Baya Gacemi
Baya Gacemi is an Algerian freelance journalist and a former reporter for Express in Algiers. She has worked for several European newspapers, as well as for ARD, the first German TV station. Gacemi is also the founder of an Algerian satirical weekly.
Opinions by this panelist
Maghreb countries should first address other causes of mortality and bad life
Debates on the risks of the pandemic influenza A (i.e. swine flu) due to the spread of the H1N1 virus have reached the Maghreb countries. The Maghreb people are now well informed on global happenings thanks to satellite channels, and… more
First we must define what national interest is, then we must teach languages that can lead to the progress of society
“What do you call someone who can’t speak any foreign languages? Answer: an American.” It is a telling joke. The Americans, who rule the world, do not need to learn other people’s languages. Yet everyone learns English, the international language… more
The human development index (hdi): a tool to know where we stand, or a geopolitical element?
All countries, including the Maghreb ones, eagerly await each year the publication of the UN ranking of countries according to their human development index (HDI). It is only normal that everyone is curious about their level in human development compared… more
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