky by Erige Sehire wins Etoile d’Or

The Étoile d’Or Grand Prix of the 22nd Marrakech International Film Festival has been awarded to Franco-Tunisian filmmaker Erige Sehire’s “Promised Sky,” announced the Jury of the official competition during the closing ceremony that took place on Saturday night at Marrakech’s Congress Palace. During this ceremony attended by cinema stars as well as figures from […]

Algeria’s Tebboune shortens his term without explaining

Few days after the Algerien presidency announced elections on September 7 instead of December, neither President Tebboune nor any Algerian official gave an explanation why the vote would take place before the end of the current mandate. Tebboune has not taken the effort of giving a public address to tell his people why he decided […]

Tunisia: Kais Saied fires Gabes governor

Tunisia’s President Kais Saied Thursday fired the governor of the Southeastern governorate of Gabes after the state official has been indicted for “illegal actions.” Mosbah Kardamine was appointed Gabes Governor in June 2021 in replacement of Mongi Thameur also fired by Saied. Prior to the announcement of the dismissal, a first presidential decree indicated that […]