June 18
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IMF Approves U.S.$16.9 Million Disbursement for Mauritania [press release]
IMF
The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) completed today its sixth and final review of Mauritania's economic performance under the program supported by an... Read more »
June 14
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Civil Society Tackles Corruption in Nation
Magharebia
Mauritanian civil society organisations are working together to reduce corruption. Read more »
June 13
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Terrorist Threat Looms Over Mauritania
Magharebia
Recent events in Mali have heightened the risk of terrorist infiltration in Mauritania and attacks on Western nationals, experts warned in Nouakchott. Read more »
June 3
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New UN Report Highlights Needs of Malian Refugees in Mauritania
WFP
Tens of thousands of Malians living in Mauritania's M'bera refugee camp will not be returning home in the near future and will rely on humanitarian assistance for many months to... Read more »
June 2
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U.S. Transfers Suspected Senior Al Qaeda Member to Mauritania
New Vision
U.S. authorities have transferred Younis al-Mauritani, a suspected senior member of al Qaeda previously held in Afghanistan, to Mauritania, officials in the West African nation... Read more »
May 27
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Moderate Islam 'Only Way' to End Prejudice [interview]
Magharebia
Mauritanian activists are determined to build bridges between their country's many racial and ethnic groups. A Nouakchott diversity march kicked off the "Season of Brotherhood"... Read more »
May 24
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SPS
The head of the Mauritanian Social Democratic harmony Party dlegation, Mr. Sidi Mohamed Abdeen confirmed that "any solution does not satisfy the Sahrawi people will make the region... Read more »
May 22
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Ansar Al-Din Spokesman Surrenders to Nation
Magharebia
A spokesman for Malian Islamist group Ansar al-Din surrendered to Mauritanian forces on Saturday (May 18th), near the Mali border. Read more »
May 20
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Nation Jails Gendarme for Al-Qaeda Ties
Magharebia
A Nouakchott criminal court on Tuesday (May 14th) sentenced a gendarme convicted of spying for al-Qaeda to 10 years of hard labour. Read more »
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