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By Lisa Schlein Geneva 31 August 2007 The U.N. refugee agency is appealing for seven million dollars to fund the voluntary repatriation of 24,000 Mauritanian refugees from Senegal and Mali. The UNHCR, which is launching the appeal Friday, says this r
By Phuong Tran Dakar 01 August 2007 In the west African country of Mauritania, a criminal court has dropped terrorism charges against 14 men who had been accused of aiding a group allied to al-Qaida. Phuong Tran has reactions to the court's decision
By Naomi Schwarz Northern Mauritania 17 October 2007 In arid Mauritania, where Sahara desert meets Sahel grasslands, a train stretching up to two and one half kilometers snakes along the northern border. Built to carry iron ore from mines in the nort
By Phuong Tran Nouakchott, Mauritania 07 August 2007 Malouma, one of Mauritania's most famous griot traditional singers, was elected to the national Senate this year as an opposition member. She is bringing her fight against social injustice from the
By Brian Wagner Caracas 28 May 2007 Venezuela's replacement of a popular opposition television station with a new state-backed network drew fierce criticism that President Hugo Chavez is curtailing democratic freedoms. Demonstrators, including univer
By Phuong Tran Nouadhibou, Mauritania 22 August 2007 Every week, hundreds of Africans set out from various ports in often decaying fishing boats in order to slip away from their home countries and chase jobs and dreams of life outside Africa. The out
By Scott Stearns Dakar 25 September 2009 People waiting to be registered for assistance in the city of Rosso, Mauritania, 25 Sep 2009 Flooding in Mauritania may delay the start of the school year as people displaced by heavy rains are living in clas
Political opponents of Mauritania's military government say they will demonstrate against plans for new elections in June. The military says it will not allow unauthorized protests. Mauritania's military ruler Gen. Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz (File) Now
Malian Refugees Face Increasing Risks The aid group Oxfam warns as fighting escalates in northern Mali, the plight of refugees is expected to get worse. It says current humanitarian operations could be overwhelmed unless major changes are made to mee
Presidential campaigning is under way in Mauritania. But the country's former military ruler has delayed the start of his campaign to give international mediators more time to resolve the country's political crisis. Campaigning began without the man
By Lisa Schlein Geneva 24 October 2009 A refugee girl in Dodel, a Mauritanian refugee camp in Senegal (file photo) The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees says it has begun the final stage of the organized voluntary repatriation of Maurita
LULU GARCIA-NAVARRO, HOST: Sometimes, we can connect surprisingly deeply with someone and then never see them again - a missed connection. In our ongoing series, we're now going to bring you the story of a reconnection first reported by Carol Rosenbe
When Amna Ment Mohamed opens a window in her home, a fountain of sand tumbles to the floor. I am always afraid as our house can fall on our heads. The sand comes in from all sides and the windows. To reach her front door, she must climb over the sand
For the second time in three days, police in Mauritania have used clubs and tear gas to disperse demonstrators calling for the re-instatement of the country's president, who was deposed in a military coup d'etat. The crackdown has heightened tension
By Phuong Tran Dakar 11 April 2007 The newly-elected president of Mauritania, Sidi Ould Cheikh Abdallahi, says he wants an open debate about the Islamic country's almost decade-old diplomatic ties with Israel. Mauritania is one of few countries with
The coup leader in Mauritania has vowed a harder line on drug trafficking, terrorist activity and illegal immigration in his first public speech since overthrowing an elected president earlier this month. He also promised elections, but gave no date
By Phuong Tran Nouadhibou, Mauritania 05 September 2007 As West African youths continue to attempt illegal Atlantic ocean crossings to Europe, those who stay behind have mixed reactions. Some say the crossing is suicidal; others say it is everyone's
Hours after the Mauritanian president fired top military officials on Wednesday morning, three of the fired officials seized the presidential palace and established a new state council. They have announced that President Sidi Mohamed Ould Cheikh Abd
By Anne Look Nouakchott 02 October 2009 In Mauritania, women often bear the brunt of the country's crushing poverty, but a local nonprofit organization is trying to change that by turning wives and mothers into entrepreneurs. Ticket to success? Than
Mauritania's former military ruler has taken the oath of office as the nation's new civilian president. His political opponents are still challenging the outcome of last month's election. Gen. Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz, left, speaks to the press short