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16 Sep 2011
 
 
Mauritania
Mauritania
The Islamic Republic of Mauritania is largely a desert country, which began to exploit offshore oil reserves in 2006. The 2006 move to start exploiting offshore reserves of oil made the country one...
 
 
14 Feb 2011
 
The North African Revolutionary Train
INSTITUTE FOR SECURITY STUDIES
Friday is the most symbolic day in the Islamic calendar. Two Fridays of 2011 – perhaps more to come – shall be remembered as historic days in the contemporary history of North Africa, which is...
 
 
20 Aug 2008
 
World Bank freezes lending to Mauritania
MAURITANIA
The World Bank has frozen development lending to Mauritania following a military coup earlier this month, becoming the latest donor to suspend aid to the West African country until democracy is...
 
 
07 Aug 2008
 
Coup in Mauritania
MAURITANIA
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...
 
 
 
                       
 
 
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