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MAURITANIA: Arrests follow alleged coup attempt
Several military officers are reported to have been arrested in connection with an alleged coup...
MauritaniaMAURITANIA: President sacks team amid economic woes
President Maaouya Ould yesterday dismissed the chairman of the Central Bank.
MauritaniaMAURITANIA: Aid appeal to combat locusts
The government launched an appeal yesterday for international aid of approximately 5.6 million...
MauritaniaMAURITANIA: Oil and gas drilling to start
Australia's Woodside Petroleum said yesterday that it plans to begin its drilling programme next...
MauritaniaALGERIA: Insurgents align with al-Qaida
Algerian forces killed several members of the Salafist Group of Preaching and Combat (GSPC) on...
AlgeriaAFRICA: Islamist terrorism thrives on weak states
In response to terrorist activities in the Sahara, US special forces began providing support to...
MAURITANIA: Opposition leader barred from politics
Opposition leader Mohamed Khouna Ould Haidallah was released from prison yesterday after...
MauritaniaMAURITANIA: Controversy following election outcome
Police re-arrested presidential opposition candidate Mohamed Khouna Ould Haidallah shortly after...
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