Features Editors: Paris: Kate Millar +33 1 4041 4636 Hong Kong: Liz Thomas +852 2829 6211 We are offering the following items: + Sicily's fishermen brave weather, seas and threat of Libyan jail + C.African artists keep traditional music alive in a broken culture Italy-Libya-fishing-diplomacy,FEATURE MAZARA DEL VALLO, Italy Domenico Asaro recalls the day in 1996 when Libyan forces began firing on his Italian fishing boat "Osiride" which had been fishing for prized giant red shrimp in international waters 50 nautical miles (93 kilometres) off Misrata. He now sees his experience replayed as 18 fishermen from his southern Sicilian city enter their third month of captivity in Libya. 1,250 words by Alexandria Sage. Pictures by Andreas Solaro CAfrica-music-unrest-culture-education,FEATURE BANGUI, Central African Republic The jangle of guitars and throb of the bass push the speakers to their limits as Chouchou and his band, Zokela, take the stage at a dance bar in Bangui, capital of the Central African Republic with a music and dance style handed down by the Pygmies, a rare cultural heritage they hope will help mend a nation scarred by conflict and division. 900 words and pictures by Camille Laffont. Video afp