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Mauritania

Al-Qaeda-linked group kills 12 Mauritanian soldiers: security source

Nouakchott (AFP) Sept 15, 2008 - Members of Al-Qaeda's north African branch killed a dozen Mauritanian soldiers on Monday as they patrolled in the northern part of the country, a security official told AFP.

Spain intercepts fishing boat with 229 African migrants on board

Some of the 229 African migrants aboard a Spanish Coast Guard ship as they arrive at Tenerife. Photograph: Manuel Lerida/ AP An ocean-going African fishing boat carrying 229 migrants became the largest-ever vessel to reach the...

MAURITANIA: UAE aid cargo arrives

Att.Editors: The following item is from the Emirates News Agency (WAM) NOUAKCHOTT,Oct. 1 (WAM) - A planeload of 35 tons of flour, sugar, rice and palm dates sent by the United Arab Emirates (UAE) landed yesterday in the...

INTERVIEW-Mauritania says will turn to Arabs if West shuns it

By Vincent Fertey NOUAKCHOTT, Sept 30 (Reuters) - Mauritania will turn to Arab partners for aid and development funds if western donors slash their assistance to the Saharan Islamic state as a result of the August coup...

Human Rights in Egypt Lecture- dinner provided

Sep 29, 2008

A talk on human rights in Egypt: Nasser Weddady AIC's Civil Rights Outreach Director, originally an anti-slavery activist from Mauritania, have steered high-profile advocacy campaigns on behalf of bloggers and dissidents...

Mauritanian coup leader rejects AU ultimatum (AFP)

NOUAKCHOTT (AFP) - The coup leader who seized power in Mauritania last month rejected Saturday an ultimatum set by the African Union to reinstate President Sidi Ould Sheikh Abdallahi by October 6. "The position of the...

Africa: Blogging Roundup 22 September 2008

Posted to the web 26 September 2008 Sokari Ekine [url=http://jontyfisher.blogspot.com/2008/09/dust-settles.html]The Fish Bowl The Fish Bowl though not critical of President Mbeki's tenure he does not believe history will...

UAE Red Crescent Authority to rush 35 tonnes of foodstuff to Mauritania

Abu Dhabi: A relief plane of the Red Crescent Authority will leave for Mauritania within couple of days to offer humanitarian aid to the needy there. Dr Ali Abdullah Al Ka’abi, Chairman of the Red Crescent Authority (RCA),...

New to the site

Assalaum Alakium. I think i spelled that right! My name is Desiree and I am new to the site and want to introduce myself. I am a non-muslim that is married to a muslim man. He is from Mauritania, Africa. Ive been learning...

Mauritania: Fears Mount in Over Attacks By Terrorists

Posted to the web 25 September 2008 Hamadou Tidiane Sy Dakar An ambush mid-September against the national army in which at least 10 Mauritanian soldiers were killed is fuelling new speculation about the country's future...

               

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