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Amnesty says torture routine in Mauritania
As one reflects on history... one sees history repeating itself, without a doubt with this instance of inhumanity, as well as much more that we have been reading about. We, as a people.. a human race, need to... Al Qaeda decapitated 12 Mauritanian Soldiers
"Mauritania says 12 held by al Qaeda were decapitated Sat 20 Sep 2008, 17:54 GMTNOUAKCHOTT, Sept 20 (Reuters) - Twelve Mauritanian soldiers who were abducted in an attack on their patrol claimed by al Qaeda have been found killed with their heads cut off, a senior official of... Rice arrives in Libya amid criticism back home (updated)
" Rice, Gadhafi meet in house US bombed 22 years ago. 2008-09-05 21:54:04 - TRIPOLI, Libya (AP) - The United States and Libya sealed a historic turnaround in their troubled relations with a meeting... UNSC condemns Mauritania coup
"Wed, 20 Aug 2008 09:18:08 GMT The UN Security Council has censured the army-led coup in Mauritania, demanding the country's ousted president be immediately released. In a nonbinding statement, the 15-member council...AU Suspends Mauritania
Following the military coup that took place earlier this week, the African Union has suspended Mauritania's membership. The coup was orchestrated by General Muhammad Ould Abdel Aziz, who also staged the coup that...Mauritanian Army Stages Coup
Mauritanian President Sidi Mohamed Ould Cheikh Abdallahi was being held under house arrest in the capital Nouakchott on Wednesday, 6 August, after the presidential guard rounded up the country's civilian leadership....
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Sarkozy's Club Med Experiment Is Sure to Fail: Opinion North Africa
Senegalese President Abdoulaye Wade on July 17 said that Europe wants Algerian and Libyan oil-and-gas reserves and accused the EU of deliberately choosing to isolate Africa through the new union. Libyan strongman Muammar al-Qaddafi denounced the project as leader of the AU... 344 views | 7 comments | 12 recommendations
'Public Intellectuals 2.0': Democratizing Free Speech?
OpenDemocracy has a great post today by Evgeny Morozov on the recent Citizen Media Summit (organized by our citizen-media internet neighbours Global Voices), which was held this past weekend in Budapest. The post and...416 views | 2 comments | 10 recommendations
Senegal: Tourism in Eastern Senegal
" Tambacounda is the largest region in Eastern Senegal. It lies across major transit hubs linking Senegal to four of their neighboring countries; The Gambia, Guinea-Conakry, Mali and the Islamic Republic of Mauritania. The region also has an Airport which is...Cost of food forces World Vision to cut aid
OpinionBarry Artiste, Now Public ContributorCertainly a sad situation where not just World Vision is having problems feeding the masses, Some Consumers at some WalMarts find the store is limiting Bags of Rice to 4...321 views | 1 comment | 0 recommendations
Dakar Rally canceled due to terrorist threat
Given the renewed fever with which people are wary of Al Qaeda these days (Pakistani President Musharraf has linked the assassination of Benazir Bhutto to the organization), it's not altogether surprising that this...Living Large as an Expat, 'Putting Privilege into Perspective' (Alan Paul)
Can our sense of reality get skewed when we join the Expat crowd and land in countries where we suddenly can afford domestic help (cook, chauffeur, gardener) that would be out of reach in our native or adopted land? Alan Paul tackles these issues in Putting Privilege Into...Indonesia among countries invited to Annapolis conference
""The Annapolis Conference will signal broad international support for the Israeli and Palestinian leaders` courageous efforts, and will be a launching point for negotiations leading to the establishment of a Palestinian state and the realization of Israeli-Palestinian...Spain begins anti-migration ads
Many of them never make it. They risk their lives trying to find a better life."The Spanish government has begun airing emotional television adverts across West Africa as part of its attempts to combat illegal...382 views | 0 comments | 0 recommendations
A los parlamentarios de Mauritania, que ahora materializan en punible la prá...
En 1980 la práctica de la esclavitud fue abolida oficialmente en Mauritania. Sin embargo, hasta ayer, carecía de una legislación sobre el tema que castigase con penas de más de 10 años de cárcel a...
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