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African coalition to fight Al-Qaeda in Sahel formed
A meeting in Algeria on Sunday saw the Chiefs of Defence Staff from Algeria, Mali, Mauritania and Niger agreeing to join forces to fight...
Mauritania: An African state where Blacks are “second class citizens”
Students have been up in arms, since March 25, against the Arabization of Mauritania, as expressed by members of the government on March 1,...
Arabization and a history of Black-African marginalization in Mauritania
Overtaken by an overpowering sense of relentless cultural oppression and marginalization, Black-Mauritanians continue to express their resentment after two recent speeches, by the Prime...
Mauritania: “Arabization has nothing to do with Islam”
The Mauritanian government, Sunday, spoke out on the burning issue of Arabization, which was raised by the Prime Minister and Minister of Youth and...
Mauritania: Arabization hateful of African culture?
Tensions have risen to a fever pitch on the campus of the University of Nouakchott, capital of Mauritania, since the month of March. Arabization...
Mauritania: Marginalised Black populations fight against Arabisation
Hundreds of Black Mauritanian students gathered at the University of Nouakchott Tuesday to express their outrage against what they call a "comprehensive Arabization" of...
Terrorism in Africa: Best way forward is economic development
Representatives from seven African countries met, Tuesday, March 16, in Algiers to assess the security situation in the Sahel-Saharan region. Participants at the conference...
Mali-Mauritania-France-Spain: Al Qaeda claims European kidnappings
A spokesman claiming to represent Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM) had claimed responsibility for the kidnappings last month of four Europeans in Mali...
Al Quaeda in the Islamic Maghreb gaining ground
The Al Qaeda terrorist group in Islamic Maghreb (AQIM) Tuesday claimed responsibility for the abduction of a French and three Spanish nationals, respectively kidnapped...
Mauritania: Three Spanish humanitarian workers abducted by al-Qaeda
Al-Qaeda is reportedly behind the abduction of the three Spanish humanitarian workers Sunday in Mauritania, indicates Senego.com. The country has been at the mercy...
Convoy of Spanish humanitarian workers abducted in Mauritania
Three Spanish humanitarian workers, two men and a woman, were abducted Sunday in Mauritania as they travelled in a convoy. The convoy, which left...
Mauritania: Why the United States and France validated Abdel Aziz’s election
According to Paris, the locally criticised election that sought to legitimise Mohammed Ould Abdel Aziz’s presidency took place under internationally acceptable conditions. In other...
Mauritania: Electoral Commission President resigns over elections
The president of the Independent National Electoral Commission of Mauritania (CENI), Sid'Ahmed Ould Deye announced his resignation Thursday. The electoral official expressed "doubts" over...
Mauritanian Elections: Three opposition groups file an appeal
After denouncing massive fraud during the July 18 presidential election, three candidates filed an appeal Tuesday evening before the Niger Constitutional Council, RFI has...
Mauritania: Opposition cries foul over Military Junta’s electoral victory
Gen Mohamed Ould Abdelaziz, who led a military coup in 2008 and ousted Mauritania's only democratically elected leader, Sidi Ould Cheikh Abdallahi, has conducted...
Mauritania: presidential elections postponed
Mauritanian presidential elections scheduled for last Saturday but boycotted by the opposition has been postponed to July18. According to the Senegalese delegation, the postponement...
Mauritania: police disperse anti-coup protesters
Police dispersed demonstrators opposed to the August 6 coup Monday as they gathered in support of anti-coup Mauritanian MPs taking part in a sit-in...
The European Union suspends co-operation with Mauritania
The European Union (EU) decided Monday to suspend its co-operation with Mauritania for two years, Wa Bayne said. The EU initiated consultations
with Nouakchott...
Mauritania: junta to compensate victims of Taya regime’s state racism
General Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz, visiting Kaédi, spoke for the first time to victims of the Maaouiya Sid'Ahmed Taya regime, reported RFI on Wednesday....
Mauritania: African Union contradicts Muammar Gaddafi and maintains sanctions against junta
The Peace and Security Council of the African Union Tuesday 24 March decided to maintain sanctions against the military junta in Mauritania, RFI said....
Israeli embassy attack in Mauritania thwarted by police
Police in Mauritania have foiled an attempt by an unidentified Mauritanian citizen to attack the Israeli embassy in Nouakchott Wednesday, security sources said. According...
Mauritania junta: A year of empty european condemnation
On Wednesday 6th of August 2008, a group of high ranking military personnel, who were dismissed from their post earlier in the day, ousted...
Ex Air Mauritania officials charged with embezzlement
Four former managing directors of Mauritanian airline company, Air Mauritania, which went into liquidation in January 2008, were charged with embezzlement and held in...
Libyan leader backs much criticized Mauritanian junta
The Libyan leader, Moummar Kadhafi, has thrown his weight behind the military junta in Mauritania, the Mauritanian news agency reported Sunday.
Kadhafi was said to...
Ethiopian president announces Mauritania’s suspension from African Peer Review Mechanism
Mauritania has been suspended from the African Peer Review Mechanism (APRM), Ethiopian Prime Minister Meles Zenawi, announced Saturday at the opening of the ARPM...
Politician claims foreign help in Mauritanian coup d’état
Mohamed Ould Maouloud, chairman of the opposition Union of the Forces of Progress (UFP), said Thursday that a foreign power was behind the 6...
Mauritania’s former President denounces continuous attacks on members of his family since 1990
Mauritania's former President (1980-1984), retired Colonel Mohamed Khouna Ould Haidallah, Thursday denounced "the continuous attacks on members of his family since 1990." Haidallah cited...
Mauritanian pro-junta MPs set up commission to organise political dialogue
MPs supporting the 6 August coup in Mauritania have set up a commission to start a dialogue with the parties opposed to the junt...
Mauritanian junta not to get permission to attend International Francophonie Organisation summit in Canada
No delegation of the ruling Mauritanian junta will be granted permission to attend a summit of the International Francophonie Organisation (OIF), holding 17-19 October...
Terrorist attacks further dent Mauritania economy
Following the set back suffered from donor sanctions on Mauritania, the country is struggling to cope with the latest blow dealt them by the...