The Ukrainian language has today become a means of opposing the Russian aggressor. More and more citizens are reconnecting or learning this language, to better abandon Russian. A letter “ï” more particularly symbolizes this resistance… In kyiv or Kyiv, Emmanuelle Chaze.
Weapons deliveries
Alongside the Ukrainian language, the other essential tool of resistance is of course weapons… the Europeans, the Americans must deliver more and faster, asks President Volodymyr Zelensky… It’s a complex market , which is partially in the hands of intermediaries and which is constantly weakened by Moscow. That’s the whole point of the documentary. The cost of weapons »directed by Hugo Van Hoffel and Martin Boudot, broadcast this Sunday (February 25, 2024) on France 5 and available on France TV.
The ordeal of migrants from sub-Saharan Africa in Tunisia
Last summer (2023), a memorandum was signed between Tunis and the European Union, to fight against illegal immigration, in exchange for an aid and loan package of one billion euros. Agreement since denounced by President Kais Saied. To respond to the discontent of part of his opinion, his government is also increasing operations to push back migrants far from city centers. This is the case south of the city of Sfax, in the olive groves where our correspondent went Amira Souilem.
The central Mediterranean route which remains the primary route between Africa and southern Europe. More than 153,000 migrants used it last year (2023).
But the balances are changing. Alongside Libya, Tunisia is now also a hub for these departures. For what ? This is the question I asked Camille Le Cozassociate director at the Migration Policy Institute, a think tank on European migration issues based in Brussels.