1268 issue: week ending 2 December 2022

Mali: Joliba TV resumes broadcasting after two month suspension by junta

Mali's communications authority said Thursday it had lifted the suspension of one of the Sahel country's main news channels, taken off the air a month ago over criticism of the junta. The channel had on October 13 been put on notice over a September 30 editorial by...
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Algeria’s Rai music is now on the UNESCO’s Intangible Cultural Heritage list

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European plane maker Airbus to pay less than 16 mil. euro to avoid corruption probe

A French judge on Wednesday allowed European aerospace firm Airbus to pay 15.9 million euros ($16.4 million) to avoid a corruption probe into aircraft deals in Libya and Kazakhstan between 2006 and 2011. Prosecutors from France's national financial crime unit (PNF),...
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Tunisia: Harissa chili paste gets UNESCO heritage status

UNESCO on Thursday added Tunisia's spicy national condiment Harissa to its list of intangible cultural heritage, saying it was part of the North African country's identity. The United Nations' cultural agency is meeting in Morocco to examine proposals for its list of...
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