Hackathon 2018: Tunisian Youth Challenge for embracing prosperous future

The 6th edition of the Global Game Jam (GGJ) was hosted in the ULT University in Tunis at the initiative of the Tunisian Game Developers (TGD) Association and sponsored by the National Centre of Cinema and Image (CNCI). The TGD is the first non-profit association in Tunisia, representing the video game development industry. It was founded in February 2012, to advocate for the development of video games and promote industry collaboration in Tunisia. Houssem Ben Amor, co-founder, president and head of sponsoring at the Tunisian Game developers Association said that…

IMF invites Arab nations to tackle public ‘frustration’

The International Monetary Fund is holding a two-day regional conference from Monday in Morocco with a message of reform amid growing “frustration” among the population of some Arab states. “Rising social tensions and protests in several countries across the Middle East and North Africa are a clear indication that the aspirations of the people of the region, for opportunity, prosperity and equity, remain unfulfilled,” said Jihad Azour, director of the IMF’s Middle East and Central Asia department. “Reforms are the key to address the fundamental problems that have plagued so…

United Nations Alliance of Civilisations organises PEACEapp workshop in Tunis

The United Nations Alliance of Civilisations (UNAOC) will organise Sunday a three-day PEACEapp workshop in Tunis, in partnership with civil society organisation ADO+ and in collaboration with the National Centre of Computer Science Training for Children (French: CNIPE), the International Organisation for Migration (IOM), the UN Refugee Agency and the Tunisian Red Crescent, TAP reports. “Around 30 young participants will be trained in computational thinking and digital literacy while developing video games through MIT Media Lab gaming platform SCRATCH,” reads a press release. Participants include Tunisian youth and young migrants…

Rabat: A city of great architecture, cuisine and music

Having been born and raised in Rwanda, I had always wondered why people in countries like Morocco, Tunisia, Libya, Algeria, Tunisia and Egypt were called Africans yet they had a different skin colour to other Africans. This was until I recently discovered another image of Africa, the Arab Africa. I could not actually, believe it until I went to Rabat, one of the most beautiful cities in Africa. I visited the North African after an invitation to the Moroccan fourth annual music festival, ‘Visa For Music’, an event that brings…