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The lights of the Eiffel Tower are switched off for one minute at midnight to mark the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women. IMAGES
France 24 heads out to a clinic in Morocco to see how councillors there are tackling the growing problem of drug addiction. Next, British Prime Minister David Cameron is in North Africa on a security tour. He pays a surprise visit to Libya after heading over to Algeria where he and President Bouteflika have agreed on a security partnership.
We start in Japan, a country hit hard by the deadly hostage crisis in the Algerian desert. Ten Japanese were among the dozens of foreigners killed when Islamist terrorists stormed the In Amenas gas plant. Next, we head to a village in the Indian state of Rajasthan where an unofficial law has been imposed: single women cannot use mobile phones. And a Bali court hands down the death penalty to a British grandmother who was caught with almost 5 kilos of cocaine in her suitcase.
The Algerian army launches a fatal rescue bid on hostages being held by Islamist gunmen at a desert gas field. With dozens of foreign nationals amongst the captives, the speed of the operation attracts diplomatic criticism. Next, we look at the history of the leader of the terrorist cell claiming responsibility for attacking the gas complex. Moktar Belmoktar is a veteran of the Algerian civil war.
In Morocco, unmarried and widowed women are increasingly overlooked in the sale and inheritance of land. Many are now campaigning for a change to traditional laws. Next, there are hopes that a new tramway for Casablanca will help drive economic and social development in the city. Finally, a lack of willing hands is hampering Tunisia's olive oil industry as the country faces the harvest of a bumper crop.
US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton meets with Algeria's President Bouteflika. Washington sees the North African nation as an important ally in its efforts to battle religious militants in the Sahel. Next, fatal clashes erupt in Tunisia as Islamist radicals attack a police station in protest over the arrest of a Salafist. Finally, Libya's political and security crises are a strain on efforts to spur the country's economic recovery.
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