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15 Dead in Attack On Military Barracks, Government Blames Islamists
allAfrica.com - Wednesday, April 02, 2008
roop reinforcements were being sped to the remote northeast reaches of Mauritania on Monday after a weekend attack blamed by the government on Islamists left at least 15 soldiers dead and 13 ... more
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Plunder Beyond the Headlines in West African 'Darfur'
allAfrica.com - Wednesday, April 02, 2008
S ATROCITIES in Sudan's impoverished Darfur province continue to grab international attention, another similar, although smaller drama has been unfolding -- unnoticed for the past 20 years -- in the west African state of ... more
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Annan 'Deeply Troubled' By Reports of Attempted Coup
allAfrica.com - Wednesday, April 02, 2008
ecretary-General Kofi Annan is deeply troubled by reports of an attempt underway to overthrow the Government of Mauritanian President Ould Taya by force, according to a statement released by United Nations spokesman Stéphane ... more
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Army Says It Has Seized Power to End Totalitarian Days
allAfrica.com - Wednesday, April 02, 2008
ith Mauritanian President Maaouya Ould Taya out of the country, the armed forces on Wednesday said they had seized power to end his "totalitarian regime" and had set up a military council to rule in his ... more
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Case for Intervention
allAfrica.com - Wednesday, April 02, 2008
F YOU head up a country vulnerable and prone to coup attempts, think twice before you go abroad, even if to attend a funeral. That, at any rate, is the lesson Mauritanian President Maaouya Ould Sid'Ahmed Taya learnt when he returned from the funeral of Saudi Arabia's late King Fahd... more
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New Military Rulers Face Worldwide Condemnation
allAfrica.com - Wednesday, April 02, 2008
auritanians woke to a new dawn on Thursday following the bloodless ousting of President Maaouya Ould Taya, with many in triumphant mood but anxious to hear more from the Military Council for Justice and Democracy, which staged the coup but promised to stand down within two ... more
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AU Backs Down On Mauritania Junta
allAfrica.com - Wednesday, April 02, 2008
he African Union (AU) yesterday reversed its initial position on the coup in Mauritania, giving a tacit conditional support to that country's new military junta which it had earlier insisted must return to ... more
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First Wave of One-Time Dissidents Return Home in Sweeping Amnesty
allAfrica.com - Wednesday, April 02, 2008
ubilant mobs rushed the airport and lined the streets of the Mauritanian capital on Monday to greet 30 former dissidents returning from exile, days after the country's new military rulers called a sweeping amnesty for those imprisoned or banished by ex-President Maaouya Ould ... more
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Alleged killer flees from court
Topix - Wednesday, April 02, 2008
p> A fifth tourist was injured in the attack but survived A man accused of being involved in the murder of four French tourists has escaped from police in Mauritania before he was due to go on trial. via BBC ... more
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China, Mauritania pledge to enhance political trust, cooperation
Topix - Wednesday, April 02, 2008
p> Li Changchun, a senior official of the Communist Party of China , said Tuesday that China will enhance mutual political trust and strengthen bilateral cooperation with Mauritania. via Huliq.com ... more
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Kadiata Malick Diallo, Mauritania, "Our Ultimate Goal is Equality"
allAfrica.com - Tuesday, April 01, 2008
adiata Malick Diallo is vice-president of the Union of Forces for Progress (UFP) and a deputy in Mauritania's National Assembly. She spoke to IRIN about her journey into politics and the role of women in the emerging Mauritanian ... more
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Moves Towards Political Empowerment for Women
allAfrica.com - Tuesday, April 01, 2008
auritania is often held up as a beacon when it comes to the proportion of women elected to political office - a 20 percent minimum quota was instituted in 2006 - but experts told IRIN once in power many women are still sidelined from taking important political ... more
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Journalist Released After Being Detained for a Week
allAfrica.com - Tuesday, April 01, 2008
ohamed Salem Ould Mohamed, reporter with Assiraj, an Arabic language newspaper, was on March 31, 2008, released by the Mauritanian Criminal Investigations Department (CID) after being held incommunicado since his arrest on March 25, ... more
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President Ben Ali Holds Talks With Libyan, Algerian And Mauritanian Leaders in Damascus
allAfrica.com - Monday, March 31, 2008
ollowing his arrival in Damascus, where he will take part in the works of the 20 th Arab Summit due to take place on March 29 and 30, 2008, President Zine El Abidine Ben Ali held talks on Friday with the Libyan leader Mouammar Guaddafi, Algeria's President Abdelaziz Bouteflika and... more
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Statement of at the Conclusion of an IMF Mission to Mauritania
Topix - Monday, March 31, 2008
p> An International Monetary Fund mission led by Mr. Dominique Guillaume visited Nouakchott on March 8-21, 2008 to carry out the Article IV consultations for 2008 and conduct the third review under the three-year ... via International Monetary Fund ... more
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Mauritania: Newspaper Journalist Held Incommunicado
Topix - Saturday, March 29, 2008
p> Mohamed Salem Ould Mohamed, reporter with Assiraj, an Arabic language newspaper, was on March 25, 2008, arrested and detained at the Headquarters of the Criminal Investigation Department of the Mauritanian ... via AllAfrica.com ... more
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Newspaper Journalist Held Incommunicado
allAfrica.com - Friday, March 28, 2008
ohamed Salem Ould Mohamed, reporter with Assiraj, an Arabic language newspaper, was on March 25, 2008, arrested and detained at the Headquarters of the Criminal Investigation Department of the Mauritanian ... more
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Backgrounder: Basic facts about Mauritania
Topix - Thursday, March 27, 2008
p> Li Changchun, member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, began an official goodwill visit to Mauritania Tuesday. via People's Daily Online ... more
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Tourism Industry Suffers Financial Fallout After Spate of Attacks
allAfrica.com - Tuesday, March 25, 2008
auritania is facing financial fallout in the wake of three terrorist-related attacks between December and February, with the cancellation of the Paris-Dakar Rally, investors turning away, and the halving of tourist ... more
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MAURITANIA: Struggling to cope in pre-harvest "lean season"
Topix - Tuesday, March 25, 2008
p class="lede_quote">"We are waiting for a good time to buy to replenish our stock, but that time never comes." NOUAKCHOTT, 24 March 2008 - Ali Sambadga showed IRIN the contents of his village grain bank - there are just two tonnes of maize left to help thousands... more
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