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Mauritania's new ruling military junta named a former ambassador to Belgium and the European Union as prime minister on Thursday.
Moulaye Ould Mohamed Laghdaf, named in a decree published by state...
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 elected president.
"Raise the banner of jihad and let us...
Mauritania's coup leaders have announced they will appoint a government to run the country until new elections, defying a chorus of international demands to restore the first democratically elected...
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The African Union condemned a coup in Mauritania on Wednesday and demanded a return to constitutional government in the West African nation.
"The African Union ... condemns the coup d'Etat and...
Mauritanian soldiers overthrew the elected president in a coup on Wednesday and announced the formation of a military ruling council in the northwest African Islamic state.
Soldiers seized...
Presidential guardsmen seized Mauritanian President Sidi Mohamed Ould Cheikh Abdallahi in a coup d'etat on Wednesday, the president's daughter Amal Mint Cheikh Abdallahi said.
"The security agents...
African governments trying to help their populations cope with rising food prices should carefully target measures to help poor families and avoid waste, IMF Managing Director Dominique...