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Mauritania, Africa

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Mauritania president Abdallahi arrested in coup

Mauritania president Abdallahi arrested in coup

africa » mauritania » nouakchott
Thursday, August 07, 2008
Mauritania's President Sidi Ould Cheikh Abdallahi and Prime Minister Yahya Ould Ahmed Waghf were arrested Wednesday in a military coup in Nouakchott,...
coup d'etat, president, military coup
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MAURITANIA: Military ousts president, seizes power

MAURITANIA: Military ousts president, seizes power

africa » mauritania » nouakchott
Thursday, August 07, 2008
International leaders, heads of states and human rights lobbyists have condemned the military ouster of Mauritania’s President Sidi Mohamed ould...
coup d'etat, president, prime minister
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Mauritania ALERT: Second Al Houriya newspaper journalist detained in a month

Mauritania ALERT: Second Al Houriya newspaper journalist detained in a month

africa » mauritania » nouakchott
Sunday, July 27, 2008
Mohammed Ould Abdel Latif, an editor of the “Al Houriya” an Arabic language newspaper was on July 21, 2008 arrested and detained by the Mauritanian...
journalist, arrest, freedom of press, newspaper
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Migrants face illegal arrest in Mauritania

Migrants face illegal arrest in Mauritania

africa » mauritania » nouadhibou
Tuesday, July 08, 2008
Irregular migrants trying to reach Europe are being arrested, ill-treated and collectively expelled from Mauritania without opportunity to challenge...
migrants, arrest, deportation
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MAURITANIA: Justice not working for rape victims

MAURITANIA: Justice not working for rape victims

africa » mauritania » nouakchott
IRIN NEWS http://irinnews.org
Wednesday, May 14, 2008
TheMauritanian government says it is trying to increase prosecutions ofrape cases but poorly trained judges working with murky, outdated legaltexts...
abuse, rape, sharia, sexual violence, unicef
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MAURITANIA: After one year in power, democratic president gets vote of confidence

MAURITANIA: After one year in power, democratic president gets vote of confidence

africa » mauritania » nouakchott
IRIN http://irinnews.org
Thursday, April 24, 2008
President Sidi Mohamed Abdallahi Ould Cheikh took office as Mauritania’s first democratically elected civilian president in 47 years one year ago on...
president, democracy, government, vote, power, election
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Kadiata Malick Diallo, Mauritania, “Our ultimate goal is equality”

Kadiata Malick Diallo, Mauritania, “Our ultimate goal is equality”

africa » mauritania » nouakchott
IRIN
Wednesday, April 02, 2008
Kadiata 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...
ufp, democracy, organisation, judiciary, activists, political parties
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MAURITANIA: Moves towards political empowerment for women

MAURITANIA: Moves towards political empowerment for women

africa » mauritania » nouakchott
IRIN
Wednesday, April 02, 2008
Mauritania 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...
women, empowerment, training, political, fighting, development, equality
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MAURITANIA: Tourism industry suffers financial fallout after spate of attacks

MAURITANIA: Tourism industry suffers financial fallout after spate of attacks

africa » mauritania » atar
IRIN
Wednesday, March 26, 2008
Mauritania is facing financial fallout in the wake of three terrorist-related attacks between December and February, with the cancellation of the...
tourism, financial fallout, tourists, attacks, industry, terrorist
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MAURITANIA: Struggling to cope in pre-harvest “lean season”

MAURITANIA: Struggling to cope in pre-harvest “lean season”

africa » mauritania » nouakchott
IRIN
Wednesday, March 26, 2008
Ali Sambadga showed IRIN the contents of his village grain bank - there are just two tonnes of maize left to help thousands of villagers stave off...
harvest, food, livestock, money, prices
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