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Mauritania signs amended oil contracts
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- Sunday, August 13, 2006
Mauritania has signed an improved and amended contract with oil companies led by Australia's Woodside, AMI news agency reported
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Military junta scraps media censorship laws
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- Sunday, August 13, 2006
The military junta in Mauritania has adopted a new media law, scrapping previous requirements for newspapers to obtain government permits before publishing, according to reports on
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Mauritania starts campaign for constitutional reforms
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- Sunday, August 13, 2006
NOUAKCHOTT: Official campaigning for the forthcoming constitutional referendum in Mauritania scheduled for June 25 begins this weekend, the state news agency said
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US opens new front in Africa
Topix
- Sunday, August 13, 2006
US opens new war front in North Africa By Jason Motlagh Despite a setback in Somalia, where anti-Islamist warlords recently lost control of the capital, Mogadishu, to a jihadist militia, the United States is
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Nouakchott hosts regional workshop on migration
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- Sunday, August 13, 2006
A four-day international workshop on the control of illegal migration entered its second day here Tuesday with participating countries sharing experiences on ways to curb the
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NGO slams Islamist arrests
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- Sunday, August 13, 2006
NGO slams Islamist arrests Tuesday June 13, 2006 11:45 - NOUAKCHOTT - A Mauritanian rights organisation has deplored the "arbitrary" arrests of suspected members of an Al Qaeda-linked Islamic rebel
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9 months later, coup not so costly to Mauritania
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- Sunday, August 13, 2006
It sounds like the plot of a bad African spy movie. In a little-known country on the fringes of the Sahara Desert, where oil is just about to start flowing, the president leaves on an overseas trip and the army
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US opens new war front in North Africa
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- Sunday, August 13, 2006
Despite a setback in Somalia, where anti-Islamist warlords recently lost control of the capital, Mogadishu, to a jihadist militia, the United States is plunging into a far vaster set of commitments, stretching
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Mauritania pardons six detained Islamists -source
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- Sunday, August 13, 2006
A Mauritanian court has pardoned six men who admitted membership of an al Qaeda-linked Islamic rebel group but denied any involvement in plotting attacks, a senior judicial source said on
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UN appeals for food aid for Mauritania
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- Sunday, August 13, 2006
The United Nations appealed for millions of dollars in aid on Friday to help combat possible food shortages in the desert nation of
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WFP Appeals for Urgent Aid to Head Off Food Shortages
allAfrica.com
- Sunday, August 13, 2006
Some 380,000 Mauritanians will go hungry at the end of July unless donors stump up US $4 million for UN feeding programs, the World Food Programme warned in a statement on
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MAURITANIA: WFP appeals for urgent aid to head off food shortages
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- Sunday, August 13, 2006
Some 380,000 Mauritanians will go hungry at the end of July unless donors stump up US $4 million for UN feeding programmes, the World Food Programme warned in a statement on
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UN Food Agency Appeals for Urgent Funds for Mauritania As Hunger Spikes
allAfrica.com
- Sunday, August 13, 2006
Facing a complete break in supplies in Mauritania at the end of next month, the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) today called on the international community to urgently come up with $4 million to fund its vital food aid operation for nearly 400,000 people so that the desert nation
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EU to intercept migrant boats
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- Sunday, August 13, 2006
The European Union will deploy vessels and aircraft to intercept boats carrying undocumented immigrants before they leave West African waters, the daily El Pais reported on
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Mauritania detains ex-leader's relatives over plot
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- Sunday, August 13, 2006
Authorities in Mauritania have detained five relatives of former President Maaouya Ould Sid'Ahmed Taya for plotting to destabilise the country days ahead of a national referendum, a source said on
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MAURITANIA: Military junta launches pro-democracy poll
IRIN
- Sunday, August 13, 2006
Mauritania's new military leaders are encouraging voters to massively take part in a referendum on Sunday aimed at promoting democracy and preventing presidents from remaining in office for more than two
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Mauritania military ruler urges huge vote turnout
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- Sunday, August 13, 2006
The head of Mauritania's ruling military council called for a massive turnout in a referendum on Sunday, saying the vote was a historic opportunity for the Islamic Republic to embrace
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EU to intercept immigrants in African waters
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- Sunday, August 13, 2006
The European Union will deploy vessels and aircraft to intercept boats carrying undocumented immigrants before they leave West African waters, the Spanish daily El Pais reported on
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IMF Agrees to Cancel Mauritania's Debt
allAfrica.com
- Sunday, August 13, 2006
The board of directors of the International Monetary Fund on Thursday decided to cancel Mauritania's debt, reported the state-run news
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Military Junta Launches Pro-Democracy Poll
allAfrica.com
- Sunday, August 13, 2006
Mauritania's new military leaders are encouraging voters to massively take part in a referendum on Sunday aimed at promoting democracy and preventing presidents from remaining in office for more than two
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