benali did not just steal from the country but they stole the people's sense of dignity. and these school children will probably be adults before everything has been found. al jazeera. tunis. >> recreating a journey made by a famous french general who played a key role in the american revolutionary war. june in a hull is on board of the rebuilt jewel of the french navy. >> the day of departure has finally arrived. the crew of 88, 55 of them volunteers they're making final preparations for the maiden voyage across the atlantic remembering the crossing of 200 years ago when theage french naval frigate bearing a message for the george washington that the french would come on side to help defeat the british, which is exactly what they did in a series of battles of naval blockades. >> lafayette is really well-known. he is a household name even if people are not sure what he did. that gives us an in in that we have this attachment to lafayette as a brand i guess and that allows us to have a lot of fresh ground to make a big splash. >> you can bring that history back to life for

he said that benali himself also asked for a chunk of the profits from other education projects. >> i told him there was a big demand for an university. but my repeated requests were rejected. then he said okay, but it has to be split 50/50. >> no one really knows how much money the former ruling family got away with. estimates rank between two and $11 billion. tunisiaens were said that much of the cash are in several bank accounts in switzerland. many were able to see the luxurious lifestyle that they lived when some of their items were auctioned. >> most agree that something to be done to get those stolen assets back. >> so far only $24 million has been recovered. not many countries use the united nations to help recover the money. as you know, they use different means of hiding the action. you have so many screened companies, one behind the other. >>> they did not just steal from the country. they also took people's sense of dignity. the reality is that these skill children will probably be adults before all of the assets are recovered, if they ever are. al jazeera tunis. >> three

relatives of the former president benali wanted to build a shopping center here.he school's principal kept it open despite financial pressure and threats of imprisonment. he said that >> my repeated requests for pharmacy university were rejected then finally he said okay but we'll split the profits 5080. >> tunisiaens were given this insight into the family's luxurious lifestyle when some of their things were auctioned off. during the revolution some family members of the former president escaped the country by boat taking with them money diamonds and gold. tunisians have mixed feelings about what should happen to the former ruling family, but most agree something needs to be done to get those stolen assets back. after more than four years investigations only around $24 million has been recovered. >> not so many countries really really willing to use the united nations convention against corruption in order to recover the money. as you know they use different means of hiding the action. you have so many screen companies, one behind the other. >> for many tunisians

he said that benali himself asked for a chunk of the profits from other education projects. >> i toldhem that there was a big demand for university, but our repeated requests to the ministry had been rejected. he said okay, but it has to be split 50/50. >> nobody really knows how much money the ruling family got away with. estimates range between two and $11 billion. tunisia says that some of the cash are in hundreds of bank it's a in switzerland. tunisians were given insight into the family's luxuryious lifestyle when some of their things were auctioned off. some of their boats are still docked. many of the family members escaped by boat taking with them money, diamonds and gold. tunisiaens have mixed feelings about what should happen to the former ruling family. but they agree something should be done to get those stolen items back. >> only $4 million has-- $24 million has been recovered. >> not so many countries have been willing to use the united nations convention against corruption in order to help recover the money. as you know, they use different means of hiding their action.

he said benali asked for a chunk of the frosts other education projects. >> i told him there was a bigd for pharmacy studies university but our repeated requests have been rejected. he said, okay but it has to be split 50/50. >> no one really knows how much money the former ruling family got away with. estimates range between two and $11,000,000,000. tunisia says some of the cash is in hundreds of bank accounts in switzerland. tunisians were given this insight into the family's lux luxurious lifestyle when some things were auctioned off. boats are docked in this port close to the presidential palace. >> during the revolution family members of the former president evening aped the country by boat taking with them money, diamonds and gold. tutunisians have mixed fieldings about what should happen to the former ruling company. most agree something needs to be done. >> after four years office of investigations, only around $24 million has been recovered. >> not so many countries are willing to use the united nations against corruption in order to help recover the money. as you know they us