Society | Human rights
Slavery still persists in Mauritania
afrol News, 4 November - Despite strong efforts by the toppled democratic government of Mauritania, slavery has yet to be rooted out in the country, a UN report documents. Under the new government, little progress is made to fight slavery.
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Politics | Economy - Development | Agriculture - Nutrition | Society
Mauritania gets $12 million to boost food production and lower imports
afrol News, 5 October - Mauritania has received a US$6 million loan and a US$6 million grant from the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) to help develop the value chains of agricultural products and lower the country’s dependence on food imports. An additional $2 million will be provided as grant co-financing from Italian supplementary funds to IFAD. Read more
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Politics
Mauritania's democracy deal hailed
afrol News, 5 June - The UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has welcomed yesterday’s signing of an agreement between parties in Mauritania, calling it a “solid basis” for the West African nation’s return to constitutional order and the consolidation of democracy. Read more
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Politics
Mauritania election compromise reached
afrol News, 3 June - The democratic parties opposing Mauritania's coupist government have gained a milestone victory in the Dakar negotiations about a return to democracy. The presidential elections are to be postponed to 18 July, with the democratic parties participating, and a unity government will now be formed.
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Politics
Mediators push for later elections in Mauritania
afrol News, 2 June - A panel of mediators in Dakar have proposed Mauritania's presidential elections slated for 6 June to be postponed to 18 July. The talks which opened in Senegal last week seek to find the common ground for the ruling junta that took power in August 2008 and parties opposing the coup.
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Economy - Development | Technology
Morocco invests in fiber optic line to Western Sahara
afrol News, 22 May - Maroc Telecom has secured a US$ 1.3 billion investment programme, mostly financed by the Moroccan government. The programme will see major improvement and modernisation of Morocco's fixed-line and mobile networks, but also a new fiber optic cable to France and through Western Sahara into Mauritania.
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Politics
Gaddafi to contest Mauritania sanctions
afrol News, 30 March - Libyan leader, Muammar Gaddafi is poised the challenge the African Union Security Council ruling that maintains the sanctions targeted to the Mauritanian ruling junta and its citizens after the 2008 coup in the west African state. The Council's action came days after Mr Gaddafi met coup leaders and announced he would have the sanctions removed. Read more
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» 25.03.2009 - AU maintains sanctions despite Gaddafi’s call
» 06.03.2009 - Israeli embassy sent packing in Mauritania
» 09.02.2009 - Mauritania condemns AU sanctions
» 05.02.2009 - AU imposes sanctions on Mauritania
» 02.02.2009 - Mauritania to have new SA funded fish cannery
» 22.12.2008 - Ousted Mauritanian president set free
» 03.12.2008 - Mauritarian detainees subjected to torture – Amnesty international
» 28.10.2008 - Ex Mauritanian minister faces prison sentence
» 23.10.2008 - Senegalese leader opposes sanctions on Mauritania
» 08.10.2008 - ITUC slams aggressive repression of Mauritanian trade unionists
» 06.10.2008 - Junta breaks up coup protest
» 03.10.2008 - EU to pay first Mauritanian fish deal
» 29.09.2008 - Mauritanian junta rejects AU ultimatum
» 24.09.2008 - AU threaten Mauritanian junta with isolation
» 22.09.2008 - Mauritania army mourn death of colleagues
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