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The centre due to open on Wednesday (Free subscription) | 04/07/2009

S top oil official said on. Libya demands from the EU to stop illegal immigration. Geneva Swiss Foreign Minister Micheline Calmy Rey travelled to Libya the last week of May to visit two Swiss citizens who were banned from leaving Libya. OPEC should be wary about hurting global economy Libya. New Hampshire Becomes Sixth State To Legalize Same Sex Marriages. Copeland a BlackBerry fan and Jon Fortt an...

Making up in Mauritania

Al Ahram Weekly (Free subscription) | 03/07/2009

There is no short cut to democracy in Mauritania and no place for cosmetic reform, notes Gamal Nkrumah

Mauritania election campaign begins

IOL (Free subscription) | 02/07/2009

Thousands of people turned out in Nouakchott to listen to their favourite candidates ahead of the July 18 vote.

At Parachute Gallery, A Refugee's Story Unfolds

New Haven Independent (Free subscription) | 02/07/2009

Moussa Gueye was arrested and tortured by the military government of his native Mauritania. Now the trained artist and architect delivers New Haven pizzas and washes dishes by night -- while, by day, he's an artist-in-residence with a lot to say about work, survival, and starting from scratch..

Homosexuality is still punishable by death in five countries

FP Passport (Free subscription) | 02/07/2009

India decriminalized homosexuality today, marking a major victory for gay rights activists worldwide. But there's still a long way to go, according to international watchdog ILGA . Being gay in India carried the risk of a lifelong prison term, reports the ILGA's May 2009 world map of gay rights . At least five other countries -- Mauritania, Sudan, Saudi Arabia, Yemen and Iran -- substitute the death...

397 – Eliminating the Bottom 5%

geo2web.com (Free subscription) | 02/07/2009

How would you eliminate almost half the planet by subtracting just 5% from it? This map shows you how: delete the countries that constitute the bottom 5% of global GDP contributors, and you scrap almost 3 billion people from the equation. Those people mainly live in Africa and South East Asia, as demonstrated by the disappearance of those areas beneath the waves. This map was first shown on the political...

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African Union Lifts Sanctions on Mauritania

New York Times (Free subscription) | 02/07/2009

The sanctions and a suspension from the body were lifted because of steps the country is taking to restore democracy, the Union said on Wednesday.

AU Lifts Mauritania Sanctions

VOT3R (Free subscription) | 01/07/2009

African Union says it will watch Mauritania situation to ensure return of democracy remains on track

Dr Metsola Tedesco Triccas stressed that PL leader Joseph Muscat and his party have to act libya

The centre due to open on Wednesday (Free subscription) | 01/07/2009

The speech Barack Hussein Obama should be making. African Leaders Call for Mauritania Election Spectro . ADDIS ABABA, May Xinhua The African Union AU on Monday selected Libya. Sign up for FREE daily top headlines by email raquo. A prominent Libyan democracy advocate whose cause had been championed by Vice President Biden died yesterday after nearly seven years in detention, his relatives and human...

Ten candidates for Mauritanian poll

IOL (Free subscription) | 01/07/2009

Ten candidates have come forward for the presidential election in Mauritania on July 18, according to a list that was released by the constitutional council.

AU decides to lift sanctions against Mauritania

People Daily (Free subscription) | 01/07/2009

The African Union (AU) has decided to lift the sanctions against Mauritania which was imposed on the country after a military coup last year, a statement from the pan-African body said Wednesday. "In accordance with the Lome Declaration, the AU decides to lift the suspension measures taken against Mauritania after the coup of Aug. 6, 2008, as well as the sanctions set out in its communiqués...

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The centre due to open on Wednesday (Free subscription) | 01/07/2009

It will be good for Egypt, good for Libya, or any other Arab country, quot. Professional basketball player and coach has agreed to handled the national team for the African Championships scheduled to hold in Libya in July. Libyan delegation visits Malta Pavilion at construction fair. During the meeting, Younis said the Libyan side seeks to do business in Egypt in the electricity sector, noting that...

Africa votes

The Economist (Free subscription) | 01/07/2009

More elections in Africa do not necessarily mean better governments Every year the African electoral calendar gets more crowded, and every year more posts—from the presidency to town mayorships—are competed for rather than seized or bestowed. This year Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) has already seen national elections in South Africa and Malawi, and presidential polls are still scheduled for...