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July 04
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West Africa: UN Asks for U.S.$1.7 Billion for Sahel
Humanitarian agencies have revised upwards their appeal to help Sahelians affected by hunger, malnutrition, impoverishment and conflict to US$1.7 billion, said UN Regional... Read more »
February 06
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Mauritania: Don't Underestimate Mauritania Needs, Say Aid Agencies
Despite a decent harvest and pasture coverage for livestock, aid agencies say they and donors must not underestimate vulnerability in Mauritania, having admitted they seriously... Read more »
January 21
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Mauritania: Farmers Stuck in Debt Trap
Rains were decent across much of Mauritania in 2012 leading to hopes of a reasonable harvest. However, even in a good year farmers can produce a maximum five-month cereal supply -... Read more »
January 10
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Mauritania: Refugees Face 'Alarming' Malnutrition, Mortality Rates
In Mbéra refugee camp in eastern Mauritania, home to 55,000 Malians, just under one child in five is malnourished, and 4.6 percent are severely malnourished - two to three... Read more »
January 08
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Mauritania: Ex-Refugees Want Land, ID Cards
Nearly 25,000 Mauritanian refugees who had sheltered in Senegal for two decades after fleeing violence in 1989, have returned home since 2008, but despite extensive efforts to... Read more »
December 11, 2012
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Mauritania: Anti-Slavery Law Tough to Enforce
Dozens of slaves have escaped or been liberated since slavery was finally criminalized in Mauritania in 2007, but thus far just one slave-owner has been convicted and imprisoned,... Read more »
October 01, 2012
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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, 2012
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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, 2012
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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 03, 2012
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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, 2012
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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, 2012
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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, 2012
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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 06, 2012
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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 02, 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 »
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