The African Baguette explores France's influence in Francophone Africa. From politics to education, AfBag specifically seeks to uncover the relationship between the French language and two local languages of French Africa: 1) the Wolof...
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The African Baguette explores France's influence in Francophone Africa. From politics to education, AfBag specifically seeks to uncover the relationship between the French language and two local languages of French Africa: 1) the Wolof language in Sengal and 2) the Berber languages in Morocco. France's footprint in both North Africa and the 14 West African countries of the Franc Zone is most evident through the use and plurality of languages. While the footprints are relatively easy to uncover, the stigma of the footprints' are more ambiguously in place. Let's reveal and reflect upon the raison d'etre in l'Afrique Francophone.
Senegal's top aviation official on Sunday charged Royal Air Maroc's stated aim of withdrawing from their joint holding in grounded Air Senegal as "unacceptable" and "irresponsible." The company, which employs 500 people, is 51 percent owned by RAM with the Senegalese state holding the remaining 49 percent. After an escalating dispute about money and control over the company, RAM suddenly announced on April 24 that Air Senegal was stopping all operations, leaving hundreds of passengers stranded. The row intensified earlier this month when a Senegalese court ruling banned RAM from withdrawing from the Senegalese carrier. RAM is appealing the decision. "RAM is demanding its ...
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Senegalese and Moroccan civil aviation experts are meeting in Dakar Wednesday to find a way out of a crisis for Air Senegal, which has ceased all operations amid a dispute between Dakar and majority shareholder Royal Air Maroc. The crisis talks are being held behind closed doors in a Dakar hotel. Royal Air Maroc (RAM) holds 51 percent of Air Senegal while the Senegalese government controls 49 percent. After an escalating dispute about money and control over the company RAM suddenly announced on April 24 that Air Senegal was stopping all operations, leaving hundreds of passengers stranded. "We are serene and optimistic. The important ...
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Royal Air Maroc has rejected the latest Senegalese offer over Air Senegal, which has ceased operations amid a dispute between Dakar and majority shareholder RAM, officials said Saturday. The offer had come out of talks in Dakar over the last three days between Senegalese and Moroccan civil aviation experts to find a way out of a crisis. RAM had rejected a proposal from the Senegalese side RAM executive Habiba Laklalech told the Moroccan news agency MAP. It was not acceptable that the Senegalese side wants to oblige RAM to subsidise the relaunch of Air Senegal to the tune of at least 300 million dirhams ...
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I was interested to read that Berber identity has a voice at the United Nations. In an article from the Tamazgha website , I learned that the UN's Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights 40 th summit in Geneva is in the midst of two meetings with a fascinating topic-- the linguistic rights of Berbers in France! Specifically, the summit focuses on the rights of theTamazgha, which is one of the main Berber cultures that make up more than two million immigrants in France today. Tamazgha representatives at the summit did already (in April) and will (next week) discuss the discrimination that they feel “Beberphones” ...
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From 2005-2006 I taught high school English in Henin Beaumont, a town outside of Lille in the North of France, and I rented a room from the lycee. When the Directrice first gave me a key to the bolted gates around the school, I couldn’t imagine why the security was so strong in this seemingly uneventful banlieu of Lille. But the first morning that I heard the yelling and saw the unruly protests outside of the gates, I understood that it was not imaginary crime but rather protesting youth that the gates protected me from. School was canceled that first morning as it was ...
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En octobre 1988, alors que tout le monde avait condamné la construction navale en Méditerranée, une poignée d'ouvriers occupe le chantier de La Ciotat. Sans faiblir pendant dix ans, ils réussiront à sauver le site. Retour sur cette épopée ouvrière. / France, Économie, Industrie, Politique, Ville - (...)
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Miss Normandie, Malika Ménard, 22 ans, a été élue samedi soir à Nice Miss France 2010 devant Miss Rhône-Alpes qui a été désignée "première dauphine".Malika Ménard, qui vit à Caen, où elle fait des études de droit, devient la 63ème lauréate de cette cérémonie, retransmise en direct sur TF1.Elle a été choisie par le vote du public parmi cinq finalistes: Miss Rhône-Alpes, Miss Bretagne, qui devient deuxième dauphine, Miss Provence, troisième...
Grand emprunt et Union européenne sont au menu de Nicolas Sarkozy en cette semaine politique qui verra les régions de France tenir congrès, le PS valider ses listes régionales et l'Assemblée parler identité nationale.Le chef de l'Etat se rend mardi en Alsace pour évoquer, lors d'une table ronde, les priorités du grand emprunt.Deux jours plus tard, il est à Bruxelles pour un Conseil européen, le premier depuis l'installation de la nouvelle...
En remportant face au leader Castres (16-9) son premier succès depuis deux mois, Bourgoin s'est donné une belle bouffée d'oxygène alors que le club traverse une crise sportive et surtout financière.Le Stade Français, après deux défaites d'affilée, a largement battu Bayonne 34 à 10 samedi avec bonus offensif, dans un Stade de France où il n'avait plus gagné depuis 18 mois, et recolle au wagon des prétendants aux barrages d'accès aux demi-finales.
Déjà vainqueur du 100 m papillon vendredi, Frédérick Bousquet a confirmé sa domination sur la spécialité en remportant samedi le 50 m devant Amaury Leveaux, lors de la 2e journée des Championnats de France à Chartres.Le recordman mondial du 50 m nage libre en grand bassin a même parfait sa "prise de repères" avec son bermuda en réussissant un excellent chrono (22.65).
Déjà vainqueur du 100 m papillon vendredi, Frédérick Bousquet a confirmé sa domination sur la spécialité en remportant samedi le 50 m devant Amaury Leveaux, lors de la 2e journée des Championnats de France à Chartres.Le recordman mondial du 50 m nage libre en grand bassin a même parfait sa "prise de repères" avec son bermuda en réussissant un excellent chrono (22.65).