Mauritania: Malnutrition Has No Season in Nouakchott Nov 7, 2009
com: Mauritania: Malnutrition Has No Season in Nouakchott (Page 1 of 1). Malnutrition Has No Season in Nouakchott ... Nouakchott At the health centre in Dar Naim, a working class neighbourhood of Nouakchott, the building for malnourished children is always full: in rural areas the seasons and crops affect malnutrition levels whereas in the capital this phenomenon remains constant throughout the year. (allAfrica.com)
UN expert in Mauritania to evaluate law on slavery Nov 2, 2009
NOUAKCHOTT, Nov. 2 (Xinhua) -- Gulnara Shahinian, UN special rapporteur on the modern day slavery, is in Mauritania at the government invitation, official sources said on Sunday in Nouakchott. "Mauritania just made slavery a criminal offence very recently in 2007. This visit will therefore give me a unique opportunity to examine the impact of the new legislation that was adopted," Shahinian declared to the local press. (Xinhuanet, China)
Mauritanian president on terrorism, relations with Isreal, reforms Oct 19, 2009
NOUAKCHOTT, Oct. 19 (Xinhua) -- Mauritanian President Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz, speaking to the Saudi Arabian newspaper "Arriyad", voiced the firm commitment of Mauritania to continue fighting terrorism ... The country is holding about 60 terrorists in the Nouakchott central prison ... AQMI was linked to a suicide bomb explosion near the French Embassy in August in the Mauritanian capital Nouakchott, the first of its kind in the country. (Xinhuanet, China)
Mauritania: Country to Reduce Dependence on Food Imports Oct 6, 2009
This is particularly important as the impoverished country becomes more and more urbanized - next year, two thirds of the population are expected to be living in urban areas, and the capital, Nouakchott, is already a major consumer of imported food products. comments. (allAfrica.com)
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International Contact Group calls for assistance to MauritaniaDakar, Senegal (PANA) - The International Contact Group on Mauritania (ICG-M) has called on all bilateral and multilateral partners of the West African countryto provide it needed assistance, a statement by the institution made available toPANA on Sunday said. 13/09/2009 Full Text... Sep 14, 2009
The call followed the meeting of ICG-M held Thursday in Nouakchott, the Mauritan ian capital, under the chairmanship of the Commissioner for Peace and Security o f the African Union (AU), Mr. Ramtane Lamamra. According to the statement, the International Contact Group called on the AU to consult with related Mauritanian stakeholders on the possibility of holding a me e ting to mobilise greater support to Mauritania. (Panapress.com)
Al-Qaida Branch Claims Mauritania Suicide Bombing Aug 23, 2009
NOUAKCHOTT, Mauritania, Aug. 22, 2009. Al-Qaida Branch Claims Mauritania Suicide Bombing. (CBS News -- World)
Mauritania: Al-Qaida Attacks Work Of Foreigners Aug 22, 2009
NOUAKCHOTT, Mauritania, Aug. 21, 2009. Mauritania: Al-Qaida Attacks Work Of Foreigners. (CBS News -- World)
US Peace Corps Pulls Out Mauritania Volunteers Aug 18, 2009
NOUAKCHOTT, Mauritania, Aug. 17, 2009 ... The U.S. government volunteer program announced late Sunday in Nouakchott that its volunteers have left for neighboring Senegal and will not return to Mauritania. (CBS News -- World)
US aid workers leave Mauritania Aug 18, 2009
This month two people were wounded in a suicide attack in the capital, Nouakchott, and in June, al-Qaeda claimed it had killed an American. The Peace Corps said in a statement: "Although it is the agency's position that the volunteers are relatively safe in their communities and villages, it is potentially dangerous for them to travel safely in the country.". (BBC News -- Africa)
U.S. Peace Corps pulls volunteers from Mauritania Aug 18, 2009
In June, al Qaeda's North Africa wing claimed responsibility for shooting an American aid worker in Nouakchott, saying it was in retaliation for U.S. military operations in Afghanistan and Pakistan ... It said on its Web site its office in Nouakchott remained open despite the suspension of the volunteer program. (AlertNet)
Key Arab states skeptical of Obama's push for goodwill gesture towards Israel Aug 18, 2009
In the wake of Israel's military operation in Gaza in January, Mauritania withdrew its ambassador to Israel and expelled Israel's man in Nouakchott. "With Mauritania, Morocco and elsewhere there's nothing new to report," David said on Sunday. (Xinhuanet, China)
Algeria hosts regional summit amid rise in terrorism Aug 14, 2009
On June 23, American national Christopher Leggett was assassinated in broad daylight in the Mauritanian capital of Nouakchott in an act later claimed by AQIM.. AQIM also claimed responsibility for the January kidnapping of four European tourists in the Mali-Niger border area and the December kidnapping of two European diplomats in Niger. (Christian Science Monitor)
Bomber kills self, wounds 3 in Mauritania Aug 9, 2009
NOUAKCHOTT, Mauritania - A suicide bomber killed himself outside the French Embassy on Saturday night, wounding two embassy guards and a woman in the street, police and witnesses said. The man blew himself up about 7 p.m., a policeman at the scene said. (MSNBC -- International)
French embassy targeted in Mauritania bomb attack Aug 9, 2009
DAKAR, Aug. 8 (Xinhua) -- A suicide bomber detonated a bomb on Saturday near the French embassy in Mauritania capital Nouakchott, killing the suicide bomber himself and wounding three other people, police said. Police said the bomb exploded at a location, about 100 meters from the French embassy. (Xinhuanet, China)
Mauritania bomber targets embassy Aug 9, 2009
A suicide bomber has set off an explosion outside the French embassy in the Mauritanian capital, Nouakchott ... These included an attack by gunmen on the Israeli embassy in Nouakchott in February last year, and the killing of four French tourists in December 2007. (BBC News -- Africa)
3 Charged In American's Death In Mauritania Aug 8, 2009
NOUAKCHOTT, Mauritania, Aug. 7, 2009. 3 Charged In American's Death In Mauritania. (CBS News -- World)
Mauritania: Fighting Aids in a Conservative Country Aug 4, 2009
Nouakchott Campaigners against HIV/AIDS in Mauritania face an uphill task to put their messages across, especially those that deal with safer sex and condom use ... " An interview with Sheikh Abdoullah Ould Abdoullah, a religious leader in the capital Nouakchott, was a revealing encounter as far as gauging the opinion of the clerics on HIV/AIDS is concerned. "Muslim leaders in Mauritania will continue to be suspicious of the motives of Western-backed campaigners against HIV/AIDS especially when... (allAfrica.com)
Mauritania Police Arrest Al-Qaida Murder Suspect Jul 25, 2009
NOUAKCHOTT, Mauritania, Jul ... Police commissioner Mohamed Ould Ghassem says 26-year-old Didi Ould Bezeid was arrested Friday in Nouakchott, the capital. (CBS News -- World)
Mauritania: Election Results Challenged Jul 22, 2009
However Interior Minister Mohamed Ould Rzeizim refuted claims of electoral malpractice in a telephone interview from Nouakchott, and said that the opposition parties challenging the results have not forwarded any evidence to his ministry to back their claims. "In Mauritania there are clear procedures as to what those who are not happy with the results of any election should do. If they think that the electoral list was tampered with or voters were given fake ballot papers, let them come out with... (allAfrica.com)
Mauritania: Coup Leader Elected President Jul 21, 2009
6 percent of the vote, or 409,100 votes, from Nouakchott ... Saturday's election was organized in pursuance of an agreement reached in Nouakchott in June under the auspices of the members of the international community, notably Senegal, who were devoted to finding ways of getting the country out of the crisis brought about by the coup. (allAfrica.com)
• Mauritania coup chief wins vote amid fraud claims Jul 20, 2009
After nightfall, Aziz supporters sent red and white fireworks bursting into the air above Nouakchott in celebration. They crisscrossed the sandy streets, honking horns relentlessly, chanting his name. (Burley South Idaho Press, ID)
Mauritanian coup leader wins election amid fraud accusations Jul 20, 2009
NOUAKCHOTT, Mauritania - Nearly a year after seizing power in a military putsch that ousted Mauritania s first freely elected leader, Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz won the presidency yesterday in a landslide vote his opponents decried as a fraudulent electoral coup. The poll was officially held to restore civilian rule, but critics say little is likely to change in this moderate Islamic republic on the western edge of the sand-swept Sahara: Power will remain in the hands of the 52-year-old retired... (Boston Globe)
Official: Mauritanian ex-coup leader wins election Jul 20, 2009
NOUAKCHOTT, July 19 (Xinhua) -- The Mauritanian Interior Ministry said on Sunday that ex-coup leader Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz has won the presidential election held on Saturday, winning 52 ... Mauritanian Interior Minister Mohamed Ould Rzeizim speaks to the media in Nouakchott, capital of Mauritania, July 19, 2009 ... The capital and the largest city is Nouakchott, located on the Atlantic coast. (Xinhuanet, China)
Country profile: Mauritania Jul 20, 2009
Page last updated at 16:32 GMT, Tuesday, 14 July 2009 17:32 UK. One of Africa's newest oil producers, Mauritania bridges the Arab Maghreb and western sub-Saharan Africa. (BBC News -- Africa)
Timeline: Mauritania Jul 20, 2009
1957 - Nouakchott established as the capital ... 2008 February - Gunmen fire at the Israeli embassy in the capital, Nouakchott. (BBC News -- Africa)
Mauritanians vote in first post-coup poll Jul 19, 2009
NOUAKCHOTT, July 18 (Reuters) - Mauritanians voted on Saturday in an election meant to signal to donors and investors the country is ready to rejoin the international community after a much-criticised military coup last August. Queues formed outside voting booths in the capital Nouakchott, with voters keen to participate in elections that were scheduled for June 6, but delayed in order to end an opposition boycott that would have damaged their credibility ... The raid was linked to the killing... (AlertNet)
* Mauritanians hold vote for president Jul 19, 2009
STRUGGLE: The post-coup election serves as a symbol of 50 years of efforts against the ever-strong reign of autocratic strongmen acrosss the African continent AP , NOUAKCHOTT Sunday, Jul 19, 2009, Page 6. Residents walk past a sign supporting last years coup leader, General Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz, for president with the slogan constructive change, in the poor neighborhood of Hay Sakin in Nouakchott, Mauritania, on Friday ... Late on Friday, police in the capital, Nouakchott, exchanged... (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World Business)
Post-coup Mauritania holds presidential vote Jul 19, 2009
The vote began Saturday after police in Nouakchott exchanged fire overnight with two alleged members of an al-Qaida-linked terror cell that claimed responsibility for gunning down an American teacher here last month ... After casting his own ballot elsewhere in Nouakchott, a bespectacled Aziz, sporting a billowing white robe, vowed he would "bring change, development and prosperity" to Mauritania and win enough votes to avoid a runoff ... During the campaign, rival parties pitched billowing... (Mattoon Journal-Gazette, IL)
Mauritania gears up for elections Jul 18, 2009
Hours before voting began, there were reports of shooting between police and armed men in the capital, Nouakchott. Police sources said one man was injured in the exchange of fire and was threatening to detonate an explosives belt. (BBC News -- Africa)
Mauritania Police Report Shootout With Islamists Jul 18, 2009
NOUAKCHOTT, Mauritania, Jul ... A police inspector speaking on condition of anonymity told The Associated Press a third suspect had escaped during the shootout in Nouakchott. (CBS News -- World)
Anti-slavery candidate fans hope Jul 13, 2009
Nick Meo in Nouakchott, Mauritania. July 13, 2009. (Sydney Morning Herald -- World)
Mauritania: First Steps for Women's Cooperatives Jul 12, 2009
Nouakchott In December 2008, a group of young women staged a protest against the common practice of fattening women before marriage, intended to make them more attractive in the eyes of men ... Initially things were tough for this self-made woman, who started out with a single grocery shop in the capital, Nouakchott ... " Poverty and education According to UNICEF, girls' education is still a challenging issue for Mauritania. Statistics on girls' enrolment shows a high attrition rate of 30.3... (allAfrica.com)
* Government fills transition posts in Mauritania Jun 28, 2009
AFP, NOUAKCHOTT Sunday, Jun 28, 2009, Page 6 ... Although the political crisis was overcome, there were new fears in Mauritania on Friday after al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM) claimed responsibility for this weeks murder of a US teacher in Nouakchott. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- Sports)
Mauritania's new govt Jun 27, 2009
Although the political crisis was overcome, there were new fears in Mauritania on Friday after Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM) claimed responsibility for this week's murder of an American teacher in Nouakchott. Christopher Logest was shot several times from close range after he resisted an apparent kidnap attempt on Tuesday at a private language and computer school he ran, a witness told AFP.. (iAfrica.com)
Mauritania: Force-Feeding On Decline, But More Dangerous Jun 27, 2009
Nouakchott As perceptions of beauty change and obesity-related diseases rise, more women in Mauritania are fighting back against force-feeding, according to the government ... The National Centre of Cardiology Care, based in the capital Nouakchott and founded in March 2009, is expected to develop a heart health education outreach programme, according to staff doctor Hadj Sarr ... Nouakchott pharmacist Abdurrahman Ould Abdel Wedoud told IRIN that women consume large quantities of multivitamins to... (allAfrica.com)
Western Sahara: UN Envoy En Route to Morocco Jun 27, 2009
He added that Mr. Ross is in Nouakchott, Mauritania today, and will travel to the Moroccan capital, Rabat, tomorrow. Morocco holds that its sovereignty over Western Sahara should be recognized, while the Frente Polisario's position is that the Territory's final status should be decided in a referendum that includes independence as an option. (allAfrica.com)
TV: Al Qaeda Claims to Have Killed U.S. Aid Worker Jun 26, 2009
Photo allegedly shows the body of an American man in Nouakchott after he was shot by a group of youths. NOUAKCHOTT, Mauritania Al-Jazeera TV said Al Qaeda's North Africa branch claimed responsibility Thursday for the killing of an American aid worker who was shot dead this week in Mauritania's capital ... Leggett was shot several times by at least two unidentified gunmen who rushed up to him on a Nouakchott street, witnesses said. (Fox News)
Al Qaeda Claims Slaying Of U.S. Aid Worker Jun 26, 2009
NOUAKCHOTT, Mauritania, June 25, 2009 ... Leggett was shot several times by at least two unidentified gunmen who rushed up to him on a Nouakchott street, witnesses said ... Leggett grew up in Cleveland, Tennessee, and taught at a center specializing in computer science and languages in El Kasr, a lower-class neighborhood in Nouakchott, according to his neighbors in the United States. (CBS News -- World)
African al-Qaeda 'killed' US man Jun 26, 2009
Chris Leggett taught in a poor district of Nouakchott ... Unidentified gunmen ran up to Mr Leggett in the Mauritanian capital, Nouakchott, on Tuesday and shot him several times, witnesses said ... The authorities also blamed the group for attacking the Israeli embassy in the capital, Nouakchott, in February last year. (BBC News -- Africa)
American dies amid Mauritania kidnap bid Jun 24, 2009
NOUAKCHOTT, Mauritania - Gunmen attempting to kidnap an American man in Mauritania on Tuesday shot and killed him when he tried to resist, a police officer in the West African nation said. Neighbors said the middle-aged man taught at a center specializing in computer science in El Kasr, a lower-class neighborhood in Nouakchott, the Mauritanian capital ... The embassy in Nouakchott could not immediately be reached for comment. (MSNBC -- International)
U.S. aid worker shot dead in Mauritanian capital Jun 24, 2009
NOUAKCHOTT, June 23 (Reuters) - Gunmen shot dead a U.S. aid worker on Tuesday in the capital of Mauritania, an ally of the West in its fight against growing al Qaeda activity in northwest Africa and the Sahara desert ... The American, the director of an aid group working in Mauritania, was shot in the head on a street in the centre of the usually quiet city of Nouakchott. (AlertNet)
American Shot Dead In West African Capital Jun 24, 2009
NOUAKCHOTT, Mauritania, Jun ... Neighbors said the middle-aged man taught at a center specializing in computer science in El Kasr, a lower-class neighborhood in Nouakchott, the Mauritanian capital ... The embassy in Nouakchott could not immediately be reached for comment. (CBS News -- World)
Mauritania: UN Chief Welcomes Agreement Jun 6, 2009
In a statement issued by his spokesperson yesterday, Mr. Ban "congratulates the parties for the spirit of compromise demonstrated during the negotiations" which wrapped up in the capital, Nouakchott. He also commended those assisting the talks, particularly President Abdoulaye Wade of Senegal, the Chairman of the African Union (AU) and members of the facilitation team, including the International Contact Group and Said Djinnit, the Secretary-General's Special Representative for West Africa. (allAfrica.com)
FACTBOX-Key facts on al Qaeda N.Africa wing Jun 3, 2009
In February 2008, al Qaeda gunmen attacked the Israeli embassy in the Mauritanian capital Nouakchott, highlighting Mauritania's status as one of the few Arab countries with diplomatic ties to the Jewish state. In February 2008, Austrian tourists Andrea Kloiber, 43, and Wolfgang Ebner, 51, disappeared while on holiday in Tunisia and were held hostage by al Qaeda's North African wing for eight months in a remote desert area of Mali. (AlertNet)
Anti-slavery gong for Mauritanian May 28, 2009
But the government in Nouakchott denies that the practice still exists. Mr Messaoud travelled to the UK to accept the award at a ceremony in London on Wednesday evening. (BBC News -- Africa)
Africa: Coastal Populations at Risk as Climate Changes May 21, 2009
The dunes cover a 5km stretch into the capital, Nouakchott. "There isn't much prevention planning to deal with disasters here," he said. (allAfrica.com)
Mauritania: Rape Victims Seek Justice, Find Jail May 10, 2009
Nouakchott Women in Mauritania who press charges for sexual assault face the risk of jail time because of poorly defined laws and stigma that criminalise victims rather than offenders, according to a local UN-funded non-profit. The subject of rape is still so taboo in Mauritania that there is no mention of it in the law and the word is absent from government documents, according to the NGO Mauritanian Association for Maternal and Child Health, based in the capital Nouakchott ... But the... (allAfrica.com)
Mauritanian Senate chair sworn in as acting presidentNouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - The Mauritanian Senate chairman, Mamadou Ba, wasWednesday sworn in as acting president of the country following the resignationof General Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz, head of the military junta, which came to power via a coup on 6 August 2008. 16/04/2009 Full Text... Apr 17, 2009
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - The Mauritanian Senate chairman, Mamadou Ba, was Wednesday sworn in as acting president of the country following the resignation ... Nouakchott - 16/04/2009. (Panapress.com)
Mauritania coup leader cedes power to seek office Apr 16, 2009
Posted: Thursday, April 16, 2009 NOUAKCHOTT, Mauritania (AP) -- The leader of a coup that ousted Mauritania's elected government gave up power Wednesday, freeing him to seek the presidency in balloting aimed at returning civilian rule. Senate president Ba Mamadou Mbare was quickly sworn in as interim leader of the desert nation in western Africa. (Sioux City Journal, IO)
Rights groups urge Africa to cooperate with ICC over DarfurSudan President to visit Egypt despite arrest warrantNigerian paper urges Sudanese leader to appear before ICC1 killed in ambush of 6 Darfur peacekeepers UN envoy condemns latest acts of piracy in SomaliaUNHCR faults Kenya govt over refoulement of Somali asylum seekersUNHCR relocates Somali refugees in EthiopiaUN envoy condemns attack on Somali Interior Minister Vita of Kinshasa beats Malanti Chiefs of Mbabane in CAF cupSarkozy begins DR Congo visitSarkozy to visit 3 African countries from 26 MarchDR Congo appoints new Ambassador to Belgium Ivorian Prime Minister urges mutinous soldiers to remain calmGbagbo: "Whoever delays Ivorian elections is a criminal"Gbagbo reaffirms his desire for Ivorian peaceGbagbo signs Ivorian amnesty law ON THE WIRE Mauritanian junta leader for June presidential electionNouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Mauritanian ruling junta leader, Gen. MohamedOuld Abdel Aziz, has formally announced that he will contest the country's presidential election on 6 June 2009, ending speculations on the matter. 13/04/2009 Full Text... Apr 14, 2009
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Mauritanian ruling junta leader, Gen. Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz, has formally announced that he will contest the country's presi dential election on 6 June 2009, ending speculations on the matter ... Nouakchott - 13/04/2009. (Panapress.com)
Mauritania: City Versus Slum Apr 3, 2009
Nouakchott The government in Mauritania has announced plans to resettle 9,000 slum-dwelling families from the outskirts of the capital, Nouakchott, to neighbourhoods in the city by the end of the year in an effort to wipe out slums ... "Kosovo is a forgotten community," said Malouma Mint El Meidah, the national senator who represents Nouakchott's Arafat department, which includes Kosovo, and is designated to receive almost half of the families to be resettled this year ... Mohamed Bah with the... (allAfrica.com)
Mauritania: Thank You for Reparations - But Where is the Justice? Apr 3, 2009
Nouakchott Twenty years after a military regime killed hundreds of mostly black Mauritanians, another military government is promising to compensate their families ... On 25 March coup leader Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz pledged in a ceremony in Ka;di - a community 430km south of the capital Nouakchott that is home to many of the victims - that the government would compensate families of 244 identified victims with cash or property. (allAfrica.com)
Israel facing challenge of mending ties with Muslim world Mar 9, 2009
Israel was taken by surprise when Mauritania, which was highly critical of the Jewish state during the Gaza operation, announced its decision to shut down Israel's embassy in Nouakchott ... "As someone who served in Nouakchott for four years, I am fully aware of the importance of this relationship, especially on the bilateral front but also with regard to the Arab world as a whole," said Israel's former ambassador to Mauritania, Boaz Bizmuth ... Since a military junta took control of Mauritania... (Xinhuanet, China)
* Mauritania asks Israeli ambassador, staff to leave Mar 8, 2009
AP, NOUAKCHOTT, MAURITANIA Sunday, Mar 08, 2009, Page 6 ... Following the Mauritanian governments decision, on January 16, 2009, to freeze diplomatic relations with Israel, and at its request, Israel will close its embassy in Nouakchott as of today, ministry spokesman Yigal Palmor said in a statement ... The Israeli action sparked protests through the Arab and Muslim world, including Mauritania, where tens of thousands of people took to the streets of Nouakchott in protest. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
Mauritania: Food Spoilage Investigations Underway Mar 4, 2009
Nouakchott Six thousand tonnes of donated food went unconsumed in Mauritania in recent years due to mishandling and possible corruption, according to the government's Commission for Food Security (CSA). The desert country imports more than half its food stock and is already facing a shortage of more than 60,000T for 2009, according to the US-funded food security-monitoring group FEWSNET.. (allAfrica.com)
Khaddafi mediates Mauritania crisis Feb 16, 2009
The military junta launched the coup on Aug. 6 in the capital Nouakchott, arresting President Abdallahi and Prime Minister Yahya Ould Ahmed Waghf. The ousted president was released from house arrest in December amid international pressure for the restoration of constitutional order. (Xinhuanet, China)
Local Weather Feb 8, 2009
Melbourne, FL 32935 Last Updated: 02/08/09 07:15:32 EDT. C) Relative Humidity: 89% Barometer: 30. (Florida Today)
