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October 1
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Mauritania: Foreign Subsidies Sour Domestic Milk Industry
Women are pioneering Mauritania's fledgling dairy industry and trying to get Mauritanians to support local small producers, but they face steep competition from the heavily... Read more »
July 30
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Mauritania: UN Short of Money to Help Mali Refugees
The UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) says it is "woefully underfunded" to help Malians fleeing fighting who have sought refuge across the border in Mauritania's M'bera camp, and other... Read more »
July 17
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Mauritania: Sharing to Survive
"No one can eat alone - many people do not have enough," said Moussa. "All neighbours cook and eat together. Everyone eats in batches - first the children, followed by the elders,... Read more »
July 3
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Mali: Thousands Swell Mauritanian Refugee Camp
M'bera, a refugee camp in scrubland on the border with Mali, came into being just five months ago; it is now Mauritania's fourth largest town, prompting (at least superficial)... Read more »
June 12
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Africa: Insuring Against Dry Days in Africa
Temperatures beyond 40 degrees Celsius seem to have seared the carcasses of skinny cows, goats and even a horse that mark the sandy and almost lifeless landscape in southeastern... Read more »
March 29
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West Africa: Hunger Affecting 10 Million as Dry Season Approaches
Hunger has come again to the Sahel. "Since yesterday I have only drunk water," said Houley Dia, 60, a widow who lives in Houdallah, a village of the Fula ethnic group in southern... Read more »
February 24
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Mali: Refugee, IDP Numbers Rise As Fighting Continues
Refugee numbers are rising daily in countries bordering Mali as fighting rages between the Malian army and the National Movement for the Liberation of Azawad (MNLA), which is... Read more »
February 7
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Mauritania: Displaced Malians Burden Food-Insecure Hosts
Some 12,000 Malians have fled fighting in the towns of Ménaka and Anderamboucane in northern Mali and reached already food-insecure villages around Tillabéri in... Read more »
October 10, 2011
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Guinea: Worst Forms of Child Labour Still Widespread
The law does not necessarily make much difference when it comes to child labour: In Guinea and Mauritania the worst forms of child labour persist despite it being banned by law,... Read more »
September 3, 2011
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Mauritania: The Sociology of Food Security
Are there any taboos affecting eating habits in Mauritanian households? How do eating habits vary among different ethnic groups, and different family members? How could these... Read more »
February 21, 2011
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Mauritania: Beauty's Big Problem
While force-feeding of young girls is waning in Mauritania, particularly in urban areas, many girls and women are voluntarily using high-tech and dangerous methods aimed at... Read more »
January 4, 2011
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Mauritania: Mattalla Ould M'boirk, 'I'd Rather Be Shot Than Return to My Owners'
In August 2007 Mauritania's National Assembly unanimously adopted a law criminalizing slavery. But, according to the NGO SOS Esclaves, 18 percent of Mauritania's 3.1 million people... Read more »
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Mauritania: Activists' Trial Puts Spotlight On Anti-Slavery Law
Six anti-slavery activists are in prison in Mauritania in a case rights experts say points to the challenges of ensuring a 2007 law criminalizing slavery is more than just words on... Read more »
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