Inter Press Service (Johannesburg)
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August 21
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Mauritania: Mauritania's Date Palms, Cultural Heritage and Means of Survival
"The palm tree is a means of survival," said Tahya Mint Mohamed, a 44-year-old Mauritanian farmer and mother of three children. "We eat its dates; we make mats, beds and chairs... Read more »
August 16
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Mauritania: Mauritanian Women Turn to Poultry to Fight Poverty
The building is standing empty now, but Fatimetou Mint M'Barkenni is looking forward to when it is again filled with the soft cheeping of day-old chicks. Earlier in the year, she... Read more »
July 10
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Mauritania: Emergency Food Programme Under Fire
The sun is beating down on Nouakchott, the Mauritanian capital, and Habi Amadou Tidjane Diop is a tired and frustrated woman. Seated on an empty upturned bucket, the mother of nine... Read more »
February 10
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Mauritania: Ravaged By Drought - the Number of Malnourished Children Rises
Mariem Mint Ahmedou sits cross-legged on a worn-out carpet in a basic tent built with mud bricks and layers of sewn-together fabric. Her eight-month-old twins, Hussein and Hassan,... Read more »
August 30, 2011
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Mauritania: Fresh Attempt At Irrigated Agriculture
In a bid to reduce food insecurity, the Mauritanian government is turning to several new approaches to agriculture, including expanded irrigation schemes, popularising new crops... Read more »
June 28, 2011
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Mauritania: Mauritania Could Lose Its Capital City to the Sea
For the past five years, water has been seeping out of the ground beneath parts of Nouakchott, undermining foundations and transforming some areas of the Mauritanian capital into... Read more »
March 22, 2011
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Libya: Chorus of African Criticism Rises Over Air Strikes
On Saturday, the U.S., France and the UK launched attacks on Libya's air defences and other targets following U.N. Resolution 1973. The three African members of the Security... Read more »
January 19, 2011
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North Africa: Protestors Set Themselves on Fire in Four Nations [analysis]
Mohammed Bouazizi, the 26-year old Tunisian whose act of self-immolation led to an unprecedented popular revolution in Tunisia, is quickly turning into a symbol for disgruntled... Read more »
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