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  1. Mauritania - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia


    Mauritania officially the Islamic Republic of Mauritania, is a country in North Africa. It is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean in the west, by The Western ...
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  2. Tunisia, Mauritania sign security accord


    Jerusalem Post - 1 hour ago

    By AP TUNIS, Tunisia — Tunisia and Mauritania have signed a security accord, marking new cooperation in the north African region where an al-Qaida affiliate ...
    Presidents Ben Ali holds second talk with Mauritanian President- Tunisia Online News
    In region where al-Qaida affiliate...- Moose Jaw Times-Herald
    Tunisia-Mauritania to strengthen relations- Zawya
    ISRIA (registration)
    all 36 news articles »


  3. Mauritania: Police arrest human rights activists in Mauritania


    Afrique en Ligue - 4 hours ago

    Nouakchott, Mauritania - The president of the Initiative for the resurgence of the abolitionist movement (ARI-Section Mauritania), Biram Ould Dah Ould Abeid ...
  4. Mauritanian President arrives in Tunis


    Tunisia Online News - 1 day ago

    TUNISIAONLINENEWS- Mauritania's President Mohamed Ould Abdelaziz arrived, on Monday in Tunis, on a two-day official visit at President Ben Ali's invitation. ...


  5. Tunisia-Mauritania boost bilateral co-operation in health sector


    Tunisia Online News - 21 hours ago

    TUNISIAONLINENEWS- Mr. Mondher Zenaidi Public Health Minister, conferred on Tuesday with his Mauritanian counterpart, Sheikh Mokhtar ould Hormah, ...


  6. Tunisia: President of Mauritanian Islamic Republic Visits Sejoumi ...


    AllAfrica.com - 19 hours ago

    Tunis — President of the Mauritanian Islamic Republic Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz, who is on an official visit to Tunisia, headed on Monday to the Sejoumi ...
  7. Common will to strengthen Tunisian-Mauritanian relations


    Zawya - 2 days ago

    TUNIS - At the invitation of President Zine el Abidine Ben Ali, Mauritania's President Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz is paying an official visit to Tunisia on ...
  8. Mauritanian official calls for measures against coups


    Afrique en Ligue - 1 day ago

    Nouakchott, Mauritania - Former Mauritanian Minister Ahmed Ould Sidi Baba, a former official of the National Pact for Democracy and Development (PNDD-ADHIL) ...
  9. British women's gruelling trip from Alhaurin to Timbuktu


    Euro Weekly News - 1 hour ago

    “We left Western Sahara, and were heading for Mauritania on a bus!” says Katrina. The expat women travelled through Mauritania in the middle of the night, ...
  10. Second time lucky for Halesowen man hoping to rally in Africa


    Halesowen News - 1 day ago

    Adam, aged 27, and Simon, aged 31, will travel to Plymouth, head through Spain, Morocco, Western Sahara, Senegal and Mauritania before ending in the former ...
  11. Six 'major' drug traffickers arrested in Mali


    AFP - 5 days ago

    The Mauritanian army said on Wednesday it had killed two men and captured seven during a ...Mauritania, Mali and Niger, ... AQIM operates mainly in Algeria,
  12. U.S. issues travel warning for Mauritania


    UPI.com - 5 days ago

    9 (UPI) -- US citizens are advised to practice extreme caution in Mauritania because of an increasing al-Qaida threat, the US State Department announced. ...
  13. Mauritania interested in Tunisian National Solidarity Fund experience


    Tunisia Online News - 3 days ago

    Members of the Mauritanian delegation commended the noteworthy work carried out in Tunisia in the social and economic development areas, under President Ben ...


  14. Rift Valley fever strikes in Mauritania


    AFP - 2 Dec 2010

    NOUAKCHOTT — An outbreak of Rift Valley fever has struck the north Mauritanian town of Aoujeft, causing "loss of human life" and killing cattle, ...
  15. Mauritanian president to attend opening of FESMAN in Dakar


    Afrique en Ligue - 4 days ago

    Nouakchott, Mauritania – The Mauritanian president, Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz, left Nouakchott on Friday for Dakar, the Senegalese capital, to attend the ...
  16. Kinross Announces $10 Million Commitment to Develop Mining School ...


    MarketWatch (press release) - 30 Nov 2010

    The Mauritania Mining School will have two campuses, located in Nouakchott ... Planning for the school is being coordinated by the Mauritanian Mining School ...
    Kinross Gold Corp Up More Than 1% as Credit Suisse upgrades to ...- NASDAQ
    Kinross to Invest $1.5 Billion in Mauritania's Tasiast Gold Mine- BusinessWeek
    all 16 news articles » TSE:K - K - PINK:CMTX
  17. Parties of Western Sahara conflict to hold next round of informal ...


    People's Daily Online - 4 days ago

    Delegations from Morocco, the Frente Polisario, Algeria and Mauritania will meet for the next round of informal talks on the Western Sahara conflict next ...
    North Africa: Latest Round of UN-Backed Western Sahara Talks Begin ...-AllAfrica.com
    all 14 news articles »


  18. Mauritania: Emir of Qatar to visit Nouakchott Thursday


    Afrique en Ligue - 8 Dec 2010

    Nouakchott, Mauritania – The Emir of Qatar, His Highness Cheikh Hamed Ben Khalifa Al Thani, is expected in Mauritania Thursday for a two-day visit, ...
    Mauritanian army takes on drug traffickers near Malian border- African Press Agency (subscription)
    all 2 news articles »
  19. Mauritania celebrates 50 years of independence


    AFP - 28 Nov 2010

    NOUAKCHOTT — Mauritania celebrated half a century of independence from France Sunday in a ceremony attended by opposition leaders as President Mohamed Ould ...
  20. Mauritania Plans Phosphate Mine, Awards Exploration Rights


    Bloomberg - 2 Dec 2010

    By Oudaa Marouf - Thu Dec 02 20:35:21 GMT 2010 Mauritania awarded a license to establish a phosphate mine to Bofal Indo Mining Co., Agence Mauritanienne ...
  21. Malta passes on 5+5 presidency to Mauritania


    MaltaToday news portal - 2 Dec 2010

    The Mauritanian Defence Minister Hamadi Ould Hamadi, on his part, congratulated the Maltese on the achievements made in the outgoing presidency, ...
    Defence ministers' meeting concluded- DI-VE
    all 2 news articles »
  22. Mali president hails joint campaign against Al-Qaeda


    AFP - 22 Nov 2010

    "We have put in place a joint command which includes Malian, Mauritanian, ... Mali has long been accused by Algeria and Mauritania of being a weak link in ...
    Sahara: AQIM deserters in the hands of the Mauritanian army- Ennahar
    Praise for Hajj from Mauritanian Minister- Ministry of Hajj news
    28 al-Qaida linked members surrender in Mauritania- Boston Globe
    African Press Agency (subscription) - African Press Agency (subscription)
    all 130 news articles »
  23. Mauritania's dry capital opens water supply from Senegal


    AFP - 24 Nov 2010

    NOUAKCHOTT — Mauritanian President Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz on Wednesday opened a hydraulic facility which will pump water from the Senegal River over 200 ...
    Mauritania: Top officials from financial institutions expected in ...- Afrique en Ligue
    all 8 news articles »
  24. Algeria, Mali distrust over al Qaeda fight


    afrol News - 1 day ago

    Algeria, Mali, Mauritania and Niger had announced a joint effort to hit back at the terrorists. William Ward, commander of the US Africa Command (AFRICOM), ...


  25. Mauritanian party wants citizens in Cote d'Ivoire protected


    Afrique en Ligue - 6 days ago

    Nouakchott, Mauritania - A Mauritanian party, the Rally for National Reform and Development (RNRD-Tawassoul), has called for measures to protect the ...
  26. US embassy cables: West African drug trade is 'becoming ...


    The Guardian - 15 hours ago

    Welsh acknowledged that the UK has had limited insight into the issue, in large part due to lack of presence on the ground in countries like Mauritania and ...
  27. Mauritania builds Chinese-funded fishing complex


    AFP - 21 Nov 2010

    NOUAKCHOTT — Mauritania's Prime Minister Moulaye Ould Mohamed Laghdaf Sunday laid the first stone of a 120-million-dollar complex for the fishing industry, ...
  28. Brett Fraser: Positive Uranium Aura


    Resource Investor - 1 day ago

    In Mauritania, the company is targeting between 40-60 million pounds of uranium at its ... Mauritania is getting a little bit of interest because of recent ...
    ASX:AEE - ASX:DRK - ASX:DRM


  29. SENAF celebrates Mauritanian cinema


    magharebia.com - Mohamed Yahya - Ould Abdel - 26 Nov 2010

    This year's edition of Mauritania's well-known film festival features new female directors, sensitive issues and a brand-new documentary film award. ...
    Mauritania Airlines to take off before year-end- Afrique en Ligue
    all 9 news articles »


  30. Mauritania projects 2011 state budget at 1.8 bln USD


    People's Daily Online - 6 Dec 2010

    The Mauritanian government has drafted a budget of 500 billion ouguiyas (1.8 billion dollars) for the year 2011, according to a cabinet communique. ...
  31. Mauritanian President arrives in Tunis


    Zawya - 5 hours ago

    Mauritania's President Mohamed Ould Abdelaziz arrived, on Monday in Tunis, on a two-day official visit at President Ben Ali's invitation. ...
  32. Mauritania: AQIM denies defections among its members


    Ennahar - 30 Nov 2010

    On 21 November, Mauritanian military sources said that 28 young Mauritanians members of AQIM had fled the camps in the Sahara and in the organization and ...
    Al-Qaeda in Maghreb denies defections- AFP
    FRANCE / MAURITANIA Sahel hostage conundrum- Intelligence Online (subscription)
    all 4 news articles »
  33. Delegation from Chinese Development Bank visits Mauritania


    People's Daily Online - 19 Nov 2010

    A delegation from the Chinese Development Bank is visiting Mauritania to examine possibilities of investing in the African country, government officials ...
    Mauritania to celebrate low-key 50th independence anniversary- Afrique en Ligue
    Chinese bank mission visits Mauritania- Afrique en Ligue
    all 4 news articles »
  34. Budapest-Bamako: Biggest licence-free African Adventure set off in ...


    marathonrally.com - 23 hours ago

    Teams will have to tackle nervewrecking sand dunes in Mauritania before ... Because of security concerns in Mauritania the rally will spend only two and a ...


  35. WikiLeaks: al Qaeda, the Sahara and the mysterious Boeing


    CNN International - Tim Lister - 7 Dec 2010

    The area in question is a lawless region in the Sahara where Mali, Mauritania and Algeria meet, where nomads move with the seasons, tribal loyalties trump ...
    Algeria allows US spy planes, WikiLeaks- BigPond News
    all 16 news articles »


  36. EU Bans Afghan, Mauritanian Airlines From Its Airspace


    RTT News - 23 Nov 2010

    (RTTNews) - The European Commission has banned all air carriers registered in Afghanistan and Mauritania from flying in EU airspace due to the poor safety ...
    All Afghan airlines banned from flying in Europe- AFP
    New airlines added to EU blacklist- ATWOnline
    EC Blacklists Afghan Airlines- Aviation Week
    War On Terror News - BusinessWeek
    all 115 news articles »


  37. Mauritania reeks rebirth after half-decade of instability


    Africa Review - Lee Mwiti - 28 Nov 2010

    Despite a rich documented history that stretches back to the 9th century, the Islamic Republic of Mauritania remains one of ...
    Mauritania's Independence Day- IEWY News
    PM greets Albanian, Mauritanian counterparts on National Day- Pakistan Times
    all 4 news articles »


  38. Mauritania: Development Plan 2011-2015


    The AFRICAN BULLETIN - 25 Nov 2010

    With a gross domestic product per capita relatively low, Mauritania is classified in the category of the least developed countries (LDCs). ...
    Kuwait: Arab Fund for Economic and Social Development Offers ...- Global Arab Network - English News
    all 5 news articles »


  39. Portuguese heritage influences in Morocco in focus of Mutual ...


    ENPI Info Centre - 22 hours ago

    ... is holding a conference on tourism, cultural and social heritage of Portuguese origin in Morocco and Mauritania on 14 December in Tours, France. ...
  40. Global trader Senegal badly exposed to food-price volatility


    Irish Times - 13 hours ago

    The problems extend across Chad, Mali, Mauritania as well as parts of Burkina Faso and ... But in countries such as Senegal and Mauritania (which imports ...


  41. Minister meets Mauritania envoy


    Gulf Times - 30 Nov 2010

    HE the Social Affairs Minister Nasser bin Abdullah al-Himaidi, who is also Acting Minister of Labour, conferred in Doha yesterday with Mauritanian ...
  42. Fight against migration to remain top on 5+5 agenda


    Malta Independent Online - Annaliza Borg - 3 Dec 2010

    Malta yesterday passed on the presidency to Mauritania after all states signed a ...Mauritanian presidency was also agreed upon. ... The action plan for the
    Security threats debated behind closed doors at 5+5 meeting- Times of Malta
    all 2 news articles »


  43. Leaders of the MENA region adopt concrete actions against diabetes ...


    Business Intelligence Middle East (press release) - 1 hour ago

    ... Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Mauritania, Morocco, Oman, Pakistan, Palestinian National Authority, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, Syria, Tunisia, UAE and Yemen). ...
  44. Mauritania Qaeda detainees demand marital privacy


    Al-Arabiya - 1 Dec 2010

    A group of al-Qaeda detainees in Mauritania called for their right to marital privacy and asked the prison administration to schedule days for their wives ...


  45. Cephalopod fleet returns to Mauritanian fishing grounds


    FIS - 2 Dec 2010

    The Galician cephalopod fleet with licensing to fish in Mauritania's waters have begun its operations once more, after a two month break during October and ...


  46. Al-Qaeda's new front: terrorism meets crime in a lawless north ...


    Irish Times - 4 days ago

    Today the Mali-Niger-Mauritania corridor is one of the busiest supply routes for ...Mauritanian commando raid was carried out near ... Last July a joint Franco-
    Hostages not in country, says Mali president- Irish Times
    all 2 news articles »


  47. Winging it - from Marrakech to the Mauritanian border


    The National - Scott MacMillan - 3 Dec 2010

    I've read that it's easy to hire a car to the Mauritanian border in Dakhla but, truth be told, I have little idea what awaits me. I'm winging it. ...
  48. The long wait for 2022


    Aljazeera.net (blog) - Mohamed Vall - 4 Dec 2010

    came the warm and joyful voice of my mother on the line from a rural village in southern Mauritania. "Qatar won the World Cup! ...
  49. New reception centre for children in Mauritania / An Italian ...


    PR-CANADA.net (press release) - 5 days ago

    To mark the 50th anniversary of independence, Mauritania's Ministry of Justice has opened a reception and social rehabilitation centre for young people who ...
  50. RCD Secretary General confers with Mauritania's new ambassador in ...


    Tunisia Online News - 2 Dec 2010

    The talk was an occasion to review the privileged fraternity and co-operation relations binding Tunisia and Mauritania and the constant development they are ...
  51. Mauritania inaugurates football Super Cup


    magharebia.com - 30 Nov 2010

    By Mohamed Foily for Magharebia in Nouakchott – 30/11/10 To mark the 50th anniversary of Mauritania's independence, the country's top football teams faced ...


  52. Mauritania Airlines to start flying soon, replacing Mauritania Airways


    Seattle Post Intelligencer (blog) - Bruce Drum - 2 days ago

    Mauritania Airlines International (Nouakchott) is the new national carrier of Mauritania. The new is due to start domestic and regional operations before ...
  53. Budget priorities


    The Independent - 9 hours ago

    ... a number of African governments with relatively high incomes including Angola, Equatorial Guinea, Mauritania and the Sudan, scored low. ...
  54. Mauritania celebrates independence decennial with art


    magharebia.com - Mohamed Yahya - Ould Abdel - 24 Nov 2010

    An American artist assisted Mauritanian painters in producing a mural and several other works to mark the country's independence. ...


  55. Mauritania's child jockeys 'all compensated'


    The National - Haneen Dajani - 28 Nov 2010

    A Ministry of Interior delegation has visited Mauritania to check on the status of 577 former child camel jockeys who were repatriated there. ...



  56. Mining is getting a solid boost in Mauritania with the government handing out a license for a new phosphate mine. ...

  57. 'Forbidden to Men': new TV show for Maghreb women


    magharebia.com - Houda Trabelsi - 15 hours ago

    When asked about the exclusion of Libya and Mauritania from the Nessma TV map and ... He added, however, that "Libya and Mauritania will have distinguished ...


  58. Mauritanian in Chicago says 50 years of independence no cause for ...


    Chicago Press Release Services (press release) - 1 Dec 2010

    When Mauritania became an independent country on November 28, 1960, he was a 22-year-old student in neighboring Senegal. After finishing school, Kamara ...
  59. US envoy: Security top concern in co-op with Mauritania


    People's Daily Online - 25 Nov 2010

    The new US ambassador to Nouakchott, Jo Ellen Powell, says security remains one of the main areas of cooperation between her country and Mauritania. ...
  60. Mauritania opposition leader seeks good management of electoral ...


    Afrique en Ligue - 26 Nov 2010

    Nouakchott, Mauritania - The president of Mauritania's Rally of the Democratic Forces (RFD) and leader of the opposition, Ahmed Ould Daddah, on Thursday in ...
  61. First cold water coral ecosystem discovered off coast of Mauritania


    Wildlife Extra - 22 Nov 2010

    November 2010: A cold water coral ecosystem has been found off the coast of Mauritania in Africa for the first time. A research team led by Professor Andre ...


  62. North Atlantic Treaty Organization backs Mauritania to fight terrorism


    Afrique en Ligue - 20 Nov 2010

    NATO backs Mauritania to fight terrorism - The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) has vowed 'to back the efforts made by the Mauritanian government ...
  63. Tunisair-linked Mauritania Airways blacklisted by Europe


    Flightglobal - David Kaminski-Morrow - 23 Nov 2010

    Tunisair affiliate carrier Mauritania Airways has been included on the European Commission's latest revision of blacklisted ...
  64. Young leaders challenge Mauritania traditions


    magharebia.com - Mohamed Yahya - Ould Abdel - 19 Nov 2010

    The young people of Mauritania are ready to lead. ...



  65. Kinross Gold Corporation announced that it would commit $10 million over the next three years to develop a mining school in Mauritania. ...

  66. Charter Pacific to invest in Mauritania iron ore permits


    SteelGuru - 19 Nov 2010

    Charter Pacific Corporation Limited announced that it has entered into an agreement to acquire an interest in two iron ore exploration permits in Mauritania ...
    ASX:CHF
  67. Ex-member of AQIM says convinced by Mauritania policy


    People's Daily Online - 18 Nov 2010

    A Mauritanian member of the regional terrorist group says he surrendered to the army because he was convinced by the African country's policy of dialogue. ...
  68. Warsaw's Black Gay Winner


    Gay City News - Doug Ireland - 6 days ago

    “My father was from Mauritania,” Legierski told Gay City News by telephone from Warsaw, “and came to Poland in the early '70s to attend a maritime academy ...
  69. Mauritania: 8000 Mauritanian refugees in Senegal ready to return home


    Afrique en Ligue - 19 Nov 2010

    Nouakchott, Mauritania - Eight thousand Mauritanian refugees who fled to Senegal in 1989, are due to return home under a tripartite agreement, ...
  70. Simba Energy Inc. Applies for Production Sharing Agreement on ...


    Baystreet.ca - 1 day ago

    Block 3's western boundary lies on the border with Mauritania where Total SA (NYSE – TOT) recently announced a discovery. ...
  71. Positive aura: Brett Fraser of uranium exploration group Aura ...


    Stockopedia - Ben Hobson - 5 days ago

    In Mauritania, the company is targeting between 40 – 60 million pounds of uranium at ... Mauritania is getting a little bit of interest because of recent ...
    ASX:AEE - ASX:DRK - ASX:DRM


  72. Indonesian, Mauritanian ambassadors present credentials to Gül


    Today's Zaman - 23 Nov 2010

    President Abdullah Gül posed for a commemorative photo with the Indonesian ambassador to Turkey and Mauritania's ambassador to Turkey at the Çankaya ...


  73. North Africa: Business Pioneers Reflect On Maghreb ...


    AllAfrica.com - Scott Bortot - 1 day ago

    ... North African and American business leaders discussed the potential, and the challenge, of launching businesses in countries from Libya to Mauritania. ...
  74. IMF Executive Board Completes First Review Under ECF Arrangement ...


    PR-CANADA.net (press release) - 25 Nov 2010

    The decision enables Mauritania to draw an additional SDR 11 million ... The Executive Board approved a three-year arrangement for Mauritania in March 2010 ...
  75. Singapore's China Fishery sees Africa as new market


    Reuters - 25 Nov 2010

    SINGAPORE Nov 25 (Reuters) - Singapore's China Fishery , which recently started fishing in waters off Mauritania, sees Africa not just as a source of fish ...
    China Fishery embraces African seafood and market- FIS
    all 3 news articles »


  76. Tunisia: President Ben Ali Congratulates Mauritanian President on ...


    AllAfrica.com - 29 Nov 2010

    Tunis — On the occasion of Mauritania's celebration of the 50th anniversary of its independence, President Ben Ali sent to President Mohamed Ould Abdelaziz ...
  77. Miners Drill for Deals as Mergers, Acquisitions Move to Emerging ...


    Bloomberg - Rebecca Keenan - Shani Raja - 4 hours ago

    Companies such as Nathaniel Rothschild's Vallar Plc, Xstrata and Aluminum Corp. of China are investing from Indonesia to Mauritania to lock in supply. ...
  78. Iraq's Ambassador to Nouakchott meets Mauritanian Minister of ...


    ISRIA (registration) - 1 day ago

    Iraqi Ambassador to Mauritania Dr. Ahmed Naif al-Dulaimi met with Ms. Alnaha Mouknas, Mauritania Minister of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation. ...
  79. Cuba and Senegal to Strengthen Cooperation in Sports


    Cuba News - 7 Dec 2010

    It's bounded by Mauritania to the north, Mali to the east, Guinea and Guinea- Bissau to the south, and the Atlantic Ocean to the west.
  80. India and AU to establish five settlement institutes


    Africa Review - Elias Mbao - 2 days ago

    ... India and the African Union (AU) will set up human settlement institutes in Zambia, Kenya, Togo, Mauritania and the DRC, a Zambian diplomat has said. ...


  81. Azerbaijani President congratulates Mauritania's counterpart with ...


    Trend News Agency - 27 Nov 2010

    Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev sent a congratulatory letter to Mauritania's counterpart  Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz in connection with the national ...
  82. 'Identity issue hardest challenge for young Muslims'


    Today's Zaman - Yonca Poyraz DoÄŸan - 4 Dec 2010

    From Maldives to Mauritania everyone has different ideas and cultures. The one commonality in all the places I have visited is a search for identity, ...


  83. Prosecute Global Fund looters, NGOCC urges


    postzambia.com - Joseph Mwenda - 18 Nov 2010

    In Cameroon about US$$3 million was reported to have been abused, US$4 million in Mali while US$6.7 million was identified in Mauritania as unaccounted for. ...
  84. Ghana To Receive Cotton Seeds From Burkina Faso


    Modern Ghana - 2 days ago

    ... including the Presidents of Rwanda, Togo, Mauritania, Liberia, Congo Brazzaville, Benin, Senegal, Mali, Chad, Gabon, Ethiopia and Equatorial Guinea. ...
  85. Music: Senegalese musician Baaba Maal highlights need for ...


    Afrique en Ligue - 7 Dec 2010

    Nouakchott, Mauritania - Senegalese musician, Baaba Maal, has highlighted education as the most important gift that can be offered to the African youth. ...
  86. Decades later, refugees return to a land still divided


    Washington Post - Alison Lake - 4 Dec 2010

    Several generations of Saharan refugees of Moroccan, Algerian and Mauritanian... origin remain trapped in an old desert conflict.
    WSahara group 'releases policeman' held for spying- AFP
    Global hypocrisy on Saharawi Republic- Vanguard
    US State Dept: Western Sahara Separatist Group Polisario Has a ...- Morocco Board News Service
    all 32 news articles »


  87. West African Eats


    Epicurious (blog) - Michael Y. Park - 5 days ago

    That was in Chinguetti, Mauritania, a holy Islamic city slowly being ... In the ancient Mauritanian... town of Ouadane, seemingly carved out of the side of a
  88. Sleepless in the Western Sahara


    The National - Scott MacMillan - 6 days ago

    We queue at the border before dawn and cross into Mauritania at nine, going off road ... Time was when Mauritania was not, in fact, the end of the world. ...
  89. Senegal's escape hatch to Europe swings shut


    Irish Times - 2 days ago

    Spain has in the past three years stepped up co-operation with Senegal, Mauritania... and other African countries, with similar effects.


  90. Algeria: thousands protest Al Qaeda kidnappings


    France24 - 29 Nov 2010

    Mauritania is also trying to deal with the terrorist network. It has set up its first sniffer dog brigade to crack down on drug trafficking, which is a huge ...
  91. Maghreb Jews celebrate Hanukkah


    magharebia.com - 4 days ago

    In Mauritania, Jewish communities existed before the arrival of Islam, ... After Mauritania's independence, however, the country became an Islamic Republic, ...


  92. Tea in the Sahara


    Epicurious (blog) - Michael Y. Park - 6 Dec 2010

    While I wouldn't exactly categorize the Mauritanian food scene as vibrant (more on that ... There were a few brands of tea everyone used in Mauritania. ...
  93. Iran: Discrimination and Violence Against Sexual Minorities


    Human Rights Watch (press release) - 3 hours ago

    The others are Mauritania, Nigeria, Saudi Arabia, Somalia, Sudan, and Yemen. Iranian newspapers and media outlets have published many accounts since the ...


  94. US embassy cables: China uses access to Microsoft source code to ...


    The Guardian - 4 Dec 2010

    (SBU) Mauritania - US Embassy Nouakchott received a credible threat June 27 regarding a kidnapping against an American in the capital sometime during the ...
    MSFT
  95. Commission updates EU list of banned air carriers


    Travelio.net - 24 Nov 2010

    All air carriers certified in Afghanistan and Mauritania Airways are banned. One air carrier certified in Kyrgyzstan and one in Gabon are also added to the ...
  96. SNIM Looks at Scrap Metal Business


    Africa Intelligence - 29 Nov 2010

    The management of Mauritania's Societe Nationale Industrielle et Miniere (SNIM), ... SNIM is working on the principle that Mauritania harbors considerable ...
  97. Zhao Jianping


    Africa Intelligence - 30 Nov 2010

    Ten days after a first seminar on Mauritania's mining sector was staged in Nouakchott between Nov. 9-11, the deputy governor of the Chinese Development Bank ...
  98. MPs attend forum on female investment


    AngolaPress - 29 Nov 2010

    At the forum, delegates from Morocco, Senegal, Jordan, Tunisia, Libya, Mauritania, Nigeria and Ukraine presented the experiences going in their countries ...
  99. Senegal hosts global black arts festival


    China.org.cn - 4 days ago

    ... opened on Friday night by Senegalese President Abdoulaye Wade in the presence of his counterparts from Guinea-Bissau, Equatorial Guinea and Mauritania. ...
  100. Rare cold water corals discovered


    Practical Fishkeeping - 26 Nov 2010

    Rare cold water corals have been discovered off the coast of Mauritania around 60 km west off Cape Tamirist. The living coral wall was discovered by the ...


  101. Report: U.S. mulls African base


    UPI.com - 18 hours ago

    ... the vast desert areas, including Mauritania and Mali, where the jihadists operate. The relationship improved to the point that Pearce reported in a Jan. ...


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