Paths of Accommodation: Muslim Societies and French Colonial Authorities in Senegal and Mauritania, 1880 (Western African Studies)
The Earth Times Online Newspaper (Free subscription) | 11/15/2009
Nouakchott - Mauritania's government began Sunday to educate its law enforcement and justice officials about slavery, in what it said was an effort to crack down on the practice. Mauritania has long been considered by human rights groups as a safe ha...
Net News Publisher (Free subscription) | 11/12/2009
Senegalese authorities have deported back to Nouakchott the Mauritanian citizen Taleb Ould Ahmednah. Ould Ahmednah is accused of being a member of the Al Qaeda wing in the Islamic Maghreb (AQMI). He was arrested two months ago in Dakar where he was questioned by local authorities about his false papers. In the first place, the alleged salafist [...]
The Earth Times Online Newspaper (Free subscription) | 11/11/2009
Nouakchott, Mauritania - Mauritanian security officials said Wednesday they had arrested 34 African migrants attempting to smuggle themselves to Spain. The arrests were made along the border with Western Sahara, which is administered by Morocco, and ...
All Africa (Free subscription) | 11/09/2009
The United States African Development Foundation (USADF), in conjunction with the United States Embassy in Mauritania, hosted a ceremony to launch nearly $850,000 in development assistance to grassroots groups in Mauritania. Representatives from each group receiving USADF funds were in attendance.
All Africa (Free subscription) | 11/06/2009
At the health centre in Dar Naim, a working class neighbourhood of Nouakchott, the building for malnourished children is always full: in rural areas the seasons and crops affect malnutrition levels whereas in the capital this phenomenon remains constant throughout the year.
All Africa (Free subscription) | 11/06/2009
While noting the significant steps that have been taken in Mauritania to tackle slavery, an independent United Nations human rights expert today called for a comprehensive strategy to put an end to this scourge, warning of its impact on the country's future.
All Africa (Free subscription) | 11/05/2009
People living with HIV in Mauritania are voicing their concerns about the suspension of HIV/AIDS funding by the World Bank and the Global Fund to fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria. They feel powerless in the face of the decisions, of which they are suffering the consequences.
Covenant Zone (Free subscription) | 11/05/2009
The Islamic Republic of Mauritania's tradition of chattel slavery is back in the news this week. A special report issued by Gulnara Shahinian, the first United Nations " Special Rapporteur on contemporary forms of slavery ", reveals how little progress has been made in ending slavery within the borders of that West African nation. When a new government came to power in 2007, there were attempts...
All Africa (Free subscription) | 11/04/2009
Adama Ndiaye, 20, is originally from the Kaédi region in the south of Mauritania - one of the regions worst affected by malnutrition. After losing her first two children she decided to go to the capital Nouakchott to care for her twins and her youngest child.
All Africa (Free subscription) | 11/04/2009
At the health centre in Dar Naim, a working class neighbourhood of Nouakchott, the building for malnourished children is always full: in rural areas the seasons and crops affect malnutrition levels whereas in the capital this phenomenon remains constant throughout the year.
All Africa (Free subscription) | 11/04/2009
While noting the significant steps that have been taken in Mauritania to tackle slavery, an independent United Nations human rights expert today called for a comprehensive strategy to put an end to this scourge, warning of its impact on the country's future.
All Africa (Free subscription) | 10/30/2009
A potentially serious infestation of desert locusts has broken out in Mauritania, but experts are hopeful that quickly implemented countermeasures will prevent a repeat of the plague that hit the region five years ago.
All Africa (Free subscription) | 10/26/2009
Local emergency control operations in Mauritania have successfully contained a massive outbreak of desert locusts which were threatening to spread north to other countries in West Africa and devastating farmers' livelihoods, the United Nations Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO) reported today.
All Africa (Free subscription) | 10/23/2009
The last phase of a two-decade-long United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) scheme to voluntarily repatriate Mauritanian refugees in Senegal back to their own country kicked off this week.
UNHCR (Free subscription) | 10/23/2009
Strong support is needed for them to rebuild their lives. The Mauritanian national refugee organization Agence Nationale d'Appui à la Réintégration des Réfugiés, UNHCR and its partners are assisting in the reintegration process with a variety of programmes: allocating farm land, providing Arabic and French language courses; doing medical screening of the returnees;...
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