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/ 5 March 2004

Mauritania: The place where people still keep slaves

”I trust that God almighty will free my wife from the yoke of slavery,” says Cheikhna Ould Beilil, a middle-aged Mauritanian man, fighting back the tears. Ould Beilil’s story constitutes rare testimony to the continued practice of slavery in the northwest African Islamic republic, despite claims by President Maaouya Ould Taya’s government that it has all but been wiped out.

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/ 30 December 2003

Former Mauritanian president walks free

Former Mauritanian president Mohamed Khouna Ould Haidallah has been released from prison after receiving a suspended prison sentence for plotting to overthrow the current head of state, Maaouiya Ould Sid’Ahmed Taya. The five-year suspended sentence effectively bars him from mounting a fresh challenge through the ballot box.

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/ 30 December 2003

Former Mauritanian president walks free

Former Mauritanian president Mohamed Khouna Ould Haidallah has been released from prison after receiving a suspended prison sentence for plotting to overthrow the current head of state, Maaouiya Ould Sid’Ahmed Taya. The five-year suspended sentence effectively bars him from mounting a fresh challenge through the ballot box.