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MAURITANIA: Suicide bombing targets French embassy
A suicide bomber attacked the French embassy in Nouakchott on August 8, killing himself and...
MauritaniaMAURITANIA: Poll paves way for normalisation of ties
Junta leader Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz declared victory yesterday, following the release of...
MauritaniaMAURITANIA: Second round likely in presidential poll
Mauritanians will vote tomorrow in presidential elections meant to return the country to civilian...
MauritaniaMAURITANIA: Dakar Accord clouds presidential outlook
Mauritania's post-coup presidential election is now set for July 18. According to the Dakar...
MauritaniaMAURITANIA: Ould Vall return complicates transition
Mohamed Ould Ely Vall, the leader of the 2005-07 military junta, announced on June 6 that he...
MauritaniaMAURITANIA: Poll delay staves off opposition boycott
Negotiators from the governing junta and the opposition agreed yesterday to postpone the...
MauritaniaAFRICA: Sahel faces insecurity, not terror, challenge
Mali, Mauritania and Niger have been the scene of a number of security incidents attributed to...
AfricaMAURITANIA: Junta leader readies for presidential poll
Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz, the leader of the High Council of State junta, said yesterday that June...
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