| 单词 | Mauritania |
| 例句 | He was a smart kid, and, as a teen-ager, he memorized the Koran; at seventeen, he won a scholarship and left Mauritania for Germany, where he attended the University of Duisburg-Essen and studied electrical engineering. Read “Guantánamo Diary” 2015-02-13T05:00:00Z He was born in Mauritania but grew up across the border in Mali. Timbuktu film praised at Cannes 2014-05-20T04:00:00Z St.-Louis, which is on the border with Mauritania, is just south of the Sahara. Looking for Surprises in Senegal 2017-10-14T04:00:00Z In a year when European entries seem poised to dominate the proceedings, Abderrahmane Sissako’s “Timbuktu,” which is representing Mauritania, offers a welcome alternative that is also timely in its choice of subject. 2015 Oscars: With Russia's Unexpected Choice, Foreign-Language Race Takes Shape 2014-10-02T04:00:00Z The screenplay — by the French Mauritania director and Malian co-writer Kessen Tall, in her feature debut — is a mesmerizing blend of the horrific and the humorous as it boils ideology down to the personal level. 'Timbuktu' a compelling exploration of extremism's absurdities 2015-01-29T05:00:00Z “As I learn of this nomination, I am overwhelmed by an indescribable feeling, it is an honor for me and a great sign for Mauritania and Africa,” Sissako said in a statement. Oscars 2015: Foreign language film nominees led by 'Ida,' 'Leviathan' 2015-01-15T05:00:00Z The terror cell is responsible for dozens of kidnappings in the region and attacks on Western targets, including the French and Israeli embassies in Mauritania. Forget Gaga; Indonesia wild for own raunchy shows 2012-05-30T13:48:00Z In some ways it seemed especially a shame to place these films – representing Poland, Russia, Argentina, Mauritania and Estonia – in competition against one another at all. Oscars 2015: 'Ida' wins for foreign-language film 2015-02-22T05:00:00Z Shot on location in Tunisia and Mauritania, it followed Depardieu as an officer at a garrison in French Sahara, who finds some comfort in the arms of a sophisticated Parisian journalist, Deneuve. Alain Corneau obituary 2010-08-31T15:39:00Z A record 83 countries submitted films this year, including first-time entrants Kosovo, Malta, Mauritania and Panama, giving judges an overwhelming selection to choose from. 7 must-see foreign films that didn’t get an Oscar nod 2015-01-24T05:00:00Z In 2000, on his way back to Mauritania, he was arrested in Senegal. Blame game 2015-01-29T05:00:00Z I saw this movie for the first and only time crossing the Atlantic in 1957, on the Mauritania, on the way to the States. Woman in a Dressing Gown – review 2012-07-28T23:05:54Z It was the name once given by traders crossing the oceanic Sahara to the welcoming grasslands that marked the desert’s southern rim, terrain that is now Mali, Mauritania, Niger and Senegal. 14 Art Exhibitions to View in N.Y.C. This Weekend 2020-02-13T05:00:00Z The power of words … a library curator reading in Mauritania. Atiq Rahimi: Should literature be political? 2013-05-22T10:49:51Z The Parrish mural is a composite of photographs of children playing soccer taken at refugee camps in Mauritania, Ukraine, Rwanda, Greece and Colombia. The French Artist JR Brightens the Montauk Highway 2023-04-27T04:00:00Z Biram, an anti-slavery campaigner in Mauritania, decides to publicly burn several Islamic texts that justify slavery, even though doing so makes him guilty of apostasy, punishable by death. Amid African Extremism, a Writer Finds an ‘Ordinary and Rare Kind of Bravery’ 2017-11-08T05:00:00Z There was fighting in Mali, banditry in Mauritania, a couple of terrorist incidents in Morocco, and Western Sahara languishing under military occupation. ‘The most remote, alien place on Earth’ – Nicholas Jubber on the Sahara 2016-09-16T04:00:00Z This was the first Oscar nomination for both Mauritania and Estonia. Oscars 2015: 'Ida' wins for foreign-language film 2015-02-22T05:00:00Z This historic town, on the Adrar plateau in Mauritania, holds some of the finest collections of old Arabo-Berber books, but now the desert libraries are disappearing. Mauritania's hidden manuscripts 2010-07-27T13:00:00Z "Timbuktu," which opened in Los Angeles on Friday, is an Oscar-nominated foreign language film, representing the African country of Mauritania. 'Timbuktu' director Abderrahmane Sissako shines a light on extremism 2015-02-02T05:00:00Z Western Sahara, bordered by Morocco, Algeria, Mauritania and the Atlantic Ocean, was a Spanish colony until November 1975 before Morocco annexed it and sent more than 300,000 civilian settlers into the territory. Bardem shows plight of Saharawi in film documentary 2012-05-21T20:49:24Z For others — Mauritania, where "Timbuktu" was filmed, Estonia with "Tangerines" — it is their first time at the party. Oscars 2015: Powerful foreign-language film nominees incite with insight 2015-02-22T05:00:00Z With a sudden decline in tourism, Mauritania is spending all available resources on security and combating al-Qaida in the Islamic Maghreb. Mauritania's hidden manuscripts 2010-07-27T13:00:00Z The clan is so well known that, if you refer to Seymali’s name in Mauritania, “it’s like if you say ‘Michael Jackson’ in America,” Chighaly joked. Seizing the moment while staying true to her heritage "When I read it in the press, it was just a few words about the event," said Sissako, born in Mauritania but raised primarily in Mali, the birthplace of his father. 'Timbuktu' director Abderrahmane Sissako shines a light on extremism 2015-02-02T05:00:00Z The crossing into Mauritania took us through a forsaken stretch of land a couple of miles long, like a scene out of “Mad Max.” 4,000 Miles, Seven Countries: An African Adventure on Two Wheels 2019-01-28T05:00:00Z On our last night in Mauritania, soldiers in three trucks came roaring into our camp with spinning lights and machine guns mounted on the roofs. 4,000 Miles, Seven Countries: An African Adventure on Two Wheels 2019-01-28T05:00:00Z Along with Tunisia’s one, Algeria has had five, South Africa has had two, and Ivory Coast and Mauritania have had one apiece. A by-the-numbers look at a year of Oscar diversity, firsts 2021-03-15T04:00:00Z Chinguetti in Mauritania, almost swallowed by sand, is the Sahara at its prettiest. Great desert adventures: readers’ travel tips 2018-03-08T05:00:00Z The advice applies to Cambodia, Mauritania and Oman, among others. Women who travel the world share a universal problem: Sexual harassment 2017-12-14T05:00:00Z It was the name given by traders crossing the oceanic Sahara to the welcoming grasslands that marked the desert’s southern rim, terrain that includes modern Mali, Mauritania, Niger and Senegal. Best Art Books of 2020 2020-11-26T05:00:00Z She grew up in Nouakchott, the capital of Mauritania, and was raised in multiple traditions: Berber and Fulani on her mother’s side, and Sarakhole with Senegalese ancestry on her father’s. At Berber Street Food, Housemade Harissa and Vivid Traditions 2018-12-20T05:00:00Z According to his son Eugene, Mr. Savory was born William Desavouret in June 1916 aboard the ocean liner Mauritania, where his parents were passengers immigrating to the United States from France. National Jazz Museum Acquires Savory Collection 2010-08-16T19:08:00Z We finished shooting two weeks ago when we flew back from Mauritania. 'Over one hour everything was cancelled' – how coronavirus devastated the film industry 2020-03-20T04:00:00Z Such hospitality is the fabric of Mauritania's nomadic culture as much as Vall's store is a cornerstone of musical identity. From afrobeat to zouk: the Mauritanian home of rare African sounds 2012-06-03T12:49:52Z And the Sow family, from Mauritania and now Ohio, whose father Amadou is trapped indefinitely in detainment and legal limbo. 'These people aren't just statistics': behind the year's most personal look at immigration 2019-10-03T04:00:00Z Alston’s previous investigations into extreme poverty in places like Mauritania pulled no punches. A journey through a land of extreme poverty: welcome to America 2017-12-15T05:00:00Z Such a shame his intended point is obscured by the distracting Mauitania/Mauritania mix-up. How great is the automated lacing system? 2010-09-01T07:59:00Z If we lived in Mauritania, for example, where fatness is the beauty ideal, we would have no difficulty finding “biological” rationalisation for that attraction. Diet advice and tiny seats: how to avoid 10 forms of fatphobia 2018-09-03T04:00:00Z Today, the countries of the Sahel include not just Mali, but also Senegal, Niger, Mauritania and Burkina Faso in its western region, the focus of this exhibition. Review | The Met gives a long-overdue look at an African cultural powerhouse 2020-02-04T05:00:00Z The whirring bikes streaked over the rough ribbon of asphalt through the Sahara in Mauritania, and the intensity of the landscape shifted. 4,000 Miles, Seven Countries: An African Adventure on Two Wheels 2019-01-28T05:00:00Z I spent the most time on the ride — seven days — in Mauritania, which like several other countries in the region gained independence from France around 1960. 4,000 Miles, Seven Countries: An African Adventure on Two Wheels 2019-01-28T05:00:00Z The United States State Department advises citizens to “reconsider travel to Mauritania due to crime and terrorism.” 4,000 Miles, Seven Countries: An African Adventure on Two Wheels 2019-01-28T05:00:00Z It was the name given by traders crossing the oceanic Sahara centuries ago to the welcoming grasslands that marked the desert’s southern rim, terrain that now includes modern Mali, Mauritania, Niger and Senegal. Desert Empires: Wonders to Behold 2020-01-30T05:00:00Z The man was Hadrmy, star of Mauritania's National Orchestra in the 1960s. From afrobeat to zouk: the Mauritanian home of rare African sounds 2012-06-03T12:49:52Z But he was sufficiently unnerved to move, in January of 2000, back home to Mauritania. Read “Guantánamo Diary” 2015-02-13T05:00:00Z The family presumed this meant that he was in a police station in Mauritania. Leaking the Guatánamo prisoner names: How and why a former Navy lawyer took such a huge risk 2019-11-11T05:00:00Z Timbuktu is a French production with a small amount of funding from Mauritania. Timbuktu film praised at Cannes 2014-05-20T04:00:00Z The song La Mone celebrates Mauritania issuing its own currency for the first time. From afrobeat to zouk: the Mauritanian home of rare African sounds 2012-06-03T12:49:52Z Indeed, this is how Islam took root in Mauritania. Mauritania's hidden manuscripts 2010-07-27T13:00:00Z Story: Set in Mali but filmed largely in Mauritania, the story centres on the rise of a hardline Islamist group. Oscars 2015: The foreign language contenders 2015-02-05T05:00:00Z It’s another first: Timbuktu got the country of Mauritania its first nomination in this category. Everything You Need to Know About the Best Foreign Film Nominees 2015-01-15T05:00:00Z Saudi rice farmers could also get an angry reception in neighboring Mauritania, where the president has promised them nearly 100,000 acres of land on its northern banks of the River Senegal. Don’t censor the school-lunch blog 2012-06-15T16:15:00Z Leaders who attended the summit included the presidents of Nigeria, Kenya, Zambia, Djibouti and Mauritania, the prime ministers of Ethiopia and Niger, and the foreign minister of Egypt. Saudi crown prince, African leaders call for end to war in Gaza 2023-11-10T05:00:00Z Up to a million people experience food insecurity in Mauritania every year, particularly during the agricultural lean period, which lasts from May to August. Climate data can save lives. Most countries can’t access it 2023-11-06T05:00:00Z Though the majority of arrivals are from Senegal, there are also boats departing from Gambia, Mauritania, Morocco and the Western Sahara. Migration from Senegal surges as more than 32,000 people have landed in Spain’s Canary Islands 2023-11-06T05:00:00Z In Senegal, it works to oversee training across all 15 members of the West African regional bloc, Ecowas, plus neighbouring Mauritania. Why does France have military bases in Africa? 2023-11-05T04:00:00Z While the US has announced that Mauritania's access to Agoa will be restored after the country made "substantial and measurable progress on worker rights and eliminating forced labour". Agoa Forum: Has the US trade pact benefited Africa? 2023-11-01T04:00:00Z One aircraft will patrol the waters off Senegal and Mauritania and a second will monitor the waters around the Canary Islands. Over 8,500 migrants reach Spain's Canary Islands in two weeks -ministry data 2023-10-16T04:00:00Z Most of the supplies used to come to Timbuktu from Mauritania and Algeria. Mali crisis: Life in Timbuktu and Gao under siege by Islamist fighters 2023-10-07T04:00:00Z And this week, another group of rebels attacked Malian army camps in the Lere locality on the border with Mauritania, leaving several security personnel dead and wounded. Mali’s junta struggles to fight growing violence in a northern region as UN peacekeepers withdraw 2023-09-21T04:00:00Z It’s seen migrants from faraway countries like Pakistan, China and Mauritania, where social media is drawing young people to the new route to the border that begins in Nicaragua. Smugglers are steering migrants into the remote Arizona desert, posing new Border Patrol challenges 2023-08-31T04:00:00Z In addition to people from Uzbekistan, there have been increasing numbers of people from Afghanistan, China and Mauritania, to name just a few. US says a smuggler with terrorist ties helped get migrants from Uzbekistan into the country 2023-08-29T04:00:00Z "The trucks coming from Mauritania and Algeria no longer come," he told Reuters by telephone. Islamist blockade on Timbuktu stops food and aid as prices spike 2023-08-28T04:00:00Z Others are kept in detention for weeks, or placed on a small number of flights deporting them back to Mauritania. Thousands more Mauritanians are making their way to the US, thanks to a route spread on social media 2023-08-18T04:00:00Z One family travelled hundreds of miles to neighbouring Mauritania on a lead that came to nothing. Senegal village mourns scores lost on drifting migrant boat 2023-08-18T04:00:00Z Other countries, including Iran, Brunei, and Mauritania also impose capital punishment for insulting religion. Pakistan: More than 100 arrested after churches burned 2023-08-17T04:00:00Z The non-ECOWAS leaders of Mauritania and Burundi are also at the closed-door meeting. West African leaders are meeting on Niger, but options are few as a military junta defies mediation 2023-08-10T04:00:00Z He was arrested in Mauritania and extradited to Senegal on Saturday, his lawyer said. French lawyer for Senegal opposition leader imprisoned in Dakar 2023-08-06T04:00:00Z Human rights groups have called on the Biden administration to grant Temporary Protected Status to Mauritania, pointing to reports of abuse against Black residents who are deported after fleeing. Thousands more Mauritanians are making their way to the US, thanks to a route spread on social media 2023-08-18T04:00:00Z Vanuatu, in the south-central Pacific; Nacala, Mozambique; and Nouakchott, Mauritania, are also potential Chinese navy bases. Cyber, nuclear strikes target U.S. infrastructure 2023-08-02T04:00:00Z Only Tanzania, Zambia, Sierra Leone and Mauritania had a better democratic approval of the 36 African countries surveyed. Niger coup: A litmus test for democracy in West Africa 2023-08-01T04:00:00Z State Department travel advisory for Mauritania warned of violent crime in the North African country and said its police lack resources. New York struggles to shelter, process asylum-seekers amid heat 2023-08-01T04:00:00Z China and Mauritania also signed a cooperation plan for the Belt and Road Initiative, covering infrastructure, trade, financial cooperation, agriculture, water conservancy and people-to-people exchanges, according to China's state planner. China's Xi meets Mauritania, Burundi leaders, signs cooperation agreements 2023-07-28T04:00:00Z “Four months ago, it just went crazy,” said Oumar Ball, who arrived in Cincinnati from Mauritania in 1997 and recently opened his home to Sow, Sall and more than a dozen other new migrants. Thousands more Mauritanians are making their way to the US, thanks to a route spread on social media 2023-08-18T04:00:00Z Previously, most boats traveled from Morocco, Western Sahara and Mauritania, with fewer from Senegal. As more migrants go missing at sea, many say bodies end up on Senegal’s beaches in unmarked graves 2023-07-27T04:00:00Z Mauritania has strengthened its blasphemy laws in recent years, removing the clause allowing offenders to escape death if they show remorse. Student in Mauritania charged with blasphemy over exam paper 2023-07-27T04:00:00Z In the years that followed, Guantánamo became the site of the torture and even murder of individuals the U.S. took prisoner in Afghanistan, Iraq, and other countries ranging from Pakistan to Mauritania. Outlaw superpower: The United States refuses to play by the world’s rules 2023-07-26T04:00:00Z His images highlight the contrast between Mauritania and the Italian island of Sicily, shedding light on the intricate realities of migration. Africa unmasked at the Tate: The continent through its own lens 2023-07-22T04:00:00Z In at least seven countries – Afghanistan, Brunei, Iran, Mauritania, Nigeria, Pakistan and Saudi Arabia – it carried a potential death sentence. Why does Sweden allow Quran burnings? Like much of West, it has no blasphemy laws 2023-07-20T04:00:00Z The Spanish official who spoke to AP said numbers from Mauritania plummeted last year following pressure by local authorities with on-the-ground Spanish support. As more migrants go missing at sea, many say bodies end up on Senegal’s beaches in unmarked graves 2023-07-27T04:00:00Z The boats mainly travel from Morocco, Western Sahara and Mauritania, with fewer coming from Senegal. 8 people found dead in a boat off Senegal’s coast and a search was launched for possible survivors 2023-07-14T04:00:00Z It said 10 boats from Senegal, five from Mauritania and one from Gambia had arrived on the Canary Islands in that period. Senegal disputes reports 300 migrants lost at sea, migrant group disagrees 2023-07-12T04:00:00Z The boats mainly travel from Morocco, Western Sahara and Mauritania, with fewer coming from Senegal, the Spanish aid group said. Spain rescues 86 people near the Canary Island, but scores of migrants from Senegal remain missing 2023-07-10T04:00:00Z Maleno's organisation had contacted authorities in Senegal, Mauritania, Morocco and Spain, urging them to search for the missing boats. Spain possibly locates missing boat carrying 200 migrants, sends help 2023-07-10T04:00:00Z It seeks $794 million to respond adequately to needs in the five Sahel region countries of Burkina Faso, Chad, Mali, Mauritania, and Niger from July to December. UN's WFP calls for funds to ease hunger crisis in West, Central Africa 2023-07-05T04:00:00Z The first few days of the journey were smooth, but then the boat ran out of gas and water and got lost between the border of Mauritania and Senegal, Diagne said. 8 people found dead in a boat off Senegal’s coast and a search was launched for possible survivors 2023-07-14T04:00:00Z But in Mauritania, it’s not just normal, it’s a reason to celebrate. Overlooked Stories 2023-07-04T04:00:00Z Mauritania was once notorious for the custom of brutally force-feeding young girls to make them more marriageable — a practice referred to as gavage, taken from the French term for force-feeding geese to produce foie gras. In Poorer Countries, Obesity Can Signal Financial Security 2023-06-26T04:00:00Z No shame, no sorrow: It is common in Mauritania to divorce many times. The Sun Is Calling 2023-06-04T04:00:00Z Some scholars say the country has the highest divorce rate in the world, though there is little reliable data from Mauritania, partly because divorce agreements there are often verbal, not documented. No Shame. No Sorrow. Divorce Means It’s Party Time in Mauritania. 2023-06-04T04:00:00Z The countries with the highest prevalence of modern slavery at the end of 2021 were North Korea, Eritrea, Mauritania, Saudi Arabia and Turkey, it said. 20 richest countries account for over half of 50 million people in ‘modern slavery,’ report says 2023-05-24T04:00:00Z As well as being fully invested in counter-terrorism initiatives, Ankara has also increased its humanitarian aid to countries like Nigeria, Mauritania, and Niger. Why Turkey's election is being closely followed in Africa 2023-05-24T04:00:00Z The Ghana Empire dominated the region between western Mali and southeastern Mauritania from the sixth to the thirteenth centuries. World History: to 1500 2023-04-19T00:00:00Z The counterterrorism force, now comprised of Burkina Faso, Chad, Mauritania and Niger, lost Mali a year ago when its ruling junta decided to pull out. UN: Africa’s Sahel desperately needs help to fight violent extremism and stop its spread 2023-05-16T04:00:00Z Compared with other Muslim countries, women in Mauritania are quite free, she said, and can even pursue what she called a “matrimonial career.” No Shame. No Sorrow. Divorce Means It’s Party Time in Mauritania. 2023-06-04T04:00:00Z Instead, during fieldwork last month in Mauritania, he attached GPS trackers to 80 of the birds in hopes of following them remotely. ‘We are cut off.’ Tensions with Russia are hobbling Arctic research 2023-05-03T04:00:00Z According to the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention, the largest recent outbreak was detected in Mauritania in 2003, with 35 cases and six deaths. One case of Crimean-Congo fever detected in Senegal 2023-04-30T04:00:00Z Mr Manjang says there are signs that Senegal, Mauritania and The Gambia may club together in the future to put in place joint efforts to protect their fish stocks. The fishy business of a Chinese factory in The Gambia 2023-04-15T04:00:00Z In four countries, Nigeria, Mauritania, Somalia and South Sudan, being gay is punishable by death. Opinion | It’s not just Uganda. Much of Africa is marching backward on LGBT rights. 2023-04-02T04:00:00Z Mauritania, a land of nomads, camels and empty moon-like landscapes, is sometimes called the land of a million poets. No Shame. No Sorrow. Divorce Means It’s Party Time in Mauritania. 2023-06-04T04:00:00Z Bosnia-Herzegovina, Gambia, Honduras, Ivory Coast, Lichtenstein, Mauritania, Mozambique and Tanzania were extended invitations to this year’s summit after being left off the list in 2021. Biden starts democracy summit with $690M pledge for programs 2023-03-29T04:00:00Z Gambia, Honduras, Ivory Coast, Lichtenstein, Mauritania, Mozambique, and Tanzania were extended invitations to this year’s summit after being left out of the invite list to the 2021 gathering. 120 leaders invited to Biden’s 2nd Summit for Democracy 2023-03-22T04:00:00Z Around the world, a death penalty sentence for same-sex relations is imposed in only a handful of countries, including Iran and Mauritania, according to a survey by Human Rights Watch. Uganda Passes Strict Anti-Gay Bill That Imposes Death Penalty for Some 2023-03-22T04:00:00Z Making the announcement during a visit to Niger, Blinken said the aid would address needs in Niger, Burkina Faso, Chad, Mali and Mauritania. Blinken announces $150 mln in new aid for Sahel 2023-03-16T04:00:00Z But in Mauritania, it is not just normal, but even seen as a reason to celebrate and spread the word that the woman is available once more for marriage. No Shame. No Sorrow. Divorce Means It’s Party Time in Mauritania. 2023-06-04T04:00:00Z Earlier this week, the four inmates escaped the central prison in Mauritania's capital, Nouakchott, during a breakout in which two soldiers were killed by gunfire, according to the interior ministry. Mauritania says three fugitives killed after prison break 2023-03-12T05:00:00Z Mauritania has not recorded an attack in years, but it shares a long border with Mali, where armed groups are active. Two guards killed in gunfire as four break out of Mauritania jail 2023-03-06T05:00:00Z The veteran foreign minister's latest trip took him to Mali, Mauritania and Sudan as well as Iraq. Lavrov, back from Africa, says West has failed to 'isolate' Russia 2023-02-10T05:00:00Z Lavrov's tour has also included Iraq, Mauritania and Mali, and last week he visited South Africa. Russia's Lavrov visits Sudan on diplomatic push in Africa's Sahel 2023-02-09T05:00:00Z Women can legally initiate divorce in Mauritania under certain circumstances, and although it is usually men who technically do so, it is often at the women’s insistence. No Shame. No Sorrow. Divorce Means It’s Party Time in Mauritania. 2023-06-04T04:00:00Z Gordon Birrell, who runs the company’s oil production unit, said that nine major projects in Mauritania, Indonesia and the Gulf of Mexico off the United States were coming online through 2025. BP, in a Reversal, Says It Will Produce More Oil and Gas 2023-02-07T05:00:00Z He was scheduled to travel next to Mauritania and Sudan, according to the Russian news agency Tass. Russian Attacks Intensify in Eastern Ukraine Ahead of Expected Offensive 2023-02-06T05:00:00Z He is scheduled to travel next to Mauritania and Sudan, according to the Russian news agency Tass. Russia’s foreign minister heads to Mali, his third trip to Africa in recent months. 2023-02-06T05:00:00Z From 2013, some 5,000 French troops had been deployed to fight militant jihadist groups in Mali as well as in Burkina Faso, Chad, Niger and Mauritania. Russia in Africa: How disinformation operations target the continent 2023-02-01T05:00:00Z Other populations of dolphins have also been known to cooperate with human fishers, herding fish toward shore or into nets off eastern Australia, Mauritania, and Southeast Asia. Dolphins and humans team up to catch fish in Brazil 2023-01-29T05:00:00Z Since then cooperativelike interactions with people have been recorded in at least 16 species—mostly cetaceans but also some birds—in countries as varied as Australia, Myanmar, Mauritania and Japan. A Famed Dolphin-Human Fishing Team Up Is in Danger of Disappearing 2023-01-30T05:00:00Z And net-casting fishers working with dolphins isn’t unique to Brazil — the practice has also been observed in Mauritania, Myanmar and India, but the bottlenoses of Laguna are the most famous. When Your Old Fishing Buddy Has a Snout and a Blowhole 2023-01-30T05:00:00Z Sarr, 85, fought for the French military in Algeria and Mauritania and then moved to France in 1993 so he could receive his pension. France’s African ex-soldiers win last battle - over pensions 2023-01-04T05:00:00Z Along with Burkina Faso and Mauritania, Sierra Leone is among the West African countries with the highest rate of food insecurity. Nets, Buoys, Salt, Ice. For West African Fishermen, ‘Everything’ Is Going Up. 2022-12-26T05:00:00Z The U.S. gave $10 million this year to support food security in the Sahel, money that went to Burkina Faso, Mauritania and Chad. UN: Thousands in West, Central Africa could face starvation 2022-12-16T05:00:00Z Qatar's emir, Kuwait's crown prince and the presidents of Egypt, Tunisia, Djibouti, Somalia and Mauritania are among rulers attending alongside leaders and prime ministers of Iraq, Morocco, Algeria, Sudan and Lebanon. Saudi Arabia gathers China's Xi with Arab leaders in 'new era' of ties 2022-12-09T05:00:00Z It is also exploring the potential for developing green hydrogen in Oman, the company told Reuters, and is also looking into projects in Mauritania. BP doubles down on hydrogen as fuel of the future 2022-12-05T05:00:00Z The presidents of Senegal, the Ivory Coast, Gabon, Mauritania, Niger and Burundi are representing more than 320 million French-speaking people across the African continent, including Tunisia, organizers said. Leaders of French-speaking countries hold summit in Tunisia 2022-11-19T05:00:00Z Apart from Namibia, countries including Mauritania and Senegal are working with Western energy companies to develop oil and gas fields for export and to generate electricity for local communities. African-hosted climate talks give fossil fuel a voice 2022-11-10T05:00:00Z Mr Looney is on the official UN lists as a delegate from Mauritania, a west African nation where BP has major investments. COP27: BP chief listed as delegate for Mauritania 2022-11-10T05:00:00Z At its high point, Operation Barkhane saw some 5,500 French soldiers deployed in Mali, Niger, Chad, Burkina Faso and Mauritania. France calls time on anti-jihadist Operation Barkhane in Sahel 2022-11-09T05:00:00Z The other countries in the partnership were Niger, Chad, Burkina Faso and Mauritania. France calls time on anti-jihadist Operation Barkhane in Sahel 2022-11-08T05:00:00Z BP has signed an agreement with Mauritania to explore ways to develop low-carbon hydrogen on a large scale in the West African country, the British energy company said on Tuesday. Turkey starts paying for some Russian gas in roubles 2022-11-08T05:00:00Z But measurements of soil moisture also show how in some countries, such as South Sudan, Mauritania and Senegal, there has been severe flooding. China, Europe, US drought: Is 2022 the driest year recorded? 2022-09-16T04:00:00Z Four other BP employees are also included as part of the Mauritania team here. COP27: BP chief listed as delegate for Mauritania 2022-11-10T05:00:00Z Also in March, “white-skinned soldiers” rounded up all adult men in a locality near the border with Mauritania, according to a confidential U.N. report seen by The Times. Main Target of Russian Mercenaries in Africa Is Civilians, Report Says 2022-08-30T04:00:00Z The rest belong to the Netherlands, Pakistan, Mauritania and China. Kalorama house is on the market for $4.5 million 2022-08-12T04:00:00Z On the same day, Spanish rescue services were hunting a boat lost at sea off Mauritania with 100 people reported on board. 'No one can stop them': African migrants aim for Spain's Canary Islands 2022-08-11T04:00:00Z Tracking data show the ships journeying between ports in Mauritania, Angola, South Africa, and Namibia. Cameroon becomes a go-to country for foreign fishing vessels 2022-07-26T04:00:00Z Mr Looney and four senior BP colleagues, were here to sign an agreement with Mauritania to explore the development of a green hydrogen facility in the country. COP27: BP chief listed as delegate for Mauritania 2022-11-10T05:00:00Z But the countries that took the biggest hit based on GDP are the UAE, Mauritania, Saudi Arabia, Oman and Mali, Callahan said. Rich nations caused climate harm to poorer ones, study says 2022-07-12T04:00:00Z The struggle to keep food on the table was most acutely felt in Egypt and Mauritania, where around two in three people said this happened sometimes or often. Arabs believe economy is weak under democracy 2022-07-05T04:00:00Z The African Development Bank is already reporting a 45% increase in wheat prices on the continent, making everything from couscous in Mauritania to the fried donuts sold in Congo more expensive for customers. War in Ukraine adds to food price hikes, hunger in Africa 2022-05-29T04:00:00Z But foreign vessels not under any agreement can fish in Mauritania under a free license. Cameroon becomes a go-to country for foreign fishing vessels 2022-07-26T04:00:00Z "Likewise it's frankly bizarre that five BP employees, including their CEO, would need to be part of Mauritania's official COP27 delegation in order to sign a deal." COP27: BP chief listed as delegate for Mauritania 2022-11-10T05:00:00Z The number of Malians fleeing to neighboring Mauritania has surged in the months since Wagner landed. Civilian killings soar as Russian mercenaries join fight in West Africa 2022-05-23T04:00:00Z The survey's respondents who reported being unable to buy more food when they ran out were less supportive of democracy in a number of the countries surveyed, especially in Sudan, Mauritania, and Morocco. Arabs believe economy is weak under democracy 2022-07-05T04:00:00Z Several countries have struggled to keep up with the demands of the project, with Mali, Nigeria, Djibouti and Mauritania in particular lagging behind. Security concerns, lack of support stall Africa’s Green Wall 2022-05-23T04:00:00Z For the Cameroon-flagged trawlers, this means they can go above the EU limit without having to land their catches in Mauritania. Cameroon becomes a go-to country for foreign fishing vessels 2022-07-26T04:00:00Z Boats that work like floating ultrasounds found gas fields north of the seaside capital, Dakar, and near the border with Mauritania. Senegal sees opportunity and ‘hypocrisy’ in Europe’s search for gas 2022-05-13T04:00:00Z Sixty-eight advocacy groups called on Blinken this month to recommend more countries to DHS for the TPS designation, including Cameroon, Colombia, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ethiopia, Guatemala, Lebanon and Mauritania. Biden administration to grant temporary protection to Cameroonians 2022-04-15T04:00:00Z There was no immediate reaction from Mauritania or Morocco. Algeria says Morocco attacked truck convoys in border area 2022-04-12T04:00:00Z Countries that could benefit would be Nigeria, Angola, Senegal, Mauritania and Mozambique. Europe’s phase-out of Russian energy over the Ukraine crisis could mean opportunity for African countries 2022-03-20T04:00:00Z Iran, Brunei and Mauritania are the other three countries that impose the death penalty for insulting religion. Religion-Fueled Mobs on the Rise Again in Pakistan 2022-03-20T04:00:00Z She listed Cameroon, Ethiopia and Mauritania, saying the U.S. needs to focus on “Black-majority nations.” DHS grants new legal protection to Afghans in U.S. 2022-03-16T04:00:00Z The shorebird summers in Russia and flies 9000 kilometers to Mauritania, in Africa, for the winter. ‘It looks like Iron Curtain 2.’ Arctic research with Russia curtailed after Ukraine invasion 2022-03-04T05:00:00Z Mauritania, Senegal, Somalia, and the United Arab Emirates which abstained Monday supported the resolution on Friday. Russia’s isolation over Ukraine war grows at UN rights body 2022-03-04T05:00:00Z Its members came from a Berber group living in the western Sahara in what is today Mauritania. World History: Patterns of Interaction 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z The so-called Barkhane force is also involved in Chad, Niger, Burkina Faso and Mauritania. EU nations to withdraw military task force from Mali 2022-02-17T05:00:00Z The heads of states of Chad and Niger and Mauritania’s foreign minister were attending the Paris talks. France hosts talks on Mali, intends to withdraw troops 2022-02-16T05:00:00Z Before The Gambia played their first match against Mauritania, I asked a Gambian friend to write down what he felt as the anthem was playing. Africa Cup of Nations: A football celebration overshadowed by tragedy 2022-01-25T05:00:00Z The security vacuum could be exploited by jihadists, while persistent political instability could undermine defence cooperation under what is called the G5 Sahel force that includes troops from Burkina Faso, Chad, Mali, Mauritania and Niger. Burkina Faso coup: Why soldiers have overthrown President Kaboré 2022-01-25T05:00:00Z The Gambia, the other first-timers in Cameroon, qualified for the last 16 after winning their opening game against Mauritania, grabbing a late draw against Mali and also beating 10-man Tunisia. What we've learned so far from Afcon 2022-01-21T05:00:00Z Many who live in Buea, though — where Mali, Tunisia, Gambia and Mauritania are training — view the rebels’ declarations as warnings. Separatists vow to derail Africa’s biggest soccer tournament with bullets and bombs in Cameroon 2022-01-15T05:00:00Z The envoy started his first trip to the region last week in Morocco, and travels next week to the Algerian capital of Algiers and Mauritania. UN envoy visits Western Sahara camps in new peace push 2022-01-15T05:00:00Z Mali, Gambia, Tunisia and Mauritania from Group F are all based in Buea, where many clashes between the army and the rebels have occurred. Gunshots reported in Cameroon city hosting four Africa Cup of Nations teams 2022-01-12T05:00:00Z There’s been fighting and the setting off of improvised explosive devices dangerously close to the city of Limbe, which will host group games involving Tunisia, Mali, Mauritania and Gambia and one round of 16 game. Virus and VAR: Things to know about soccer’s African Cup 2022-01-07T05:00:00Z Gambia is due to make its African Cup debut but it is unclear how many players may be forced into isolation ahead of its opening game against Mauritania on Jan. 12. Algeria-Gambia African Cup warmup canceled because of virus 2022-01-01T05:00:00Z In Mauritania, for example, Muslims convicted of ridiculing or insulting God face a mandatory death sentence and those renouncing Islam have a three-day window to repent or face capital punishment. Nonbelievers across Africa risk freedom and family support 2021-12-18T05:00:00Z The Atlantic route from West Africa to the Canary Islands has been increasingly used by smugglers who launch boats from Morocco, Western Sahara, Mauritania, Senegal and even the Gambia. Canary Islands: More than 400 migrants rescued in Atlantic 2021-11-23T05:00:00Z One area where Sall may seek U..S. help is with increased security measures along the country’s borders with Mali and Mauritania, where several counterterrorism operations have taken place in recent years. Top US diplomat promotes American-built projects in Senegal 2021-11-20T05:00:00Z It added that the three were in a truck driving to Mauritania for trade. Algeria says Moroccan bombardment killed three Algerians on Western Sahara border 2021-11-03T04:00:00Z But the heat in northern Mauritania, in west Africa, it is now too hot for many people to live and work. Climate change: What's it like living in a place where it's 50C? 2021-10-30T04:00:00Z Descent-based slavery is also practiced in Mali’s neighbours Senegal, Burkina Faso, Niger and Mauritania, which became the last country in the world to abolish slavery in 1981. U.N. urges Mali to end hereditary slavery 2021-10-29T04:00:00Z Mohammed Shaibani, a businessman from Mauritania, described a 30-year search across West and North Africa for a mentor and his happiness to have gathered again after the pandemic with his fellow members. AP PHOTOS: Sufi religious order finally able to gather again 2021-10-24T04:00:00Z The region, at the crossroads of Morocco, Mauritania and Algeria, is where most of the exchanges of fire take place. Youth yearning for independence fuel Western Sahara clashes 2021-10-20T04:00:00Z After images of a burnt-out vehicle circulated on social media on Tuesday, Mauritania said there had been no bombardment on its soil. Algeria says Moroccan bombardment killed three Algerians on Western Sahara border 2021-11-03T04:00:00Z In northern Mauritania, people are seeing first-hand the impact of climate change. Fleeing the desert's shifting sands 2021-10-15T04:00:00Z Tunisia cruised past Mauritania 3-0 on Thursday and has eight goals in three games without conceding. Algeria, Egypt back to winning in World Cup qualifying 2021-10-08T04:00:00Z He was back in his native Mauritania on Sept. 11, 2001. The Legacy of America’s Post-9/11 Turn to Torture 2021-09-12T04:00:00Z Defence ministers from the G5 Sahel countries - Burkina Faso, Chad, Mali, Mauritania and Niger - are planning more joint military operations and greater "hearts and minds" engagement. Sahel jihadists: West Africa faces up to policing its terror triangle 2021-09-03T04:00:00Z Last year, after an incident near the border crossing between Western Sahara and Mauritania, the Polisario declared a resumption of its armed struggle against Morocco after a three-decade truce. Algeria says Moroccan bombardment killed three Algerians on Western Sahara border 2021-11-03T04:00:00Z In the Ba household — parents who immigrated from Mauritania in West Africa and three daughters born in the U.S. just before and after 9/11 — those realities exist side by side. Muslim youth in America: A generation shadowed by the aftermath of 9/11 2021-09-03T04:00:00Z The new arrivals hail from Cuba, Eritrea, Haiti, Mauritania, Senegal and other nations. Media blasts Biden on Afghanistan 2021-08-15T04:00:00Z The call was about a family matter and came from a cousin who had been part of bin Laden’s inner circle and later fled to Mauritania, Mr. Slahi said. The Legacy of America’s Post-9/11 Turn to Torture 2021-09-12T04:00:00Z The boys, whose families were from Mauritania and Tunisia, were electrocuted while hiding in a transformer at a power substation. Want to stay long term in France? First come the classes on how to be French. 2021-08-12T04:00:00Z They include athletes originally from Mauritania, Egypt, Sudan and Morocco. In Qatar, the Olympic Team (Like Much Else) Is Mostly Imported 2021-08-06T04:00:00Z “Therefore, any attempt to tighten the blockade on Gaza to limit the abilities of the resistance will be worthless,” he told Reuters by phone from Mauritania, where he is visiting. Israel's Gaza challenge: stopping metal tubes turning into rockets 2021-05-23T04:00:00Z In addition to the U.S., countries taking part in the exercise include Tunisia, Algeria, Egypt, Mauritania, Morocco, Spain and several others. Dozens of migrants drown near U.S., allied Mediterranean exercise 2021-05-19T04:00:00Z U.S. forces delivered Mr. Slahi to Mauritania just as he had been brought to Guantánamo: blindfolded and in shackles. The Legacy of America’s Post-9/11 Turn to Torture 2021-09-12T04:00:00Z Aicha left her hometown in November, travelling to Mauritania where she got the boat. Teen girl found in boat drifting for three weeks at sea 2021-05-14T04:00:00Z Mr. Samba grew up in Saudi Arabia but ran for Mauritania, his parents’ homeland, before turning up as a Qatari competitor in 2016, about a year after moving there. In Qatar, the Olympic Team (Like Much Else) Is Mostly Imported 2021-08-06T04:00:00Z Embassy buildings in Kabul and in Nouakchott, Mauritania. Afghans Fleeing Home Are Filling the Lowliest Jobs in Istanbul 2021-05-06T04:00:00Z Townsend said China has approached countries stretching from Mauritania to south of Namibia, intent on establishing a naval facility. General: China’s Africa outreach poses threat from Atlantic 2021-05-05T04:00:00Z Western Sahara stretches along Africa’s Atlantic coast south of the Moroccan resort city of Agadir, and borders Algeria and Mauritania. Morocco scolds Spain over virus help for independence leader 2021-04-25T04:00:00Z The region stretches along Africa’s Atlantic coast south of the Moroccan resort city of Agadir, and borders Algeria and Mauritania. Sahara’s Polisario Front chief gets COVID treatment in Spain 2021-04-22T04:00:00Z After a French Frigate called the Medusa ran aground on a sandbank off of what is now Mauritania in 1816, nearly 150 survivors crammed onto an improvised raft. Coping Strategies of Ocean Castaways Hold Lessons for the COVID Pandemic 2021-04-16T04:00:00Z Three other teams sealed their places at the Cup of Nations in their last games: Mauritania, Guinea-Bissau and Cape Verde. African Cup qualifier canceled over disputed COVID-19 tests 2021-03-30T04:00:00Z Militants linked to IS and al-Qaeda are active in the Sahel region - a semi-arid stretch of land just south of the Sahara Desert which includes Mali, Chad, Niger, Burkina Faso and Mauritania. Niger suffers deadliest raids by suspected jihadists 2021-03-23T04:00:00Z The candidates are set meet again this weekend at a soccer tournament in Mauritania. FIFA tours Africa, aims to hold sway in soccer election 2021-03-04T05:00:00Z Macron joined the summit by video that was being held in N’Djamena, Chad, with the leaders of Mali, Burkina Faso, Chad, Niger and Mauritania. France urges West Africa to step up counterterrorism efforts 2021-02-16T05:00:00Z Macron joined by video from Paris Tuesday a summit held in N’Djamena, Chad with the leaders of Mali, Burkina Faso, Chad, Niger and Mauritania. France, West Africa to step up counterterrorism efforts 2021-02-16T05:00:00Z But the Obama administration appealed, and it would be another six years before Slahi was allowed to return home to Mauritania. "The Mauritanian" rekindles debate over Gitmo detainees’ torture — with 40 still held there 2021-02-13T05:00:00Z The operation, called Barkhane, was then expanded to include Chad, Niger, Burkina Faso and Mauritania to improve security and stability in the broader Sahel region. France seeks strategy change to reduce troops in West Africa 2021-01-07T05:00:00Z The indictment alleges Mothafar tried to access information on piloting a drone to carry “an object” for an operative for al-Qaida’s North African branch who is in prison in Mauritania. Citing complexities, judge delays Islamic State support case 2021-01-05T05:00:00Z Nigeria, Niger, Mauritania, Burkina Faso, Mali, Togo and Democratic Republic of Congo are all at or near record levels of infection, data compiled by Reuters shows. Second COVID-19 wave hits West & Central Africa as weather cools 2020-12-17T05:00:00Z The road at the Guerguerat crossing to Mauritania represents the main land link between Morocco and the rest of Africa. Polisario leader says Western Sahara ceasefire with Morocco is over 2020-11-14T05:00:00Z That includes more spending on police cooperation with countries such as Morocco, Senegal and Mauritania, which lie on the northwest African coast, to fight people traffickers. Spain searches for answer to migrants eyeing Canary Islands 2020-11-13T05:00:00Z Morocco earlier on Friday said it would clear Polisario supporters from the main highway linking the desert territory to Mauritania. Western Saharan Polisario says Morocco has 'ignited war' 2020-11-13T05:00:00Z The backlash led the French foreign ministry to issue a warning to French citizens in Indonesia, Bangladesh, Iraq and Mauritania on Tuesday, advising them to exercise caution. Huge Bangladesh rally calls for boycott of French products 2020-10-27T04:00:00Z In Mauritania, a desert nation abutting North Africa, new cases hit a record 296 on Dec. 15, up from about 20 a day in early November. Second COVID-19 wave hits West & Central Africa as weather cools 2020-12-17T05:00:00Z The result is a wall-to-wall mapping of all trees larger than 2 m in diameter across the whole of southern Mauritania, Senegal and southwestern Mali. Satellites could soon map every tree on Earth 2020-10-13T04:00:00Z The region, spanning around 30 countries from Mauritania to Kazakhstan, still lags global peers in terms of social spending and “socioeconomic outcomes,” the Washington-based multilateral lender said in a study published on Tuesday. IMF urges higher social spending in Mideast, Central Asia 2020-09-29T04:00:00Z The brothers left Mauritania in 2017, crossing north Africa on foot and then making their way by truck to Turkey. Thousands still homeless after Greek refugee camp fire 2020-09-12T04:00:00Z The team at three institutions in Kenya, working with the FAO, combined more than 9,000 locust records from Mauritania, Morocco and Saudi Arabia with information on rainfall, temperature and soil and sand moisture. Why locusts congregate in billion-strong swarms — and how to stop them 2020-08-25T04:00:00Z “We are all convinced that victory is possible,” Macron said at the summit in Mauritania. French troops stay in Mali after coup, no end in sight 2020-08-25T04:00:00Z The State Department has in the past two years provided $323 million in training and other security assistance to the so-called G5 Sahel countries — Mali, Burkina Faso, Niger, Chad and Mauritania — to combat the threat. Mali’s President Resigns After Being Arrested in Military Coup 2020-08-18T04:00:00Z Islamic State is among numerous terrorist actors at large in the Sahel region also spanning Mauritania and Chad, killing thousands of people and displacing millions in one of the world’s worst humanitarian crises. France launches anti-terror inquiry into attack on aid workers in Niger 2020-08-10T04:00:00Z Thousands died off Mauritania in attempts to reach the Canary Islands between 2005 and 2010 before migrants began to use other routes. 27 dead after migrant boat capsizes off West African coast 2020-08-07T04:00:00Z Dozens feared dead after boat capsizes off Mauritania coast: Dozens of people are feared dead after a boat carrying migrants sank off Mauritania's Atlantic coast, according to the U.N. refugee agency. World Digest: Aug. 6, 2020 2020-08-06T04:00:00Z Mali, Niger, Burkina Faso, Chad and Mauritania remain tied by numerous accords to France, which maintains military bases and pumps in aid. French troops stay in Mali after coup, no end in sight 2020-08-25T04:00:00Z They say the islands must be returned to Mauritania, a step that would seem to put the future of the Diego Garcia air base into question. Base politics: U.S. struggles to preserve access to Diego Garcia 2020-08-02T04:00:00Z Ms. Dicko’s usual customers, shepherds from Mauritania, had not shown up. For Senegal’s Biggest Holiday, a Shortage of the All-Important Sheep 2020-07-29T04:00:00Z Last year, however, authorities started detaining more boats off Mauritania carrying hundreds of migrants. 27 dead after migrant boat capsizes off West African coast 2020-08-07T04:00:00Z He studied in Mauritania and Saudi Arabia in the 1970s, where he embraced conservative Salafist ideas. Influential cleric Dicko emerges as driver of Mali protest movement 2020-07-23T04:00:00Z Mauritania in West Africa has also seen a steep increase in cases, and has been among those recording the highest increases in recent weeks. How fast is coronavirus spreading in Africa? 2020-07-06T04:00:00Z The plane carrying the Spanish delegation is also transporting 10 medical ventilators and medicines to help Mauritania fight the pandemic. French, Spanish and African leaders meet to combat extremism 2020-06-30T04:00:00Z Around half of Senegal’s Tabaski sheep come from neighboring Mali and Mauritania, and until late June, all the herds were completely stuck on the other side of the border, except those smuggled across. For Senegal’s Biggest Holiday, a Shortage of the All-Important Sheep 2020-07-29T04:00:00Z On a recent afternoon, a group of men — whose parents had come from Senegal, Mauritania, Mali, Algeria, Haiti and other former colonies — socialized on the rooftop of a building next to the housing complex. George Floyd Protests Stir a Difficult Debate on Race in France 2020-06-16T04:00:00Z The group operates across northern Mali, Niger, Mauritania and Algeria. French forces kill al-Qaida's north Africa chief in Mali 2020-06-05T04:00:00Z “One guy, he was from Mauritania, he said, ‘We twirl in the desert and we chant “ahhhh,” ’ Mr. Northern told Open Sky Jazz. Robert Northern, who, as ‘Brother Ah,’ became a synthesizer of sounds, dies at 86 2020-06-01T04:00:00Z A medical team is also traveling on the plane and will be staying in Mauritania to provide assistance in dealing with the COVID-19 disease. French, Spanish and African leaders meet to combat extremism 2020-06-30T04:00:00Z South Africa, Cameroon, Mauritania and parts of Nigeria launched massive community door-to-door campaigns to screen people and identify potential cases for testing. Tests vital for Africa's fight against coronavirus 2020-05-27T04:00:00Z “Our parents came here looking for El Dorado, they worked, they retired, they died and they left us here,” said Ibrahim Sakho, 38, a plumber whose parents came from Senegal and Mauritania. George Floyd Protests Stir a Difficult Debate on Race in France 2020-06-16T04:00:00Z In addition, the State Department plans to authorize for coronavirus efforts a field hospital purchased for counterterrorism purposes in Mauritania. Field hospitals meant for combat injuries converted to battle the coronavirus 2020-04-29T04:00:00Z Anderson, the commander of American Special Operations forces in Africa, said in an interview last month on the sidelines of a counterterrorism exercise in Mauritania. Al Qaeda Branch in Somalia Threatens Americans in East Africa — and Even the U.S. 2020-03-21T04:00:00Z In Sudan, southern Somalia, Somaliland, Mauritania and northern Nigeria, the penalty is death. ‘A queer person can be anybody’: the African photographers exploring identity 2020-03-15T04:00:00Z A group of Italian tourists tried to escape coronavirus confinement in Mauritania but were caught and sent back to their home country, the West African country said Wednesday. Coronavirus latest updates: California declares state of emergency as China deaths pass 3,000 2020-03-05T05:00:00Z Five countries — Mali, Burkina Faso, Niger, Chad and Mauritania — are working to build a counterterrorism force of 5,000 troops, with U.S. aid. Opinion | This is exactly the wrong moment to pull U.S. troops out of Africa 2020-03-01T05:00:00Z NOUAKCHOTT, Mauritania — The Trump administration is split over how to combat terrorists, support allies and thwart global competitors in West Africa. Terrorism Threat in West Africa Soars as U.S. Weighs Troop Cuts 2020-02-27T05:00:00Z Control operations against locusts are under way in 13 countries, from India in the east, all the way across to Mauritania in West Africa. Desperate plea for help to tackle locust swarms 2020-02-26T05:00:00Z The U.S. military this month holds its annual Flintlock exercises in Senegal and neighboring Mauritania to help train regional armies to counter extremism. US secretary of state heads to Africa after long absence 2020-02-14T05:00:00Z French President Emmanuel Macron and the leaders of the G5 Sahel group - Mauritania, Mali, Burkina Faso, Niger and Chad - launched a new plan last month to fight jihadists in the area. French airstrikes, commandos kill 30 extremists in Sahel 2020-02-08T05:00:00Z French President Emmanuel Macron and the leaders of the G5 Sahel group — Mauritania, Mali, Burkina Faso, Niger and Chad — launched a new plan last month to fight jihadists in the area. French airstrikes, commandos kill 30 extremists in Sahel 2020-02-08T05:00:00Z Five sub-Saharan African countries — Mali, Niger, Chad, Burkina Faso and Mauritania — appealed to Moscow in 2018 to help their overtaxed militaries and security services combat the Islamic State and Al Qaeda. Russia Exerts Growing Influence in Africa, Worrying Many in the West 2020-01-28T05:00:00Z Until 2008, the rallies raced across Africa, but threats in Mauritania led organizers to cancel that year’s event and move it to South America. AP Photos: Navigating the desert in the Dakar Rally 2020-01-15T05:00:00Z The Sahel is the name for the region that stretches south of the Sahara from the Atlantic Ocean in the west to the Red Sea in the east, or from southern Mauritania to Eritrea. France and Sahel nations step up jihadist fight 2020-01-13T05:00:00Z The increase in the death toll as a summit opens in Pau, France, that is to be attended by French President Emmanuel Macron and the leaders of Burkina Faso, Chad, Mali, Mauritania and Niger Mauritania. Niger says 89 soldiers killed in attack by extremists 2020-01-13T05:00:00Z The increase in the death toll as a summit opens in Pau, France, that is to be attended by French President Emmanuel Macron and the leaders of Burkina Faso, Chad, Mali, Mauritania and Niger Mauritania. Niger says 89 soldiers killed in attack by extremists 2020-01-13T05:00:00Z Leaders from the former French colonies of Burkina Faso, Chad, Mali, Mauritania and Niger are due to discuss the French military's role amid an increase in Islamic terrorist attacks. Niger's military targeted in Islamic terror attack, at least 25 killed 2020-01-09T05:00:00Z ABIDJAN, Ivory Coast — French forces killed 33 militants on Saturday in Mali near the border with Mauritania, President Emmanuel Macron of France said. French Troops Kill 33 Militants in Mali, Macron Says 2019-12-21T05:00:00Z French forces kill 33 Islamists in Mali: French forces killed 33 Islamist militants in Mali, near the border with Mauritania where a group linked to al-Qaeda operates, French authorities said. World digest: Dec. 21, 2019 2019-12-21T05:00:00Z Some 4,500 French troops serve as part of Operation Barkhane in support of the forces of Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Burkina Faso and Chad. French troops kill 33 militants in Mali 2019-12-21T05:00:00Z Last week, an African vessel that was bound for the Canary Islands, a Spanish archipelago, capsized off the coast of Mauritania. Migrant Who Rescued Man From Burning Building Earns Praise in Spain 2019-12-12T05:00:00Z The U.N. migration agency said they were trying to reach Spain’s Canary Islands but diverted toward Mauritania as fuel and food ran low. Toll rises to 63 in migrant boat capsizing off Mauritania 2019-12-06T05:00:00Z Mauritania will open an investigation into those responsible for the tragedy, including possible trafficking networks, the statement said. At Least 58 Migrants Drown After Boat Capsizes Off Mauritania 2019-12-05T05:00:00Z It was heading towards the Canary Islands when it approached the Mauritanian coast to get fuel and food, said Laura Lungarotti, the Mauritania chief of mission for the UN migration agency. Dozens killed as migrant boat sinks off Mauritania coast 2019-12-05T05:00:00Z Morocco overcame its own shaky start to qualifying - a 0-0 home draw with Mauritania last week - to beat Burundi 3-0 away on Tuesday. Big teams have big problems in African Cup qualifying 2019-11-19T05:00:00Z In Chad and Mauritania, average military spending as a proportion of gross domestic product is approaching that of the United States — at around 3%. Avert catastrophe now in Africa’s Sahel 2019-11-12T05:00:00Z Led by France, Western powers have provided funding and training to a regional counter-terrorism force known as G5 Sahel made up of soldiers from Mali, Niger, Burkina Faso, Chad and Mauritania. How a preacher sent gunmen into Burkina Faso's schools 2019-11-12T05:00:00Z Between 2005 and 2010, thousands died off Mauritania’s coast in attempts to reach the Canary Islands, but that traffic later calmed, the statement said. At Least 58 Migrants Drown After Boat Capsizes Off Mauritania 2019-12-05T05:00:00Z Mauritania would be launching an investigation into those responsible, including possible trafficking networks, he said. Dozens killed as migrant boat sinks off Mauritania coast 2019-12-05T05:00:00Z Germany, the Netherlands, Libya, Mauritania, Namibia and Sudan were elected uncontested but still needed to win a majority vote. Venezuela wins seat on U.N. rights council despite U.S. opposition 2019-10-17T04:00:00Z Aïssata Lam set up the Youth Chamber of Commerce of Mauritania to support young women entrepreneurs struggling to access funding for their start-ups. BBC 100 Women 2019: Who is on the list? 2019-10-16T04:00:00Z Samba was born in Saudi Arabia and competed for his father’s home nation of Mauritania in Africa before getting a Qatari passport in 2015, just five months after moving to the country. Qatar worlds highlight track’s many nationality switches 2019-10-01T04:00:00Z A U.N. envoy brought representatives of Morocco, the Polisario Front, Algeria and neighboring Mauritania together last December for the first time in six years, followed by a second meeting in March. At UN, a world stage for disputes often out of the spotlight 2019-09-28T04:00:00Z Recorded under a tent in the sandy outskirts of Nouakchott, the capital of Mauritania, the setting provides a more informal and natural, though far from laid-back, atmosphere. Review: Tinariwen embodies the desert blues on ‘Amadjar’ 2019-09-06T04:00:00Z For their ninth album, the group rehearsed in the Moroccan Sahara en route to recording in Mauritania. 50 great tracks for September from Normani, Tinariwen, Miley Cyrus and more 2019-09-02T04:00:00Z Salahi met Taub in Mauritania, because when the U.S. released him it was under the condition that Mauritania would withhold his passport. Living in the Shadow of Guantánamo 2019-08-05T04:00:00Z Salahi met Ben in Mauritania, because, when the U.S. released him, it was under the condition that Mauritania would withhold his passport. Living in the Shadow of Guantánamo 2019-08-02T04:00:00Z It was the first death sentence handed down for apostasy in Mauritania since the African nation’s independence in 1960. Lawyer: Mauritanian blogger once sentenced to death is freed 2019-07-30T04:00:00Z It was the first death sentence handed down for apostasy in Mauritania since the African nation’s independence in 1960. Lawyer: Mauritanian blogger once sentenced to death is freed 2019-07-30T04:00:00Z But laws outlawing same-sex relations still exist in many African countries, and it is punishable by death in northern Nigeria, Sudan, Somalia and Mauritania. Botswana seeks to overturn homosexuality ruling 2019-07-06T04:00:00Z Niger is part of a five nation anti-insurgency force operating in the Sahel that includes Burkina Faso, Chad, Mali and Mauritania. Niger troops killed in raid on army base 2019-07-02T04:00:00Z The shutdown in Mauritania was for a few days last week when the opposition planned to demonstrate against election results and Sudan cut internet access amid the ongoing anti-government demonstrations. Internet restored in Ethiopia 10 days after assassinations 2019-07-02T04:00:00Z Group E is also anyone’s for the taking after there were no goals between Angola and Mauritania. African Cup: Group wide open after Cameroon, Ghana draw 0-0 2019-06-29T04:00:00Z The election will pave the way for the first peaceful handover of power since Mauritania’s independence from France nearly 60 years ago, although the election’s outcome was widely predicted. Mauritania’s electoral commission confirms Ghazouani win 2019-06-24T04:00:00Z The handover will mark the first peaceful one since Mauritania’s independence from France nearly 60 years ago though the election’s outcome was widely predicted. Mauritanian president’s candidate claims election victory 2019-06-23T04:00:00Z In other words Mauritania seemed a hopeless case. Mauritania rise from fourth worst team in world to Africa’s grand stage 2019-06-22T04:00:00Z This moderate Islamic republic borders Mali, where jihadist rule forced tens of thousands to flee the country’s north to Mauritania in 2012. Mauritania votes as departing president respects term limits 2019-06-22T04:00:00Z Mauritania became the final country in the world to formally abolish slavery in 1981, but it continues to this day. Mauritania heads to polls in historic election 2019-06-21T04:00:00Z Aziz was barred from seeking a third term under Mauritania’s constitution. Mauritania’s electoral commission confirms Ghazouani win 2019-06-24T04:00:00Z Mauritania, a moderate Islamic republic, borders the volatile nation of Mali where jihadist attacks are frequent. Mauritanian president’s candidate claims election victory 2019-06-23T04:00:00Z Between November 1995 and November 2003 Mauritania won precisely none of their 33 matches, and in 2012 were banned from taking part in the Africa Cup of Nations after failing to fulfil fixtures. Mauritania rise from fourth worst team in world to Africa’s grand stage 2019-06-22T04:00:00Z Late last year the United States ended trade benefits with Mauritania, saying the country is not making sufficient progress toward combating forced labor, including slavery. Mauritania votes as departing president respects term limits 2019-06-22T04:00:00Z After Mauritania achieved independence from France in 1960, the country's first president held power for 18 years before being ousted in a military coup. Mauritania heads to polls in historic election 2019-06-21T04:00:00Z Burundi, Mauritania and, in a sliver of good news for the president, Ahmad’s home country of Madagascar will all play at the African Cup for the first time. African Cup is the Salah show but trouble behind the scenes 2019-06-19T04:00:00Z The region also includes conflict-torn Libya’s neighbors Chad and Niger, as well as Mauritania further west. Mali calls for more EU help amid attacks in Africa’s Sahel 2019-05-14T04:00:00Z The agency said the callers are using the country code of Mauritania, which shows up on phone screens as 222, and Sierra Leone, which is 232. ‘Do not call them back!’: FCC warns of late-night scam calls 2019-05-07T04:00:00Z Created in 1977, the Dakar Rally was raced across Africa until terror threats in Mauritania led organizers to cancel the 2008 edition. Dakar Rally moves from South America to Saudi Arabia 2019-04-15T04:00:00Z Mauritania is heading to the polls in what may result in the first democratic transition of power since the West African country achieved independence in 1960. Mauritania heads to polls in historic election 2019-06-21T04:00:00Z State Department hosted a training session for Mauritania’s security-intelligence apparatus, on “Interdiction of Terrorist Activities.” Guantánamo’s Darkest Secret 2019-04-15T04:00:00Z Tunisia, Mali, Mauritania - another first-time qualifier - and Angola make up Group E. Salah’s Egypt faces Congo, Uganda & Zimbabwe at African Cup 2019-04-12T04:00:00Z Tunisia, Mali, Mauritania — another first-time qualifier — and Angola make up Group E. Salah’s Egypt faces Congo, Uganda & Zimbabwe at African Cup 2019-04-12T04:00:00Z And in spring 2018, five sub-Saharan African countries — Mali, Niger, Chad, Burkina Faso and Mauritania — appealed to Moscow to help their overtaxed militaries and security services combat the Islamic State and al-Qaida. Russia’s military mission creep advances to a new front: Africa 2019-03-31T04:00:00Z No county is home to more of these communities than Los Angeles, where more than 350,000 people can trace their roots to a region that stretches from Mauritania to the mountains of Afghanistan. Essential California: How a couple worked charter school regulations to make millions 2019-03-28T04:00:00Z Neither of them knew that the United States had asked Mauritania’s President to hand over Salahi to a rendition team. Guantánamo’s Darkest Secret 2019-04-15T04:00:00Z He turned himself in for questioning in Mauritania after the 9/11 attacks, and was subsequently rendered to Jordan, Afghanistan and then to Guantánamo Bay. Guantánamo Diary author 'blocked from travelling for medical treatment' 2019-03-01T05:00:00Z When Mauritania stepped up to host instead, only seven leaders attended. A League of Their Own, as Only 3 Arab Leaders Attend Summit 2019-01-20T05:00:00Z Countries that have moved up more than 10 places in the list in the past year include China, Algeria, Central African Republic, Mali and Mauritania. One in three Christians face persecution in Asia, report finds 2019-01-15T05:00:00Z An anti-slavery organizer in neighboring Mauritania told me that he thought war and hardship had transformed Sahrawi society and that racism is now rare. Is One of Africa’s Oldest Conflicts Finally Nearing Its End? 2018-12-29T05:00:00Z The next day, Salahi brought Wood and me to a friend’s wedding party, hosted by Mauritania’s best radiologist. Guantánamo’s Darkest Secret 2019-04-15T04:00:00Z Macron is also expected to renew France’s support for the G5 Sahel regional force that works alongside Barkhane and is made up of soldiers from Chad, Niger, Mauritania, Mali and Burkina Faso. Macron in Chad to meet soldiers amid extremist threats 2018-12-22T05:00:00Z Then, one by one, the Arab presidents and kings sent their regrets, until only the presidents of Mauritania and Somalia remained on the guest list. A League of Their Own, as Only 3 Arab Leaders Attend Summit 2019-01-20T05:00:00Z The 27 names led to 40 more in Mauritania to try to match against the DNA samples sequenced by Cattaneo in Italy. The Mediterranean’s deadliest shipwreck just got deadlier 2018-12-19T05:00:00Z Eventually, the participants—which included Morocco, Mauritania, Algeria, and the Polisario Front—met, in Geneva, on December 5th and 6th. Is One of Africa’s Oldest Conflicts Finally Nearing Its End? 2018-12-29T05:00:00Z A couple of years later, he considered visiting Mauritania, to track down Salahi’s family and apologize for his role in Salahi’s detention. Guantánamo’s Darkest Secret 2019-04-15T04:00:00Z The 27 names led to 40 more in Mauritania to try to match against the DNA samples sequenced by Cattaneo in Italy. The Mediterranean's deadliest shipwreck just got deadlier 2018-12-20T05:00:00Z He spoke Thursday after two days of talks in Geneva involving a top Polisario envoy and foreign ministers of Morocco, Algeria and Mauritania over the future of the phosphates-rich territory. UN-led talks on Western Sahara end with plans to meet again 2018-12-06T05:00:00Z In West Africa, the regional subspecies was once common in many countries, including Nigeria, Mali, Mauritania and Senegal, but now only exists in Niger. Saving the last West African giraffes 2018-12-04T05:00:00Z After Argentina, the crown prince continued to Mauritania and Algeria. Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman embarks on rehabilitation tour 2018-12-04T05:00:00Z Once, on a technical assignment, Salahi had been photographed near the President of Mauritania; now the lead interrogator accused Salahi of having plotted to kill him. Guantánamo’s Darkest Secret 2019-04-15T04:00:00Z Fishermen in the West African nations of Senegal and Mauritania say the mass production of fishmeal by foreigners is depleting fish stocks. Kenya launches first coastguard patrol 2018-11-19T05:00:00Z Mauritania qualified for its first major soccer tournament on Sunday when it beat Botswana to claim a place at next year’s African Cup of Nations. Mauritania qualifies in another African Cup surprise 2018-11-18T05:00:00Z Mauritania may be the biggest surprise, a country in northwest Africa which is almost completely covered by the Sahara desert and which secured its first international win 17 years after its first game. Salah Egypt’s ‘superman’ again with last-minute winner 2018-11-16T05:00:00Z Algeria and Saudi Arabia are partners in OPEC, while Egypt, Mauritania and Bahrain all depend on Saudi Arabia's billions to survive. Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman embarks on rehabilitation tour 2018-12-04T05:00:00Z On February 14, 2004, Salahi received a short letter from his mother in Mauritania, informing him that her “health situation is OK.” Guantánamo’s Darkest Secret 2019-04-15T04:00:00Z Not many people would have tipped Mauritania to do likewise even though the country came close to reaching the last edition, finishing above South Africa in a tough group. Nations League and international football: 10 things to look out for 2018-11-15T05:00:00Z Mauritania is one of 13 countries to have now qualified for an expanded 24-team Cup of Nations hosted by Cameroon. Mauritania qualifies in another African Cup surprise 2018-11-18T05:00:00Z Mauritania is another team closing in on a maiden appearance at a tournament expanded from 16 to 24 teams for the first time next year. Salah Egypt’s ‘superman’ again with last-minute winner 2018-11-16T05:00:00Z We can’t have frictionless EU trade without a customs union, but that stops us buccaneering the globe for those exclusive deals with Mauritania or wherever else Liam Fox chooses to turn to. Theresa May’s Brexit deal solves nothing: open warfare is about to begin | Polly Toynbee 2018-11-14T05:00:00Z He described Al Qaeda’s financial involvement in credit-card fraud and drug smuggling, and also the group’s “investment in unwitting companies in Bosnia, Canada, Chechnya, Denmark, England, Germany, Mauritania, and Spain.” Guantánamo’s Darkest Secret 2019-04-15T04:00:00Z He left Mauritania, where slavery is illegal but still practiced, "because it's a country that doesn't know human rights," he said. Man's harrowing journey to US underscores immigration shift 2018-11-09T05:00:00Z More debutants may be joining Madagascar and Mauritania next year, the first time the African Cup has expanded to 24 teams from its usual 16. Mauritania qualifies in another African Cup surprise 2018-11-18T05:00:00Z He left Mauritania, where slavery is illegal but still practiced, “because it’s a country that doesn’t know human rights,” he said. More crossing US-Mexico border come from far-flung lands 2018-11-09T05:00:00Z Mauritania was the last country in the world to abolish slavery in 1981, though the practice remains, affecting more than 90,000 people. Rights groups urge Mauritania to free activist; US pressures 2018-11-08T05:00:00Z Before meeting Salahi, Wood had never heard of Mauritania; Salahi told him that, to his great embarrassment, slavery was still practiced there, even among people close to him. Guantánamo’s Darkest Secret 2019-04-15T04:00:00Z Still, many fishermen keep crossing into Mauritania illegally, even if it means risking their lives. 'Fish are vanishing' - Senegal's devastated coastline 2018-10-31T04:00:00Z The lunar rock was found last year in a remote area of Mauritania in northwest Africa but probably plunged to Earth thousands of years ago. 12-pound rock from moon sells for more than $600,000 2018-10-20T04:00:00Z The meteorite was found last year in a remote area of Mauritania in northwest Africa. 12-pound lunar meteorite sells for more than $600,000 2018-10-19T04:00:00Z Diana Tandia, who is originally from Mauritania, worked in fine dining for years before opening the homey, unpolished restaurant. The Chef of Berber Street Food Has the West Village Wrapped Around Her Finger 2018-10-19T04:00:00Z In 2005, Mauritania had a military coup—the typical way in which power has changed hands since independence. Guantánamo’s Darkest Secret 2019-04-15T04:00:00Z After months of trying, I got a permit to cross into Mauritania, travelling hundreds of kilometres across the desert and arriving at Nouadhibou in the north, Mauritania's only fishing port. 'Fish are vanishing' - Senegal's devastated coastline 2018-10-31T04:00:00Z Burundi, Benin, Libya, Kenya, Zimbabwe, Mauritania, Mozambique and Lesotho, none of them African Cup regulars, are also in position to qualify. Sierra Leone suspended as 7 days of African qualifiers start 2018-10-10T04:00:00Z The U.S. and other western nations provide funding and support for a regional counterterror force, the G5 Sahel, which includes forces from Niger, Mali, Burkina Faso, Chad and Mauritania. Mattis vows no cut in military support for France in Mali 2018-10-02T04:00:00Z Mauritania, like several other West African nations, faces a growing threat from extremists as well as the day-to-day challenges caused by underdevelopment. Mauritania’s ruling party wins majority parliament 2018-09-17T04:00:00Z Soon afterward, Salahi’s brothers were released with instructions to return to Mauritania. Guantánamo’s Darkest Secret 2019-04-15T04:00:00Z "Mauritania is protecting its waters not for its people, but for foreigners." 'Fish are vanishing' - Senegal's devastated coastline 2018-10-31T04:00:00Z Mauritania, like several other West African nations, faces a growing threat from extremists as well as the day-to-day challenge of underdevelopment. Voters in Mauritania face 2nd round of legislative elections 2018-09-15T04:00:00Z Mauritania, yet to make it to a World Cup or an African Cup of Nations, is on course for history after a 2-0 win over Burkina Faso, which was the African Cup runner-up in 2013. Salah scores 2, Egypt wins 6-0 in African qualifying 2018-09-08T04:00:00Z Mauritania does not as a rule carry out corporal punishments, so flogging and death by stoning can transmute into being imprisoned indefinitely. Jail fear prevents women in Mauritania from filing rape complaints, study finds 2018-09-06T04:00:00Z At first, Salahi was relieved—he assumed that the Americans had come to understand his irrelevance to 9/11 and the Millennium Plot, and that he was being sent back to Mauritania. Guantánamo’s Darkest Secret 2019-04-15T04:00:00Z This is despite Mauritania priding itself as a leading campaigner against corruption in the fisheries sector globally. 'Fish are vanishing' - Senegal's devastated coastline 2018-10-31T04:00:00Z Washington also is contributing funds to a planned 5,000-strong force of African troops tasked with improving border security and subduing violence in five Sahel countries: Mauritania, Mali, Burkina Faso, Niger and Chad. U.S. Designates Mali-Based Militants as a Terrorist Group 2018-09-05T04:00:00Z Mauritania, like other nations in the region, faces a growing threat from extremists as well as the day-to-day challenge of underdevelopment. Mauritanians voting in legislative, municipal elections 2018-09-01T04:00:00Z “To combat sexual violence, Mauritania should require law enforcement and public health systems to stop treating victims as suspects, support them in seeking justice and recovery, and prosecute the perpetrators.” Jail fear prevents women in Mauritania from filing rape complaints, study finds 2018-09-06T04:00:00Z On the evening of November 28th—Mauritania’s Independence Day—Salahi had been in custody for a week. Guantánamo’s Darkest Secret 2019-04-15T04:00:00Z The West African nation of Mauritania is known for its poets, for its reserves of gold - and for its failure to take meaningful action to curtail the pervasive practice of modern slaveholding. Editorial Roundup: Excerpts from recent editorials 2018-08-29T04:00:00Z Mauritania doesn’t want them, and many of them left under threat of violence from the authorities. Opinion | ICE is sending Mauritanians back to modern-day slavery 2018-08-27T04:00:00Z She often traveled with her father on research trips to Spain, Mauritania, Mongolia. Maja Hoffmann’s Cultural Complex in Arles, France Is Poised to Transform the City 2018-08-21T04:00:00Z A FEW miles from the green grass of Mauritania’s presidential palace, in a slum where the Sahara washes into the capital, Mbarka shields her five-year-old son’s eyes from the dust. Mauritania ignores slavery, but jails those who protest against it 2018-07-19T04:00:00Z Eventually, one of the interrogators told Salahi that he was going to be sent to Mauritania for more questioning. Guantánamo’s Darkest Secret 2019-04-15T04:00:00Z In one example in January, extremists attacked an army base in the village of Soumpi on the road between Mauritania and Timbuktu. Growing extremism threatens Mali’s July 29 elections 2018-07-19T04:00:00Z ICE’s arrests and deportations are enabled by the administration’s pressure on the Mauritanian government, which responded by authorizing travel documents that allow deportees to be returned to Mauritania. Opinion | ICE is sending Mauritanians back to modern-day slavery 2018-08-27T04:00:00Z Mauritania Airlines also signed a firm order for two E175 jets to be delivered next year, according to a separate filing. Helvetic Airways to buy a dozen next-gen Embraer jets: filing 2018-07-17T04:00:00Z Mauritania, with its tiny economy and population of just 4.3m, would normally attract little attention. Mauritania ignores slavery, but jails those who protest against it 2018-07-19T04:00:00Z Mauritania was the site of regular jihadi violence in the second half of the aughts, while Abu Hafs was living in Iran. Guantánamo’s Darkest Secret 2019-04-15T04:00:00Z Western powers are bankrolling the G5, a regional counterterrorism force with troops from Burkina Faso, Chad, Mali, Mauritania and Niger. The fight against Islamic State is moving to Africa 2018-07-12T04:00:00Z Mauritania was the last nation on Earth to outlaw slavery, in 1981, but that was mainly a legal nicety. Opinion | ICE is sending Mauritanians back to modern-day slavery 2018-08-27T04:00:00Z The pigments were discovered after researchers crushed 1.1bn-year-old rocks found in a marine shale deposit, beneath the Sahara desert, in the Taoudeni basin in Mauritania, west Africa. Scientists discover world's oldest colour – bright pink 2018-07-09T04:00:00Z Yet Europe’s growing relations with Mauritania are accompanied by silence concerning its record on human rights and democracy. Mauritania ignores slavery, but jails those who protest against it 2018-07-19T04:00:00Z Mauritania is much bigger than Guantánamo Bay—you can move around.’ Guantánamo’s Darkest Secret 2019-04-15T04:00:00Z Sudan’s maiden campaign, following independence in 2011, ended in defeat to Mauritania, which then lost in the next qualifying round. How to Use the World Cup to Build a World-Class Sports Apparel Brand From Scratch 2018-07-07T04:00:00Z Cheating in high-school leaving exams got so bad in Mauritania and Algeria that this year the authorities turned off the internet for the entire country. Why some countries are turning off the internet on exam days 2018-07-05T04:00:00Z The 5,000-strong counterterror force launched last year and includes Mali, Burkina Faso, Chad, Niger and Mauritania. Attack underway on African counterterror force’s HQ in Mali 2018-06-29T04:00:00Z Over two weeks, Rafferty and his fellow racers traversed sand and desert across Morocco, Mauritania and Senegal. Ski Utah CEO doubles as an motorcycle racing champion 2018-06-22T04:00:00Z But two months later, when Salahi returned to Mauritania and described his experience of the jihad, Walid resolved to set off on his own for Afghanistan. Guantánamo’s Darkest Secret 2019-04-15T04:00:00Z He says the rapid deterioration in recent months in Burkina Faso, Chad, Mali, Mauritania, Niger and Senegal “reveals an urgent need for more donor support.” UN says 6 million struggling to get food in Africa’s Sahel 2018-06-12T04:00:00Z In October, she traveled by bus to Mali and Mauritania, and then in a smuggler’s caravan through the Algerian desert and on to Morocco. African migrants are braving a new route to Europe. But old perils remain. 2018-06-06T04:00:00Z The statement indicates that the proposed meeting with South Sudan’s president ahead of an African Union summit on July 1 in Mauritania will inform a “final decision” on Machar’s participation in the peace process. South Sudan leader, rebel leader should meet: Regional bloc 2018-05-31T04:00:00Z By 2021, the group has 38,000 members spread across Algeria, Mali, Mauritania, and Niger with bases reportedly located in Western Sahara. Narco-corruption, ISIS 3.0 and the terror drone attack that never happened 2018-05-31T04:00:00Z Not long afterward, in mid-November, Salahi’s boss sent him to Mauritania’s Presidential palace, to install Internet routers and update the phones. Guantánamo’s Darkest Secret 2019-04-15T04:00:00Z But this exit point was blocked after Spain's Gardia Civil, or law enforcement agency, was stationed in Mauritania. Migration in the genes of Malians 2018-05-28T04:00:00Z It is split in two by the Senegal River, which snakes down from the north, forming a natural border with Mauritania. ‘Wrath of Coastal Erosion’ Is Devouring a Senegal Fishing Hub 2018-05-23T04:00:00Z The three countries where men outlive women are the Republic of Congo, Kuwait and Mauritania. Nine revealing facts about how long we live 2018-05-14T04:00:00Z About $50 million of that is dedicated to State Department counterterrorism programs in West and Central Africa, including ones in Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Chad, Nigeria and Mauritania. US counterterror fight in Africa also turns to local police 2018-04-28T04:00:00Z Like most countries in West Africa, Mauritania had gained independence from France a decade earlier. Guantánamo’s Darkest Secret 2019-04-15T04:00:00Z Mauritania itself was offline for nearly 48 hours before connectivity was partially restored. A broken submarine cable knocked Mauritania off the internet for two days 2018-04-08T04:00:00Z Such a network currently extends from Mauritania in the west to Yemen in the east, and from Kenya and Somalia in the south to Algeria and Syria in the north. The demise of the nation state 2018-04-05T04:00:00Z It estimates that 43,000 people were still living in slavery in Mauritania. Mauritania jails two slave owners 2018-03-30T04:00:00Z The Sahel — which includes Burkina Faso, Chad, Niger, Mali and Mauritania — is vulnerable to droughts and floods and faces constant food insecurity. David Beasley, U.N. food agency boss, warns of migrant crisis 2018-03-26T04:00:00Z Mauritania is an Islamic republic, with rich traditions in poetry and recitation that belie its dismal rates of literacy and economic growth. Guantánamo’s Darkest Secret 2019-04-15T04:00:00Z The 5,000-member force combines troops from Burkina Faso, Mali, Niger, Chad and Mauritania, with France leading the efforts to raise international funding. Burkina Faso capital recovers from double extremist attacks 2018-03-03T05:00:00Z The planned 5,000-strong force of African troops would work to improve border security and fight terror in five Sahel countries: Mali, Niger, Chad, Mauritania and Burkina Faso. EU Increases Military and Development Aid for Troubled Sahel Region 2018-02-23T05:00:00Z Earlier this year, the African Union urged Mauritania to issue harsher sentences for the crime. Mauritania jails two slave owners 2018-03-30T04:00:00Z He urges around 30 EU and African leaders in Brussels to support Burkina Faso, Chad, Mali, Mauritania and Niger to donate “at the level required for what is at stake and what is needed.” The Latest: $510 million pledged for West Africa’s Sahel 2018-02-23T05:00:00Z The meeting is meant as a show of support for the five nations pursuing a new regional counterterror force: Burkina Faso, Chad, Mali, Mauritania and Niger. EU, Africa leaders drum up support for impoverished Sahel 2018-02-22T05:00:00Z France’s 4,000-strong counterterrorism force in Mali, part of Operation Barkhane, is meant to fight extremist groups in the African region of the Sahel, which also includes Burkina Faso, Chad, Mauritania and Niger. 2 French soldiers killed in Mali by explosive device 2018-02-21T05:00:00Z Ten years ago, the “human flow” was through Senegal and Mauritania to Spain. Opinion | The real origins of Africa’s ‘human flow’ predate the European crackdown 2018-01-07T05:00:00Z The growing unrest this year prompted the G5 regional forum, which also includes Mauritania and Chad, to step up peace efforts with French support. Mali shocked by resignation of prime minister 2017-12-29T05:00:00Z It matters little what anyone -- whether from China, Russia, the US, France, the UK or even Mauritania -- says about the North Korean nuclear program. Tillerson, in Apparent U-Turn, Says North Korea Must ‘Earn’ Its Way to Talks 2017-12-15T05:00:00Z The French president says the nations - Mali, Niger, Burkina Faso, Mauritania and Chad - must step up their efforts during the first half of 2018, especially by pledging more soldiers. The Latest: Saudis, UAE pledge $100 to anti-terror force 2017-12-13T05:00:00Z Exxon is also close to signing a deal to explore for oil and gas off Mauritania, its oil, energy and mines director said on Wednesday. Exclusive: Exxon eyes Egypt's offshore oil and gas - sources 2017-12-03T05:00:00Z “People are still owned in Mauritania,” protest organizer Thomas Ndiaye said in an interview. Mauritania slavery protests decry tolerance by government 2017-11-30T05:00:00Z The operation earlier this month was carried out in Chad, Mali, Mauritania, Niger and Senegal. Interpol: 40 human traffickers arrested, 236 children saved 2017-11-24T05:00:00Z If you look at the WTO database which lists all regional trade agreements, there is nothing for Mauritania. Reality Check: Who does UK trade with on WTO rules? 2017-11-05T04:00:00Z The Mali headquarters, he said, is “fully functional,” as are regional command posts in Chad, Niger and Mauritania. U.S. pledges $60 million to build new African counterterrorism force 2017-10-30T04:00:00Z Exxon is also close to signing a deal to explore for oil and gas off Mauritania, its oil, energy and mines director said on Wednesday. Exclusive: Exxon eyes Egypt's offshore oil and gas - sources 2017-12-03T05:00:00Z The 2016 Global Slavery Index, compiled by the Walk Free Foundation, puts the number of slaves in the country at 43,000, giving Mauritania one of the highest per-capita rates of slavery in the world. Mauritania slavery protests decry tolerance by government 2017-11-30T05:00:00Z The aim is for the force to be able to combat Islamic terrorism and human traffickers by operating by as much as 50km across state border lines in Burkina Faso, Chad, Mali, Mauritania and Niger. New $400m army to fight human traffickers and terrorists faces UN moment of truth 2017-10-30T04:00:00Z That's led some to suggest Mauritania is the only member to trade solely on WTO rules. Reality Check: Who does UK trade with on WTO rules? 2017-11-05T04:00:00Z Washington is wary, however, of the 193-member United Nations funding the force - to be made up of troops from Mali, Burkina Faso, Niger, Chad and Mauritania - according to Ambassador Nikki Haley and General Thomas Waldhauser. U.S. wants Sahel force strategy before giving money: officials 2017-10-28T04:00:00Z That French mission later expanded to a more permanent force, called Operation Barkhane, in the Sahel, the arid sub-Saharan region of Chad, Niger, Burkina Faso, Mali and Mauritania. Amid Niger ambush chaos, the White House first thought several Americans were missing 2017-10-25T04:00:00Z The militias range freely across rural areas, crossing borders at will, launching operations in Mauritania, Ivory Coast and Burkina Faso, including attacks on hotels and resorts popular with foreigners. After Niger attack, a look at clandestine jihadists posing a growing danger to U.S. forces in Africa 2017-10-21T04:00:00Z But there has long been a pocket of radical Islam in sub-Saharan Africa — particularly in the countries of Nigeria, Niger, Mali, Chad, and Mauritania — and that pocket continues to grow. Trump Is Feuding With the Family of a Soldier Killed in Niger. Why Was He Deployed There? 2017-10-20T04:00:00Z However, according to the WTO, Mauritania has joined the Economic Community of West African States, and it has preferential trade arrangements with some 20 WTO members. Reality Check: Who does UK trade with on WTO rules? 2017-11-05T04:00:00Z Washington is wary, however, of the 193-member United Nations funding the force - to be made up of troops from Mali, Burkina Faso, Niger, Chad and Mauritania - according to Ambassador Nikki Haley and General Thomas Waldhauser. U.S. wants Sahel force strategy before giving money: officials 2017-10-28T04:00:00Z And let’s not forget that Chad houses a U.S. drone base as well as Special Operations forces critical to American security interests stretching from Somalia to Mauritania. Opinion | Trump’s travel ban on Chad makes absolutely no sense 2017-09-28T04:00:00Z Mauritius, Mauritania, Yemen, the Maldives and one of Libya’s two warring governments also suspended diplomatic relations. Accused of funding terrorism and being too cozy with Iran, Qatar says it has done no wrong 2017-08-27T04:00:00Z In 2005, for instance, a guide to using Tor, translated into Arabic and distributed in Mauritania, was credited with forcing the government to abandon web filtering wholesale. The dilemma of the dark web: protecting neo-Nazis and dissidents alike 2017-08-23T04:00:00Z With contributions from Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Burkina Faso and Chad — known as the G5 — the force is to deploy by September. 18 killed in suspected jihadi attack at restaurant 2017-08-15T04:00:00Z The force will be made up of troops from Mauritania, Mali, Chad, Burkina Faso and Niger, known as the Sahel G-5. EU to give 50m euros to new African fighting force - BBC News 2017-06-05T04:00:00Z “Mauritania is trying to catch up with the world,” he said. The World Is Running Out of Sand 2017-05-22T04:00:00Z In 2012, French troops went into Mali to hold back an Islamist advance there, followed by operations in Mauritania, Burkina Faso, Niger and Chad. Opinion | Five myths about France 2017-04-28T04:00:00Z About 3,000 French soldiers are deployed as part of the Barkhane operation, along with troops from Mali, Mauritania, Burkina Faso and Chad. French soldier to be tried over Burkina Faso child sex abuse - BBC News 2017-04-18T04:00:00Z Leaders from Mali, Chad, Niger, Burkina Faso and Mauritania made the announcement at a summit in Bamako. Africa Sahel states agree to set up joint counter-terror force - BBC News 2017-02-06T05:00:00Z But even within Africa some countries are more vulnerable than others, with Niger, Somalia and Mauritania the most vulnerable, and South Africa and Algeria the least. No one-size-fits-all solution: Food security looks very different depending on where you are sitting 2017-01-28T05:00:00Z The negotiations with Mr. Jammeh reportedly focused on providing him with a place of exile, perhaps in Mauritania, where he could avoid Gambian or international courts. Opinion | Democracy earns a small — but significant — triumph in Africa 2017-01-20T05:00:00Z Last-ditch efforts by the leaders of Mauritania and Senegal to persuade Jammeh to step aside peacefully after ruling for more than two decades appeared to have failed early on Thursday. Gambia: tourists scramble for flights out as troops mass at border 2017-01-18T05:00:00Z Niger, Nigeria, Ethiopia, Mauritania, Mali and Chad are all on the EU’s radar, and dealing with them is proving expensive. Crisis warnings sound as EU gears up for new migrant wave 2017-01-15T05:00:00Z The firm also said in December it would invest almost $1bn to explore the Tortue gas field off the coasts of Mauritania and Senegal. BP fills up with $1.3bn Australian petrol station deal - BBC News 2016-12-28T05:00:00Z The company announced on Monday that it was investing nearly $1bn into the Tortue gas field off the coasts of Mauritania and Senegal in west Africa. FTSE 100 slips back below 7,000 level - BBC News 2016-12-19T05:00:00Z Last December the president declared the country an Islamic republic – making it Africa’s second, after Mauritania. Isatu Touray: ‘Who is going to change Gambia, if not us?’ 2016-11-13T05:00:00Z By the time of those attacks, Mr. Slahi was back in Mauritania. ‘Guantánamo Diary’ Writer Is Sent Home to Mauritania 2016-10-17T04:00:00Z WASHINGTON—A Guantanamo Bay detainee whose prosecution collapsed because the government obtained evidence through torture was returned to his native Mauritania, the Defense Department said Monday. U.S. Transfers Guantanamo Detainee to Mauritania 2016-10-17T04:00:00Z He was detained in Mauritania in November 2001 and questioned by FBI agents. 'Guantánamo Diary' Author Freed After 14 Years 2016-10-17T04:00:00Z Italy’s far-right Northern League is light years away from the Polisario Front, which fights for Western Sahara’s independence from Morocco and Mauritania. Moscow welcomes the (would-be) sovereign nations of California and Texas 2016-09-27T04:00:00Z There are not enough available domestically, so traders come from neighbors Mali and Mauritania to supply more. Mobile money shakes up sheep trade in Senegal's Muslim feast 2016-09-12T04:00:00Z Most of the country's electricity supply is produced by a shared dam on the River Senegal in Mali, which also provides power to three neighboring countries, including Mauritania and Senegal. Solar power brings northern Mali much needed light 2016-08-22T04:00:00Z The world's newest gold rush is under way in the West African country of Mauritania. Dreams and despair in the desert: Africa's new gold rush - BBC News 2016-08-23T04:00:00Z In 1981, Mauritania became the last country in the world to abolish slavery, but it persists, even as the government denies it. A Mauritanian Abolitionist Visits the United States 2016-08-15T04:00:00Z A building topped by several floors of Slovene athletes includes Azerbaijan, Portugal, Turkey and Mauritania, an African nation with two athletes. Olympic Village Real Estate Goes Beyond Location, Location, Location 2016-08-12T04:00:00Z In its annual religious freedom report, the State Department singled out Afghanistan, Saudi Arabia, Iran, Sudan, Pakistan and Mauritania as being among the countries where deviating from the religious norm carries harsh penalties. State Department criticizes blasphemy laws in Muslim nations 2016-08-10T04:00:00Z At the last minute he decided not to attend the Arab summit in Moroccan neighbor Mauritania last month, reportedly for health reasons. Saudi Arabia's Moment of Truth in Yemen 2016-08-08T04:00:00Z “What if this was Saudi Arabia instead of Mauritania?” Love in Translation 2016-08-01T04:00:00Z Mr. Slahi was back in Mauritania by the time of those attacks, and he was arrested and sent to Jordan, which later transferred him to the United States. Board Recommends Releasing Detainee Who Wrote ‘Guantánamo Diary’ 2016-07-20T04:00:00Z Mr. Slahi was born in Mauritania and later attended school and worked as an engineer in Germany. Mohamedou Ould Slahi, ‘Guantanamo Diary’ author, to be released 2016-07-20T04:00:00Z The board did not say when he would be freed from Guantanamo, where he is among 31 prisoners approved for release, or whether he would be sent back to Mauritania. Prisoner who published 'Guantanamo Diary' to be set free 2016-07-20T04:00:00Z He studied medicine in Mauritania, then he studied to be a pilot at a school in Tunis. Father Killed in Turkey Attacks Was Trying to Save His Son from ISIS 2016-06-29T04:00:00Z Noted in passing: Mr. Camara, an immigrant from Mauritania whose native tongue is a variant of Arabic, plus some French, was calling his Honduran workmates by their Spanish nicknames. Cab Ride Nets $200,000 for a Construction Worker and His Friends 2016-06-16T04:00:00Z Homosexual acts are punishable by death in Mauritania, Sudan, northern Nigeria and Somalia, and are illegal in 37 of the continent’s 52 nations, according to a 2015 report from London-based Amnesty International. Islam’s Punitive Line on Homosexuality 2016-06-14T04:00:00Z Still, the government assessed that if Slahi was released back to his native Mauritania, he “probably would reunite with his family, take care of his sisters, and start a business”. Severely tortured Guantánamo detainee makes case for freedom at board hearing 2016-06-02T04:00:00Z When measured against a country's GDP, the biggest investors were small countries like Mauritania, Honduras, Uruguay and Jamaica. Renewable energy surges to record levels around the world - BBC News 2016-05-31T04:00:00Z We grew up in Mauritania, one of the world’s poorest countries. With my brother in Guantánamo Bay, the heart of my family is missing | Yahdih Ould Salahi 2016-05-29T04:00:00Z The group expanded to parts of Mali, Mauritania and Niger after formally establishing itself as an al-Qaeda affiliate in 2007. Al-Qaeda affiliates are threatening West Africa’s most peaceful cities 2016-05-15T04:00:00Z For the new study, the team tracked the subspecies of red knot that nests in northern Russia and winters on the tropical coast of Mauritania in West Africa. Arctic Warming Is Shrinking This Adorable Shorebird 2016-05-12T04:00:00Z Friends in Mauritania also have committed to help. Severely tortured Guantánamo detainee makes case for freedom at board hearing 2016-06-02T04:00:00Z The researchers got their first clue that something was amiss when they studied a subspecies of red knots that winters on the coast of Mauritania in West Africa. Climate Change and the Case of the Shrinking Red Knots 2016-05-12T04:00:00Z In Mauritania, my family is again readying our house for a flood of friends and well wishers. With my brother in Guantánamo Bay, the heart of my family is missing | Yahdih Ould Salahi 2016-05-29T04:00:00Z In 2014, France launched an expanded military campaign, dubbed operation Barkhane, to fight extremist groups across a huge expanse of territory in the region stretching from Mauritania in the West to Chad in the east. Three French Soldiers Killed in Mali 2016-04-13T04:00:00Z Many hundreds of the antelopes once roamed the Sahara from Sudan to Mauritania. Poachers Went After This Amazing Antelope for Fun 2016-03-02T05:00:00Z They said Slahi would be eager to live in Germany, Mauritania or “any other location the board sees fit”. Severely tortured Guantánamo detainee makes case for freedom at board hearing 2016-06-02T04:00:00Z When the birds arrive in Mauritania in July, the smaller juveniles with shorter beaks can’t dig deep enough to eat their regular diet of clams. Climate Change and the Case of the Shrinking Red Knots 2016-05-12T04:00:00Z In 2000, after a decade of hard work to help support our family, Mohamedou returned to Mauritania, got a job there and supported me while I, too, studied in Germany. With my brother in Guantánamo Bay, the heart of my family is missing | Yahdih Ould Salahi 2016-05-29T04:00:00Z In one letter, a Bin Laden ally from North Africa discusses a proposed truce with the government of Mauritania. What Bin Laden's Will and Other Al Qaeda Papers Show 2016-03-01T05:00:00Z The leaders of Ethiopia, Gabon, Mauritania, Senegal and South Africa visited Burundi this week to encourage peace talks between Nkurunziza and his opponents. African Union says it will send rights observers and military monitors to violence-plagued Burundi after visit by 5 African presidents 2016-02-27T05:00:00Z Held in Senegal and Mauritania this year, the training for the first time included African law enforcement officials. US trains West Africans how to respond and investigate bomb blasts by Islamic extremists 2016-02-22T05:00:00Z In June, the birds leave Mauritania and fly to the Arctic coast of Russia. Climate Change and the Case of the Shrinking Red Knots 2016-05-12T04:00:00Z Many of the new international films are stark and foreboding in their beauty, including a glimpse at Islamic radicalism in "Timbuktu," the first film from Mauritania to be nominated for an Academy Award. How foreign directors are flipping the script on Hollywood story ideas 2016-02-19T05:00:00Z In exchange for ceasing military activities in Mauritania and desisting from kidnapping tourists there, for example, al Qaeda proposed being paid between $10 million and $20 million Euros annually. What Bin Laden's Will and Other Al Qaeda Papers Show 2016-03-01T05:00:00Z As part of the Pentagon’s Flintlock 2016 drills, an annual exercise in northwestern Africa, Senegal and Mauritania asked military planners this year to include riverine training for their forces. Americans and Dutch Train Senegal Commandos as Fears of Terrorism Grow 2016-02-15T05:00:00Z The Senegalese officials are then expected to contact gendarmes in Mauritania, whose cooperation will result a few days later in a simulated raid. US trains West Africans how to respond and investigate bomb blasts by Islamic extremists 2016-02-22T05:00:00Z For example, the team kept track of the birds in Mauritania by banding them with colored rings. Climate Change and the Case of the Shrinking Red Knots 2016-05-12T04:00:00Z Some 208 replacement troops from Mauritania have already arrived, he said. UN: New sex abuse claims in Central African Republic 2016-02-15T05:00:00Z It is not clear whether Mauritania agreed to the arrangement. What Bin Laden's Will and Other Al Qaeda Papers Show 2016-03-01T05:00:00Z In four — Sudan, Somalia, Mauritania and Nigeria — they are punishable by death. The Anglican Communion’s un-Christian stance on marriage 2016-01-22T05:00:00Z Gambia's President, Yahya Jammeh, declared his West African country an Islamic republic, at a political rally, on 11 December - making it Africa's second, after Mauritania. The Gambia: Africa's new Islamic republic - BBC News 2016-01-21T05:00:00Z Both of the people listed are in prison, one in Mauritania and the other in Niger. Prosecutor says 2 Malians indicted for hotel attack in November that killed 20 people 2016-01-13T05:00:00Z Mindful of this, Bewley is leading a project to document vulnerable sites in places spanning from Mauritania to Iran by using satellite imagery, aerial photographs and other data. The struggle to save the Middle East’s cultural treasures 2016-01-07T05:00:00Z About 95 percent of Gambia’s population is Muslim, and the country is the second Islamic republic in Africa after Mauritania. World Digest: Jan. 5, 2016 2016-01-05T05:00:00Z Originally run from Paris to Dakar, Senegal, the rally moved to South America in 2009 after threats of terrorist attacks in Mauritania and Mali convinced organizers that they needed to leave Africa. American bikers prepare for Dakar Rally, the world's most dangerous motor sports event 2016-01-01T05:00:00Z Another man, Ahmed Abdelaziz, returned to Mauritania and the authorities said on the same day that there was no case against him and that he was a free man. My friend was released from Guantánamo Bay – only to be locked up again | Murat Kurnaz 2015-12-30T05:00:00Z Police on the other side, in Mauritania, stopped him, too. ‘African Dream’ of Europe Turns Into a Nightmare 2015-12-29T05:00:00Z He wasn’t captured in battle but surrendered to police in his native Mauritania in November 2001 when called for questioning at Washington’s request. Federal Judge Chides Obama Administration Over Guantanamo Policies 2015-11-24T05:00:00Z The al-Akhbar news agency of neighbouring Mauritania said it received an audio message in Arabic from Al Mourabitoun in which the group named two of its men it said staged the attack. Mali hotel attack: police show images of dead siege suspects 2015-11-23T05:00:00Z The al-Akhbar news agency of neighboring Mauritania said it received an audio message in Arabic from Al Mourabitoun in which the group named two of its men it said staged the attack. Mali TV shows photos of 'authors' of hotel attack 2015-11-23T05:00:00Z Today France maintains a military presence across the Sahel region called Operation Barkhane, based in Chad, and operates in Burkina Faso, Chad, Mali, Mauritania and Niger. Mali Hotel Attack Highlights France's Strategic Dilemma 2015-11-21T05:00:00Z The MLF claims to be seeking to reestablish a 19th century Islamic kingdom that ruled over parts of Mali and neighboring Mauritania. Who is behind the Mali hotel terror attack? 2015-11-20T05:00:00Z The discovery solves the mystery of what created a vast underwater canyon off the coast of Mauritania in northwest Africa. Sahara Reveals Remains of Ancient River 2015-11-20T05:00:00Z Today, French forces are deployed to fight Islamist radicals in a vast stretch of Africa running from Mauritania to Chad, and are engaged in the campaigns against Islamic State in Syria and Iraq. France Had Taken War to Islamists Before Paris Attacks 2015-11-16T05:00:00Z Bilateral deals with Morocco and Mauritania significantly reduced the arrival of "pateras", as Spaniards nicknamed those boats. Migrant crisis: No EU-Africa grand bargain - BBC News 2015-11-13T05:00:00Z Images taken from the satellite revealed that the hidden river beds aligned almost perfectly with a huge underwater canyon that extends off the coast of Mauritania into waters more than three kilometres deep. Ancient river network discovered buried under Saharan sand 2015-11-10T05:00:00Z He was cleared for released in 2009, the same year Mauritania agreed to accept him. Mauritanian detainee held at Guantanamo Bay is transferred home 2015-10-29T04:00:00Z It said the United States coordinated with Mauritania to ensure the transfer "took place consistent with appropriate security and humane treatment measures." Pentagon says Guantanamo detainee transferred to Mauritania 2015-10-29T04:00:00Z Cousin said 14 percent of children under the age of five are suffering from malnutrition in Mauritania. Lack of funds hamper efforts to get urgent food support to Mauritania, WFP head says 2015-10-21T04:00:00Z A coup in Mauritania in 2008, later followed by elections, did not change the agreements there. Forward defence 2015-10-15T04:00:00Z Dominic Abui Pretino equalized with South Sudan’s first goal in World Cup qualifying, giving the world’s newest nation hope ahead of the return leg in Mauritania next week. South Sudan WCup qualifying debut ends day later in 1-1 draw 2015-10-08T04:00:00Z He returned to Mauritania after spending years in Iran and was freed in 2012. Mauritanian detainee held at Guantanamo Bay is transferred home 2015-10-29T04:00:00Z "The United States is grateful to the Government of Mauritania for its willingness to support ongoing U.S. efforts to close the Guantanamo Bay detention facility," the statement said. Pentagon says Guantanamo detainee transferred to Mauritania 2015-10-29T04:00:00Z Mauritania led after three minutes and South Sudan equalized in the fifth before the weather forced the first-leg game to be called off in the South Sudanese capital Juba. South Sudan’s WCup qualifying debut ended early by rain 2015-10-07T04:00:00Z The team could make more history against Mauritania in their two-leg World Cup qualifying tie. South Sudan's football team starts unlikely quest to reach 2018 World Cup 2015-10-07T04:00:00Z The national team will face Mauritania in the capital, Juba, on Wednesday in the first leg of their preliminary round tie. South Sudan play 'match for unity' 2015-10-07T04:00:00Z South Sudan will play in their first World Cup qualifier when they face Mauritania on Wednesday, the first leg of their preliminary round tie. South Sudan set for World Cup debut 2015-10-06T04:00:00Z Without any star players, South Sudan coach Lee Sung-jea urged fans to pack the stadium in Juba and make the difference against Mauritania in Wednesday’s first leg. South Sudan starts unlikely quest to reach 2018 World Cup 2015-10-06T04:00:00Z The SEC subpoenas, reviewed by The Wall Street Journal, request records of communications and payments to officials and contractors at Kinross’s operations in Mauritania and Ghana. SEC, Justice Department Investigate Corruption Allegations at Kinross Gold 2015-10-03T04:00:00Z Although itself a minnow, Mauritania is still ranked 55 places higher than South Sudan. South Sudan's football team starts unlikely quest to reach 2018 World Cup 2015-10-07T04:00:00Z Among the mixed group of men, women and children of all ages was Amadou, 35, from Mauritania in western Africa. Refugee crisis: Hungary uses teargas and water cannon at Serbia border – as it happened 2015-09-16T04:00:00Z By this stage the boats were often leaving from Mauritania or even Senegal, instead of Morocco - a perilous journey across 1,000km of the Atlantic. 10 moving photos of Europe's migrant crisis - BBC News 2015-09-03T04:00:00Z Unimpressive in a scrambling 1-0 victory over Mauritania in its first group qualifier, Cameroon is away at Gambia. Toure missing as Ivory Coast launches African title defense 2015-09-03T04:00:00Z The first summit was held in February in Mauritania to coordinate development and security policies. Mali, neighboring countries plan new regional force to fight Islamic extremists 2015-09-02T04:00:00Z South Sudan coach Lee Sung-jea urged fans to pack the stadium in the capital Juba and make the difference against Mauritania in Wednesday’s first leg. South Sudan's football team starts unlikely quest to reach 2018 World Cup 2015-10-07T04:00:00Z Among the mixed group of men, women and children of all ages was Amadou, 35, from Mauritania in western Africa. Refugee crisis: Hungary uses teargas and water cannon at Serbia border – as it happened 2015-09-16T04:00:00Z Other countries that provided detainees to the US who are currently held at Guantánamo include Georgia, Turkey, Mauritania, the United Arab Emirates, Egypt, Thailand, Somalia and Kenya. Only three of 116 Guantánamo detainees were captured by US forces 2015-08-25T04:00:00Z Cameroon has what should be another easy game against Gambia, while the South Africans must make the long trip to Mauritania. Toure missing as Ivory Coast launches African title defense 2015-09-03T04:00:00Z After leaving Mauritania in 2005, Alpha traveled through Syria, Turkey, Bulgaria and Greece before arriving in France. New Jungle refugees in Calais, France establish community, dream of entering Britain 2015-08-23T04:00:00Z He was cleared five years ago, and his transfer to Mauritania was agreed by the State Department in 2013. The military ignores Obama's order to release Shaker Aamer from Guantánamo | Clive Stafford Smith 2015-08-14T04:00:00Z Mauritania, Sudan and parts of both Somalia and Nigeria permit courts to impose the death penalty in certain cases for individuals found guilty of same-sex activity. Obama Defends Gay Rights on Kenya Trip 2015-07-26T04:00:00Z Same-sex relations are illegal in 36 of the continent’s 54 countries, according to Amnesty International, and punishable by death in Sudan, Nigeria and Mauritania. Mozambique LGBT activists move on to next battle after anti-gay law scrapped 2015-06-30T04:00:00Z |
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