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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
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- 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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IMF Executive Board Approves 100 Percent Debt Relief
allAfrica.com
- Sunday, August 13, 2006
The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) approved today 100 percent debt relief for Mauritania under the Multilateral Debt Relief Initiative (MDRI) amounting to SDR 32.9 million (about US$49 million), including SDR 2.7 million (about US$4 million) of assistance remaining under the enhanced Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (HIPC)
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Mauritanian vote aims to end cycle of coup attempts
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- Sunday, August 13, 2006
By Nick TattersallNOUAKCHOTT - Mauritanians voted in a referendum on Sunday on whether to amend their constitution, in a ballot aimed at ending decades of coup attempts and one-party rule in the Islamic
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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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Mauritanians hail vote as call for sweeping change
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- Sunday, August 13, 2006
NOUAKCHOTT: Politicians and local non-governmental groups in Mauritania on Tuesday hailed the country's weekend vote in favor of a new democratic
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Suicide attacker kills 5 at army checkpoint
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- Sunday, August 13, 2006
A suicide attacker rammed his bomb-packed car into an army checkpoint yesterday, killing at least five soldiers and wounding 10 near the Afghan
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auritania backs 'new democracy'
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- Sunday, August 13, 2006
Observers from the African Union and the Arab League backed the vote, noting a "good atmosphere" and a "strong mobilisation of voters". "It is a historic day for
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Suspect in UF student's death caught in Africa
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- Sunday, August 13, 2006
A former Shands nurse, wanted for second-degree murder in last year's death of a University of Florida student, is in custody in western Africa after he stopped at a U.S. embassy to try and get money"> A former
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Mauritanians Overwhelmingly Approve Term Limits
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- Sunday, August 13, 2006
Mauritanians have overwhelmingly approved term limits for elected presidents in a referendum marking the first of many planned polls during the transition from military to democratic
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Mauritania gives thumbs up for new Constitution
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- Sunday, August 13, 2006
Voters in the poverty stricken West African nation of Mauritania overwhelmingly approved a new Constitution in a weekend referendum, Interior Ministry officials said on
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