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By Phuong Tran Dodel, Senegal 18 March 2007 During the final campaign week in Mauritania's second round of the presidential election, two white Arab candidates are trying to court the sizable black vote in a country long divided by color and ethnici
By Kari Barber Dakar 12 March 2007 In Mauritania, results from Sunday's presidential election indicate a second round of voting will be necessary. The top two vote getters are a former government minister and an opposition leader. International obser
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 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 Phuong Tran Nouadhibou, Mauritania 30 August 2007 Security officials have caught hundreds of African migrants trying to illegally enter Europe this month. Migration officials say women and children, in small numbers, are starting to join African m
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
A Former military leader, General Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz, has won Mauritania's presidential election. Gen. Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz, left, speaks to the press shortly after being declared the victor in the previous day's presidential election, in ce
Political opponents of Mauritanian President-elect Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz say they will continue to fight against the results of a vote that they say was fraudulent. The country's Constitutional Council says the Aziz victory stands. General Mohamed
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 Nouadhibou, Mauritania 02 August 2007 International drug officials continue to worry that West Africa's porous borders and weak law enforcement are attracting drug smugglers shipping to Europe. They say they have evidence criminals are
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 Nico Colombant Abidjan 09 February 2006 As Nigeria and international health officials try to contain the bird flu epidemic within Nigerian borders, nearby West African countries are also taking mea
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
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