Sahel region faces renewed drought crisis

Drought has again returned to the western shoulder of Africa, bringing hunger to millions, threatening to slip the Sahel region into crisis.

Slavery: That peculiar institution

The recent arrest of anti-slavery protesters in Mauritania has highlighted the fact that slavery is not a relic of the past.

Mauritanian activist jailed after anti-slavery protest

A Mauritanian court has sentenced an anti-slavery activist to three months in prison, while eight others accused of "rebellion" were acquitted.

Mauritanian army on alert after al-Qaeda attack

Mauritanian soldiers are on alert in Bassiknou oafter al-Qaeda-linked extremists attacked a nearby army base which houses an anti-terrorist unit.

Zuma arrives in Mauritania

President Jacob Zuma arrived in Mauritania on Friday on a working visit to continue discussions for the resolution of Côte d'Ivoire crisis.

Mauritania army in 'control' after strikes on al-Qaeda

A Mauritanian military source said al-Qaeda militants in Mali were left without food and ammunition after three days of army strikes.

Al-Qaeda claim French embassy bombing in Mauritania

Al-Qaeda's North Africa wing said on Tuesday it was responsible for a suicide bombing at the French embassy in Mauritania earlier this month.

Junta leader declared Mauritania president

The man who led the military coup that toppled Mauritania's first elected head of state last August was on Sunday voted in as its new president.

Mauritania Parliament urges post-coup 'understanding'

The Mauritanian deputy speaker of Parliament called on Monday for more "understanding" following African Union sanctions against the country.

UN welcomes release of Mauritania president

The UN late on Sunday welcomed reports that Mauritanian President Sidi Ould Sheikh Abdallahi had been released from house arrest.

Mauritania junta frees president from house arrest

Mauritania's military junta on Sunday freed the country's ousted President, Sidi Mohamed Ould Cheikh Abdallahi, from house arrest.

Mauritanian police gas protesters

Police broke up an anti-government march by beating protesters with clubs and launching tear gas into the crowd in Mauritania's capital, Nouakchott.

Mauritania coup leader rejects AU ultimatum

The military coup leader who seized power in Mauritania last month has rejected an African ultimatum to reinstate the president.

Mauritania political parties back coup

Most of Mauritania's political parties on Monday joined forces to back this month's military coup, as a rally supporting the coup drew thousands.

Mauritanian coup leader promises elections

In his first broadcast address on Sunday, the head of a junta that toppled Mauritania's president this month vowed to organise elections shortly.

Mauritania considers trial for ousted president

Deputies in Mauritania's National Assembly have called for special moves that could open the way for a trial of the ousted president.

Coup leader's refugee promise

The new military council has pledged that it will hold free and fair elections. But the African Union has suspended Mauritania’s membership.

Mauritania junta names new prime minister

Mauritania's new ruling military junta named Moulaye Ould Mohamed Laghdaf, a former ambassador to Belgium, as prime minister on Thursday.

Al-Qaeda calls for jihad in Mauritania after coup

Al-Qaeda's North Africa wing has called for a holy war in Mauritania to establish Islamic rule after a military junta toppled the country's president.

Mauritania coup leaders release prime minister

The leaders of Mauritania's coup bowed to international pressure on Monday and released the prime minister and three other high-ranking officials.

Mauritania coup leader urges understanding

Mauritania's coup leader said his junta will continue to hold the deposed president for "security reasons" and urged understanding.

Defiant Mauritania junta to form new government

Mauritania's coup leaders have announced they will appoint a government to run the country until new elections.

Mauritania coup chief leads march through capital

The army general who successfully toppled Mauritania's government staged a show of force on Thursday.

Mauritania junta pledges free polls

Leaders of a military coup in Mauritania said they would hold "free and transparent" presidential elections "in the shortest time possible".

Coup in Mauritania as president, PM arrested

Presidential guardsmen seized Mauritanian President Sidi Mohamed Ould Cheikh Abdallahi in a coup on Wednesday after he sacked several army officers.

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