Mauritania
The child of Malian refugees stands at the Mbere refugee camp near Bassiknou, Nema region, southeastern Mauritania, on May 4, 2012. Mali's March 22 military coup and the subsequent seizure of half the country by rebels have compounded the already worrying effects of a food crisis across West Africa's Sahel region. The UN estimates the Mali crisis has forced more than 320,000 people from their homes, with 187,000 seeking refuge in neighbouring countries, including Niger -- already in the grips of a new drought that has put millions at risk of hunger.
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I was sent by the Peace Corps to a village in Mauritania where most people had never seen a white person before. No running water, no electricity, no newspapers, no nothing
The ICC has sent a request for co-operation and asking for conformation that Senussi has been arrested and for him to be surrendered to the ICC. We have not received any response to date. We remind Mauritania that although it is not a state party, it has been urged by UN Security Council Resolution 1970 to co-operate with the court on the Libya situation.
While Mauritania is not a state party to the Rome Statute, all governments were urged to cooperate fully with the ICC by the UN Security Council in its Resolution referring the situation in Libya to the ICC. The Mauritanian authorities should give priority to the ICC arrest warrant against al-Senussi and conduct legal proceedings for his transfer without delay.More quotes »
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Mauritania arrests top Libyan sought by ICC
by Gadhafi's regime in 1996.A spokesman for the ICC, Fadi El Abdallah, said the court was seeking official confirmation from Mauritania of his arrest."We will ask them for their cooperation in order to surrender him (to the court)," he said.El Abdallah said Read more »
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Mauritania: From desert to airstrip in Mauritania
Humanitarian response is in many ways an intricate web of people, equipment and infrastructure. Roads, rivers and rail act as our connections, transporting aid workers and cargo across countries and regions. Without one of these connections, the system may 5:11 PM from Humanitarian News Read more »
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UN appeals for sharp increase in funding as Mali crisis deepens
fled their homes and are displaced in northern Mali; similar numbers have sought refuge in neighbouring Burkina Faso, Niger and Mauritania. "The sharp degeneration of the situation in Mali, which has led to the flight and continued forced displacement of a 11:28 AM from Guardian Global Development Network Read more »
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Western Sahara: The Last Colony - The Moroccan Occupation of Western Sahara
despite the fact that it is the last colony standing in the African continent. Western Sahara - bordered by Morocco, Algeria, Mauritania and the Atlantic Ocean - first fell under Spanish rule in 1884, becoming a Spanish province in 1934. In 1975, the colonial 9:30 AM from AllAfrica.com Read more »
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CNN iReporters send message to Mauritanian slaves: 'We are with you'
in our report. To date, $20,600 has been donated to that cause. Here's more information on how you can help end slavery in Mauritania. Thanks to everyone who has responded to this project, both on iReport, in comments on the stories and in personal e-mails. 9:05 AM from CNN Read more »
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Slavery In Mauritania: An Activist's Indictment Sheds Light On A Serious Humanitarian Issue
increase of international attention in recent years has so far done little to expose and eradicate the scourge of slavery in Mauritania. This not a marginal issue. Hundreds of thousands of Mauritanians live in slavery today -- a shocking 10 to 20 percent of 7:37 AM from International Business Times Read more »
