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A Mauritanian girl stands outside her family’s shack in a shanty town in Nouakchott’s El-Mina quarter, which is mainly inhabited by the descendants of slaves. Georges Gobet/AFP/Getty Images)
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News program on La TV du Sahel in Mauritania. (Asharq Al-Awsat)
Mauritania: Tribes and political parties win most from new media freedoms
Nouakchott, Asharq Al-Awsat—Contrary to all expectations, the relaxing of media restrictions in Mauritania has brought a slew of new television and radio stations to the scene, boasting content that would have been unthinkable prior to 2005. Since the August 2005...Caption:
French President François Hollande (R) accompanies Mauritania’s president Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz after a meeting at the Elysée Palace in Paris on November 20, 2012. (REUTERS/Philippe Wojazer)
Mauritania: Opposition may boycott parliamentary elections
Nouakchott, Asharq Al-Awsat—A heated debate is raging in Mauritania as the country prepares for the parliamentary and municipal elections scheduled for November 23. This round of elections has been delayed since October 2011. Opposition figures say they will not...Caption:
Members of the Arab Maghreb Union (UMA) committee pose for a picture during a meeting of the UMA Monitoring Committee in Rabat May 5, 2013. (REUTERS/Stringer)
Reviving the Maghreb Union
In the wake of the Tunisian revolution Maghreb integration and cooperation is once again on the table. “We will work to restore unity with our brothers in Algeria, Morocco, Libya and Mauritania,” declared Tunisian President Moncef Marzouki during a tour of the North...Caption: