Army in Mauritania kill three people in a car packed with explosives
NOUAKCHOTT, February 2, 2011 (AFP) – The Mauritanian army early Wednesday blew up a car packed with explosives just outside the capital Nouakchott, killing three people on board, a military source told AFP. The vehicle “was trying to infiltrate the capital to commit attacks,” the source said. It was spotted 12 kilometres (eight miles) south of Nouakchott [...]
Mauritanian court jails anti-slavery activists
NOUAKCHOTT (AFP) – A Mauritanian court Thursday handed out six-month jail terms to three anti-slavery activists charged with assaulting police during a rally for the release of two young female slaves. The court had called for one-year mandatory sentences for five members of the Initiative for the Resurgence of Abolitionism Movement, accused of assaulting security forces [...]
Police Chief in Detention Over Cocaine Trafficking in Mauritania
The Police commissioner in Mauritania, Sid’Ahmed Ould Taya has been sentenced to seven years in prison for over trafficking of cocaine in the country. Others jailed were a French citizen,15 years, along with five Mauritanians. According to Prosecutors, the men had tried to build a desert runway to import cocaine. Some of those convicted were [...]
Suicide Bomber Attacks French Embassy In Mauritania
The Mauritanian capital, Nouakchott has been rocked with an explosion outside the French embassy after a suicide bomber detonated himself. 2 Security guards at the embassy were slightly wounded, and the bomber died as a result of the blast. He had been wearing a belt packed with explosives which he detonated just outside the embassy [...]
Mohamed Ould Aziz Sworn In As Mauritania’s President
The new President of Mauritania, Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz, was on Wednesday sworn in to the highest office of the Saharan country after winning an election last month. The defeated opponents have denounced the poll as a fraud, but France said it was ready to re-engage with the Islamic state, which has pledged to make [...]
General Aziz Wins Mauritania Election
General Abdel Aziz, Mauritania’s former military leader has won election as president. Opposition candidates are rejecting the results of a vote meant to return the country to constitutional rule. Final results from Mauritania’s electoral commission show former General Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz winning more than half of the ballots cast – making him president without [...]
Counting Begins In Mauritania Elections
Vote counting has started in Mauritania, following Saturday’s presidential election. Nine candidates are running to restore constitutional order following last year’s coup. Electoral officials began counting ballot papers immediately after polling stations closed here.Each clear plastic ballot box was emptied in the polling station in the presence of observers from each candidate. Those observers verify [...]
Final Week For Mauritania’s Presidential Elections Campaign
Presidential campaigning in Mauritania enters its final week with the country’s leading opposition politician squaring off against the former general who took power in a coup last August. Electoral Commission President Sid Ahmed Ould Deye says Mauritania will be ready for Saturday’s vote.After a meeting with Interim President Ba Mamadou, Deye told reporters that the [...]
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