¡Descarga Political Cooperation and Human Rights Crises in the Maghreb: A Press Review y más Apuntes en PDF de Ciencia de la administración solo en Docsity! POLITICAL SYSTEM OF THE MAGHREB: PRESS REVIEW ♦ TUNISIA: - Jeune Afrique, 10/11/17: « Tunisie: prolongation de l’état d’urgence pour trois mois » http://www.jeuneafrique.com/491774/politique/tunisie-nouvelle-prolongation-de-letat- durgence-pour-trois-mois/ Since a big terrorist attack in November 2015, the “State of Emergency” is in place. This month, it will be extended for 3 other months. This measure grants exceptional powers to the police. Furthermore, it allows the prohibition of strikes and meetings "likely to cause (...) disorder" or the adoption of measures "to ensure control of the press." - The Egypt Independent, 12/11/17: « Egypt-Tunisia sign 10 agreements during cooperation talks http://www.egyptindependent.com/egypt-tunisia-sign-10-agreements-cooperation-talks/ The meeting between the Egyptian president and the Tunisian prime minister took place in an Egyptian city. They both discussed ways of enhancing bilateral cooperation in the political, security and economic fields, as well as various issues of common concern pertaining to the regional and international arena, especially the Middle East peace process and the fight against terrorist organizations. Both men saw the importance of strengthening the solidarity among Arab countries in order to face the new challenges of today: the spread of the threat of terrorism and extremist ideology. They also talked about the Libyan crisis where they want to intensify their efforts to reach a solution to the conflict. - Middle East Monitor, 16/11/17 : « Egypt, Tunisia and Algeria meet to discuss Libyan crisis » https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20171116-egypt-tunisia-and-algeria-meet-to-discuss- libyan-crisis/ Foreign ministers of Tunisia, Algeria and Egypt met in order to discuss the situation and find solutions in Libya, where the civil war continues since 2011. The tripartite meeting discussed the latest developments on Libya and examined the ways of supporting the efforts aimed at regaining stability and security in Libya. Out of the meeting, the Algerian minister Abdelkader Messahel was reported to have aimed to reach a settlement for the Libyan crisis, the Tunisian minister Khemaies Jhinaoui aimed to discuss the next steps to activate the Tunisian President Beji Ceid Essebsi’s initiative on Libya, and the Egyptian counterpart Sameh Shoukry seemed to support Libya’s Khalifa Haftar, according to media sources. VINÇOTTE Clémence January 2018 Professor : Guadalupe Martínez - These 3 articles show a desire of cooperation on the African continent, and especially in the Maghreb region. I think the continent need more bi- and multilateral agreements in order to improve unity, cooperation and solidarity. The fact that Tunisia and Egypt want to develop their political and economical relations is a good thing. Furthermore, Security issues are crucial and in my opinion, multilateral cooperation will be the answer. Seeing the State of Emergency in Tunisia, the chaos in Libya, the terrorists groups, the region needs to be secured and regain stability. In that order, the region will be more prosper on other fields (economy, etc.). - Mali Actu, 21/11/17: « Tunisie: 7 ans apres la révolution, un réel changement se fait attendre (ONG) » http://maliactu.net/tunisie-7-ans-apres-la-revolution-un-reel-changement-se-fait-attendre- ong/ This article relates the opinion of a Tunisian NGO (FTDES) who still waits for real changes concerning the economical and social rights. For them, even 7 years after the Revolution, the country and its citizens are frustrated about the rights for which they mobilized and that aren’t evolving. Indeed, Tunisia still has the same economical structure as the one in 2011 and therefore, the same problems. Moreover, despite some democratic advances, the unemployment, misery and social and regional inequalities have worsened, which can lead to further instability in the country. For the NGO, the Tunisian economy needs to be revived with other economical policies, especially when we know that the economy and the market still suffer from the crisis and “recent” terrorist attacks. A change needs to be made especially seeing the youth employment rate at a high rate (35%) and the scolarisation rate regressing to 96%. I can’t really have an opinion on the economical model of Tunisia but seeing the number of unemployment (in the article and in class) rising and schooling decreasing, it shows that the country needs to focus on long-term economical policies. The revolution began because of, i.e. socio-economical matters and led to a moment of instability in the country. Tunisia needs to learn from their mistakes in order to avoid new protestations. ♦ LIBYA - The New York Times, 19/11/17: « Sale of Migrants as slaves in Libya causes outrage in Africa and Paris » https://www.nytimes.com/2017/11/19/world/africa/libya-migrants-slavery.html The recent CCN report about the sale of African migrants as slaves in the North African nation of Libya brought a lot of international protests: from Paris, Africa and the rest of the international community. In Paris, Hundreds of protesters, mostly young black people, demonstrated in front of the Libyan Embassy, chanting “Free our brothers!” but it turned into a violent demonstration because of the use of tear gas by the French police. VINÇOTTE Clémence January 2018 Professor : Guadalupe Martínez
