News Mauritania People: Mauritania Prepares for Historic Election as Discontent Simmers
people employ you for a miserable salary," said one man at a market in the capital Nouakchott. "Then tax collectors take what they have to take from that miserable salary." Mauritania, which straddles ...
News Mauritania People: Local mayor says 41 people killed in latest attack in central Mali
On tonight's show: There's confusion over the death toll after another brutal attack in central Mali. Also, hundreds of thousands have fled northeastern DR Congo as tensions rise between ethnic groups. And we talk to Nathalie Munyampenda about this year's Women In Business conference and the future of the female entrepreneur in Africa. Plus, we bring you an exclusive report from our team on the ground in Mauritania.
News Mauritania People: Rivalry and revelry mark Mauritania election campaign
After a campaign rich in colour and steeped in desert traditions, voters in Mauritania will choose Saturday among six candidates vying to succeed President Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz, who is standing down after a decade in power. The frontrunner is former general Mohamed Ould Ghazouani, a longtime ally
News Mauritania People: Malian army camp reported attacked near Mauritania border
BAMAKO, Mali — Armed men on motorcycles have attacked a Malian army camp and killed an unknown number of people near Mali’s border with Mauritania. Army spokesman Diarran Kone said the complex attack ...
News Mauritania People: Mauritania’s APP Leader Promises Political Solution in Western Sahara
Rabat – The leader of the Mauritanian People’s Progressive Alliance (APP) party, Ahmed Ould Iyahi, has promised that if elected in Mauritania’s June 22 presidential elections, he will find a political ...
News Mauritania People: IOM, Partners Carry Out Displacement Crisis Simulation Exercise at the Senegal-Mauritania Border
Bakel – More than 300 people took part in a fifth cross-border ... Senegal in the eastern city of Bakel near the borders with Mauritania and Mali. The exercises prepare local populations and ...
