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Six `terrorists' indicted in Mauritania
Topix - Friday, April 13, 2007
p> A Mauritanian court indicted six men on terror charges on Wednesday -- the same day al-Qaeda's North African wing claimed responsibility for a blast in Algiers. via Taipei Times ... more
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Noticeable increase in food insecurity
Topix - Thursday, April 12, 2007
p> FEWS NET Monthly Report for Mauritania covering the period Feb 2007 to Mar 2007. via Alertnet.org ... more
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African Union Lifts Suspension of Mauritania
allAfrica.com - Thursday, April 12, 2007
he Peace and Security Council (PSC) of the African Union (AU) has decided to lift the suspension measure taken against the north African nation of Mauritania on 4 August, ... more
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Mauritanian President Calls for Debate on Ties to Israel
Topix - Wednesday, April 11, 2007
p class="lede_quote">"In order to avoid being blamed by the United States, it was strategic for him [former President Taya] to establish the diplomatic relationship" Tran report - download 380K Listen to Tran report The newly-elected president of Mauritania, Sidi Ould Cheikh Abdallahi, says he wants an open... more
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SWAZILAND: Economic decline as investors spurn kingdom
Topix - Friday, April 06, 2007
p class="lede_quote">"Natural resources can be exhausted, and while they can be good in the short term, creating wealth in say Botswana with that country's diamonds, world commodity prices and supply demands can make this a precarious basis for a national economy" MBABANE, 6 April 2007 - Lack... more
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Mauritania Junta leader on his way to becoming African statesman
Topix - Friday, April 06, 2007
p class="lede_quote">"We are asking him to use his political wisdom to get Sudan to stop providing support to the rebels" Officials of the Central African Republic approached Col. Ely Ould Mohamed Vall at a ceremony here Tuesday, asking him to try to resolve their simmering... more
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Camel's milk cosmetics, coming your way?
Topix - Thursday, April 05, 2007
p> Tiviski, , which is based in the Saharan state of Mauritania, in Western Africa , claims to be the world's first ever camel dairy and may soon broaden that claim to the world's first major line of camel ... via Cosmeticsdesign.com ... more
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Entrepreneur hopes to milk camels for cosmetics
Topix - Wednesday, April 04, 2007
p class="lede_quote">"Europe has a big lobby that does not want dairy products. ... We're very small to fight the system" With its hunched back, protruding teeth, facial hair and distinctive body odor, the camel may not seem an ideal model for beauty products. via CNN ... more
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Slavery campaign closes gaps among U.S. evangelicals
Topix - Monday, April 02, 2007
p class="lede_quote">"William Wilberforce and his monumental achievement ... is the story of heroic leadership and courageous action on behalf of the weak and marginalized" A Mauritanian woman and child stand inside a makeshift shelter in the Keube slum in the capital Nouakchott in this March 13, 2007... more
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Sources: Abdallahi Wins Mauritanian Presidential Run-Off
Topix - Monday, April 02, 2007
p> Mauritanian presidential candidate Sidi Ould Cheikh Abdallahi casts his vote in Nouakchott, Mauritania Sources in Mauritania's interior ministry say former government minister Sidi Ould Cheikh Abdallahi has won ... via Voice of America ... more
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Mauritania becomes Africa's democracy pioneer
Topix - Monday, April 02, 2007
p class="lede_quote">"Do not judge me by what I say, but by what I do" In a development which observers describe as highly unusual for Africa and the Arab world, the military junta of the north-west African Islamic republic on Sunday wrapped up a string of... more
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UAE aims to lessen reliance on Asian workers
Topix - Monday, April 02, 2007
p>The United Arab Emirates president announced Monday plans to gradually replace Asian workers with nationals to redress the demographic imbalance in his country. ( via ABS-CBN News [www.abs-cbnnews.com] ... more
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Foreign observers praise Mauritania polls
Topix - Monday, April 02, 2007
p>By Daniel Flynn Nouakchott - International observers gave Mauritania's elections an initial clean bill of health on Monday, but many people in the impoverished Saharan state say change will be slow in coming, ... ( via Independent Online [www.int.iol.co.za] ... more
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Mauritania in the era of changes
Topix - Monday, April 02, 2007
p>Ain Safra The 46th anniversary of our national independence offers me the immense honor and the pleasure of extending my respectful wishes to their Imperial Majesties, the Emperor Akihito and the Empress ... ( via MSN-Mainichi Daily News [mdn.mainichi-msn.co.jp] ... more
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Where to get visas overland in W Africa?
Topix - Monday, April 02, 2007
p>I've been cull together info on the best places to pick up visas on an overland Morocco to Ghana route, from various message posts and FAQs. ( via Lonely Planet [thorntree.lonelyplanet.com] ... more
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Archives
Topix - Monday, April 02, 2007
p>Cyclists arrive in Sierra Leone for ECOWAS event Freetown, Sierra Leone - Three cyclists fro m ECOWAS countries have arrived in Sierra Leone for the first regional cycling tour in support of peace in the three ... ( via Panapress [www.panapress.com] ... more
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Mauritania completes parliamentary election
Topix - Monday, April 02, 2007
p>By Ibrahima Sylla Ouad Naga - Mauritanians voted on Sunday in a second round of parliamentary elections meant to create a democratic state after a bloodless military coup last year ended two decades of ... ( via Independent Online [www.int.iol.co.za] ... more
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Mauritanians Vote in Landmark Second Round Legislative Elections
Topix - Monday, April 02, 2007
p>Davis report - Download 139k Listen to Davis report Islamist Moderate Party supporters attend a late meeting, 17 Nov 2006 in Nouakchott Second round legislative elections are under way in Mauritania. ( via Voice of America [www.voanews.com] ... more
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Shortening the road
Topix - Monday, April 02, 2007
p>African regional integration often exists more on paper than on the ground, but there's at least one area where transnational cooperation is making a difference : It is another busy day at Doxa Worldwide ... ( via The Head Heeb [headheeb.blogmosis.com] ... more
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Opposition wins Mauritanian elections
Topix - Monday, April 02, 2007
p>Nouakchott- The second round of parliamentary elections in the west African desert state of Mauritania has confirmed the victory of the opposition to ousted president Maaouya Ould Taya, Interior Minister ... ( via Raw Story [rawstory.com] ... more
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